Totem

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are still present, and that they are not going to be moved easily “’It appears,’ he said, ‘that it goes right through the floor.’”(page 15). But after all, they must be moved because some think they do not belong, even though they were there before the white man. The fact that the totems are distinctly different ( “’..Doesn’t sound a thing like the other one.’”(page 16)), can symbolize the different tribes of the First Nations, while people are not aware of their differences, since they are just mentioned by the general term “Indians” rather than by tribe. Likewise, the Totems are also just mentioned by “the Totem”. The fact that the Totem pole is not given any human qualities shows us that the First Nations are not really considered as humans.

The patrons can be seen as representatives of the upper-class of society. They are never directly involved in the story, but the Totem pole is an annoyance to them, so therefore it must vanish, no matter the cost. The director and his ...

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