Who Has Seen The Wind
Over the years there has always been a select minority of people who have had to grow up fast before they were ready, in order to survive. Who Has Seen The Wind by W.O. Mitchell is a novel based on the loss of innocence. The characters in the novel are forced to grow up and mature right before our eyes. They learn to deal with a variety of different situations as a child, and then later on in life as adults. The characters gain wisdom and are less like children as they grow up. They seem to gain independence as the time elapses and as they get older. W.O. Mitchell portrays the loss of innocence through the main character Brain, as he starts off as a trouble free, typical child. But as Brian gets older he confronts many situations and learns hot to adjust, and how to react to these situations. Most important, Brian grows more mature as he gets older. Brian enters the novel as a typical four year old boy. He has a curious, interested side that wants to gain as much knowledge and experience as possible in life. He has many questions about school, friends, and about church. He also wants to learn about God and heaven so he visits the Reverend, but is still not satisfied with the answers he
Brian starts another friendship in his life when he receives a dog as a gift from his father Gerald. The dog was supposed to be a gift that would enable Brian to forget about his imaginary friend R.W. Unfortunately his dog gets killed later on in the novel and this leaves Brian wondering more about life, death, why people die, and about heaven. After that Brian gets a pigeon because he figures that it would be as good as having a dog for a pet. But he takes it from a nearby nest not realizing that the pigeon would need its mother to survive and the pigeon eventually dies. As Brian gets older he encounters many situations that he has to adjust and learn how to deal with. " Brian is revealed to moments such as birth, hunger, satiety, eternity, and death. They are moments when an inquiring heart seeks finality, and the chain of darkness is broken." ( Canadian and World Encyclopedia by McClelland and Stewart ). He starts school and not too long after he finds himself in the principal's office. He didn't know the proper way to act and felt it was all right to get up in the middle of class and go talk to his friends. After a few more encounters with the principal he learns how to behave at school and never has any problems with teachers again. Brian makes a new friend named " The Young Ben". The Young Ben is portrayed as a rebel and is found mostly in the prairies. The prairie is a symbol in the novel. It symbolizes spiritually and also the wilderness. The Young Ben is kind of wild and untamed because he has no real guidance in his life. The Ben, the Young Ben's father is a drunk and really doesn't care a whole lot about his son. One day while on the prairie, Brian, Bobbie, and his friends are chasing a gopher and one of the boys pulls the tail off the gopher. The Young Ben beats the boy up and then kills the gopher. The Young Ben is for
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Approximate Word count = 1262
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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