Along with the story of Elijah and Xavier, there is also a
sub plot that talks about Xavier’s aunt and her childhood. One of the
interesting things about Xavier’s aunt is that she is an ashtum which means that she has special powers that are passed down
to her by her father. She takes her father’s place as the windigo, or
cannibalism, killer and people come to her for advice and help because she has
special powers. Seeing Xavier’s aunt
reminds me of the saying “with great power comes great responsibility”. It may
be nice to be “special” and have something that no one else does but she has to
sacrifice a lot as well. For example, her father is also a windigo killer and
he is killed for it and Xavier’s aunt and her mother becomes outlaws, different
from the homeguard Indians living in town. Furthermore, when people come to her
for advice, she always has to help them even if the timing is inconvenient.
It makes me wonder whether these people are truly blessed or cursed. We seem to think that they have great lives, when in reality, they may have to deal with difficult situations.
ReplyDeleteSeems like Xavier’s aunt is a really generous person, because she always helps others no matter under what condition. However, I am curious about if she has such a strong power, why doesn’t she do something to stop the killing.
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