Essays on Three Day Road

In Joseph Boyden’s novel Three Day Road, ‘traumatized’ is an understatement when it comes to the effects of World War 1 on active soldiers. Death, injury, malnutrition, illness, and disability are some of the most threatening physical consequences of war, _ while post-traumatic stress disorder,…

The novel Three Day Road defines how the Indigenous lifestyle, identities and behavior were charged through the colonialism of the Europeans as well as their own cultural traditions. The setting is a factor to the characters actions and can alter their cultural moral values. Joseph…

A character’s feelings and actions in literature play a major part in revealing a theme. In Joseph Boyden’s novel Three Day Road he reveals that a lack of balance between an individual’s desire and individual’s responsibilities lead to unfortunate and regrettable consequences. First, addiction to…

Negative childhood experiences and systematic oppression are important factors that show the ways in which different people face challenges in their lives. Indigenous youth today are facing the problems of intergenerational trauma that has been passed on through societal injustice. In Joseph Boyden’s novel Three…

The Beauty of Loss “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths.” Perhaps the most despairing evidence of union in all mankind is the experience…

Three Day Road: Elijah’s Transformation Transformation is an action that happens naturally in the lives of human beings. There are certain factors that influence the directions in which people take. Such factors include their family, relations, social class, technology and even war. There are many…