The role of family plays a big part in Saul’s life in the book Indian Horse. Saul is a boy who is taken away from his family and from the ages of 8-13 he lives at a residential school called St.Jerome's. While living there he learns to play hockey and becomes very good at it so he leaves the school to play at a higher level. In Manitouwadge Saul learns the meaning of family through the Kellys (people caring for him), Virgil (who acts like his brother), and the Moose (the hockey team he plays for). Saul is deeply affected by family and what it means to him, such as how family treats him, which is expressed throughout this book.
One thing that impacts Saul’s life is the Kellys. They take care of Saul when nobody else would and treated him like …show more content…
This was something he knew he could go to, just to have fun with a group of friends and finally feel apart of a team. This next quote took place just after the Moose had a practice, in fact it was one of Saul’s first practices with this team. “I stripped off my jersey and sat the breathing in the atmosphere of that small wooden shack. I was a Moose.” (107). This quote shows how Saul has now been playing with the Moose team for a while now and is finally starting to feel like he fits in. To Saul, fitting in means a lot, it means having a group of friends who he cares for and they care for him. As well, it is something that he can work for and be apart of. During this next part of the book Saul was just beginning to play for the Moose team, after leaving the residential school. “The higher level of play with these bigger and better teams did not stall me. Instead, it pushed me to greater heights. By the end of that first winter, I was an essential part of the Moose.” (111). This quote is showing that Saul was not only was playing for the Moose team but was very important to the team and possibly the best player. Saul says in this quote “ I was an essential part” which is proving that he was feeling needed and wanted somewhere. The moose team really gave Saul something to work for and
One thing that impacts Saul’s life is the Kellys. They take care of Saul when nobody else would and treated him like …show more content…
This was something he knew he could go to, just to have fun with a group of friends and finally feel apart of a team. This next quote took place just after the Moose had a practice, in fact it was one of Saul’s first practices with this team. “I stripped off my jersey and sat the breathing in the atmosphere of that small wooden shack. I was a Moose.” (107). This quote shows how Saul has now been playing with the Moose team for a while now and is finally starting to feel like he fits in. To Saul, fitting in means a lot, it means having a group of friends who he cares for and they care for him. As well, it is something that he can work for and be apart of. During this next part of the book Saul was just beginning to play for the Moose team, after leaving the residential school. “The higher level of play with these bigger and better teams did not stall me. Instead, it pushed me to greater heights. By the end of that first winter, I was an essential part of the Moose.” (111). This quote is showing that Saul was not only was playing for the Moose team but was very important to the team and possibly the best player. Saul says in this quote “ I was an essential part” which is proving that he was feeling needed and wanted somewhere. The moose team really gave Saul something to work for and