I Heard An Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven is a book about the life of a man named Mark Brian. Mark pays Mark has a deadly disease, but has no knowledge of it. The Bishop decides to send him to a place called Kingcome village knowing that he has the deadly disease. He is to lead a mission that reforms the group of native Indians called the Kwakiutl natives. The plot line of this novel is based on the ups and downs of the tribe itself. Mark must help this tribe in every way possible that he can. The Bishop's ulterior motive was to help Mark grow as a person. By not telling Mark Brian about his disease the Bishop gets him to become involved and attached to the Indians.
Mark found that the tribe that he was to reform was becoming overwhelmed b
Mark Brian touched the hearts of the people who surrounded him. He viewed the effects of death on the tribe and eventually learned how to deal with it better than he thought he could. When Mark Brian died he was in acceptance of it. He was not afraid or unbecoming to what was coming over him.
Mark Brian succeeded in earning the respect and trust, and perhaps love, of the people. These people taught him the most valuable thing that he learned: the acceptance of life, death and submission. He sees the cycles of life, the vanishing ways of the life of the natives, and most of all the acceptance of death. After he had accomplished his mission he finally meets his end. The Indians of Kingcome never forgot Mark Brian and his life is remembered, not his death.
All papers and essays are for research and reference purposes only!
Copyright 2002-2009
Direct Essays , LLC. All Rights Reserved. DMCA Webmasters make $$$$