Three Day Road

Three Day Road is a book written by Joseph Boyden, Toronto, Penguin Canada 2005, 384 pages. Joseph’s maternal grandfather and his uncle both served in the First World War. The book is written about history of natives telling us about the hardships of the Frist World War. Joseph’s intent was to honor the Native soldiers who fought in the First World War because many of them did not even get noticed for their great bravery and skill. The War had its way on everyone changing people in the book Three

Warfare in Joseph Boyden's Three Day Road: Excavating the Trauma Within All soldiers that enter the war are challenged with two extremely significant encounters; the one against the opposition and the personal battle within themselves. In Joseph Boyden's, Three Day Road, the unique experiences of ancestral history and cultural assimilation indeed challenge the characters of Xavier and Elijah. Their experiences from a residential schooling system burrow a hatred into Xavier, but more predominantly

Xavier Bird, Elijah Weesageechak, and Niska are three Cree Canadians in the fictional novel: “Three Day Road” by Joseph Boyden. Three Day Road revolves around Xavier and Niska recalling their memories as they make their way home after Xavier is done fighting in the Great War. the novel deals with many topics such as being a cautionary tale of war and how it can turn a man into a monster. However, it also touches on topics that seem to be forgotten in the modern world such as Canada’s treatment of

The Effect of Rituals on Identity Rituals, in Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road, can bring back one’s former identity after a traumatic event due to the spiritual connection it creates with one’s sense of self and the role rituals have in actualizing strong beliefs. In the second paragraph of the passage, Niska lays out food on three separate rocks without a thought to what she is doing. Niska’s faith in her culture allows her to prepare the food by placing salted fish on one rock, “on another some

Three Day Road: The Brutality of War Throughout the novel Three Day Road, by Joseph Boyden, the author takes readers on a journey through the brutality of war and the horrors of trench warfare during WWI. After Oji-Cree Xavier Bird, and his best friend Elijah Whiskeyjack are forced to join the army to help fight for the Southern Ontario Rifles Battalion, their reactions differ. Elijah is a curious young man who is excited to experience the rush of war and adrenaline of trench warfare. He is eager

Joseph Boyden’s novel, Three Day Road tells the story of two Indigenous men named Xavier and Elijah, in the Canadian army in World War II and how their time in it, comes to affect their identities and the rest of their lives. Boyden uses the fates of Xavier and Elijah, their aunt, Niska and Niska’s sister, Rabbit in the face of colonialism to demonstrate the important role of resilience in First Nations culture. Using the chapter entitled, “Kipwahakan (Captive),” where Niska tells Xavier the story

Many times the protagonists become the victims of the story and are eventually defeated. This is the case in Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road. The protagonist, Xavier Bird, is the victim and is eventually defeated by the powers and doings of the people that he encounters during the war, and also by the uncontrollable forces that act upon him during the course of the war. Ultimately, these two factors overpower him and lead to his emotional defeat. First of all, Xavier is victimized and destroyed

War can be a stressful and an intimidating experience that in one way or another ultimately changes one’s life and behavior negatively. In the novel, “Three Day Road”, by Joseph Boyden, he shows readers the destruction of the war in reference to the main characters, Xavier and Elijah. Joseph Boyden effectively illustrates the journey one goes through and the changes they encounter both physically and spiritually during the duration of the war. War changes everyone physically as well as internally

that kills out of necessity and has the respect of their companions. Snipers can also be thought of as prey. They are given a challenging task that requires skill to elude the enemy and often preys upon their mental toughness. In Boyden’s book Three Day Road the author uses many passages to compare the role of a sniper to the role of both predator and prey in the wilderness. These comparisons help the reader relate to the experiences of two indigenous boyhood friends, Elijah and Xavier as snipers

Throughout the novel “Three Day Road” there are many recurring ideas and threads that aid in furthering the theme. For example, the constant idea of friendship amongst the characters. This friendship aids in the theme through the trust and alliance one must have in order to survive in the war. One can see this faith in the most prevalent friendship throughout the novel, that being, the relationship between Xavier and Elijah. Throughout the novel, this trust and friendship is shown time and time again