Saying Goodbye to Anger In the novel Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelson Cole overcomes his anger and problems. He gets rid of his anger by, doing the dance of anger, soaking in the cold pool, and carrying the ancestor rock up the hill. When he does these things Cole learns to overcome his anger and find peace within himself. One of the biggest ways Cole overcomes his anger is by doing the dance of anger. This dance helped him to overcome his anger because when he danced all his anger was drained from his body. His anger was drained from his body when he relived the pain, cold, and loneliness from the night of the attack. “I forgive you he cried loudly. I forgive you.” This is Cole saying that he forgives the Spirit bear for attacking him. He then realizes that the only way for Peter to heal and him to let go of his anger is for him to apologize to …show more content…
When doing this he learns that if he clears his mind by breathing deeply and only focusing on the cold water his mind will clear taking the anger with it. He knows that his soak is never finished until his mind is cleared and his is at peace with himself and everything around him. When he is finally calm and his anger is gone he can get up and leave the pond. If he is completely calm then sometimes animals will approach him in the pond such as fish or beavers they will only do this if his mind is completely cleared of any thoughts and anger. When this happens he considers himself “invisible.” “He breathed deliberately imagining himself as calm as the pond” Mikaelson uses this simile to explain to us how sitting in the cold pool every morning and imagining the calm still surface Cole is relieved of his anger. Soaking in the pool every morning helps Cole to realize that he has to overcome his anger to heal. Cole still carries the ancestor rock up the hill everyday after his soak to help himself deal with his
In the book Touching Spirit Bear, a native boy named Chase Matthews, is constantly getting into trouble. Chase gets sent to a live on an island by himself, as punishment for a year where he couldn't hurt anybody but runs into an unlikely friend. Chase makes many mistakes but learns from them when he's on the island. This book has taught me a lot of stuff that comes into my life every day Chase burns down the small hut and all of the food that was left for him, tries to kill the spirit bear and when he talks to the spirit Bear. When Chase is dropped off by the elders on this remote island, he tries to act as though nothing can hurt him.
this makes sea young scared of the world. she also has been in her apartment for a few months. but when she becomes a part of the garden it helps her overcome her fear of being scared of the world. because of the incidents that have occurred. the garden also helps her meet new people , make new friends ,she also buys a funnel for rainwater so people from the garden could use this to water the plants,plants peppers and she gets happy when people start using her funnel she even says “that day i see man use my funnel then many people feel very glad inside feel part of the garden almost like family “ - Sea
He mocks those who are trying to help, thinking about how they don’t know about his ‘top-notch’ swimming skills. When he steps foot on the island, he sees that
Instead, he states, he was able to see but “only the dark shape of a head that could be anybody’s head”. If water is again referenced to life it can be said that Judd realizes that as far as Life is concerned, he is but another undistinguished common folk. This idea is supported by what immediately follows which states that he was hypnotizing himself” the way kids do. Lonely kids, or not realizing they’re lonely.” Judd then goes on describe the railing over which he was leaning, informing the reader that they were “pretty damn rotten” and had suggested that thre two of them replace them whit new planks together.
Use anger for make yourself better Anger has the one of noises in the life. And it makes sense. It’s associated with most of the conflict and violence in the world when used destructively.
When someone is angry they’re not really themselves and any of their actions or words may be done in a fit of rage. This unpredictable aspect of anger could hurt someone else unintentionally resulting in
In "The Brute" a belligerent patient arrives and needs stitches. The patient is being dragged in and will not cooperate so the doctor does what any reasonable doctor would do; he stitches his ear to the table. In the end the doctor feels guilty for what he did but knows that it got the job done. Anger is an emotion that can cloud your judgement and cause reckless behavior.
And when I gaze on thee I seem in a trance sublime and strange’The powerful river awakens his interior conscious and transfers him into an imaginative ideal realm. He embodies the feeling of the journey of the water, which, resembles his mind, encompasses all the things in the universe. He and the nature thus become
Anger can be defined as an emotion which reflects people’s madness. According to Quintus Horatius, the Roman Poet, he defined anger as “Momentary Madness…” ( qtd . in Singh 26).
The book Ghost of Spirit Bear is a sequel to the book Touching Spirit Bear. I enjoyed this book because it has a good story and plot. While this book is not as adventurous or moving as the first book Ghost of Spirit Bear still has a good plot and creates vivid pictures in your mind while reading. I prefered Touching Spirit Bear over this book because it has more adventure and a more shocking story. The book consists mainly of the same characters but more were added when Peter and Cole go to school.
At the beginning of the novel, Cole Matthews is a vicious teenager who thinks he is superior to everyone, but is, in fact, hiding behind a shield of anger, the result of being brutally abused by his drunken father. Cole’s father, Mr. Matthews, drinks non stop until he becomes a monster, and then ruthlessly beats Cole up. When talking to Garvey, a proud, Tlingit indian, who is also his parole officer, Cole opens up about his father’s abuse saying, “‘You don’t know what it’s like being hit over and over until you’re so numb you don’t feel anything!” (Mikaelsen 28).
Anger is a common disease possessed by many humans. How people deal with anger is what makes them different. Some, the second they are confronted, act out violently. Some hold it in until they cannot possibly take anymore, then explode. Some, let other people act out for them.
That’s what’s important’”(285). This shows the trust and close bong that has grown in their relationship. One of the steps to overcoming adversity is fixing a broken bond and Cole did that which had a big impact on him overcoming his adversity. Cole’s relationships have impacted him and helped him overcome his challenges, identical to his environment and how that helps
Identity is a controlling factor in the many choices an individual makes in their life. While many strive for success to avoid suffering, these circumstances are useless for moulding desirable characteristics. However, even though it is uncomfortable and correlated with failure, disaster is a necessary evil in the pursuit of growth. In his play, The Crucible, Arthur Miller demonstrates that when an individual faces adversity, it forces them to make a choice that will positively develop their identity, which otherwise would remain dormant in prosperous situations. John Proctor, the protagonist, is an independent and respectable farmer in a struggling marriage because he was unfaithful to his wife.
He got caught in the rain so once he went inside he sat on a radiator to dry off. “When I finally got down off the radiator and went out to the hat-check room, I was crying and all. I don't know why, but I was. I guess it was because I was feeling so damn depressed and lonesome. ”(Salinger, 193)