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The Night Wanderer Notes
The Night Wanderer Notes
The Night Wanderer Notes
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IntroducesanancientAnishinaabe(Ojibwe)mantalkingaboutawellknownmetaphortalking
aboutinsideofhimthereisaterriblefightgoingonbetween2wolves,oneevil,onegoodand
howthisfighthappensineveryone.
Hethenstatesthattheonewhowillwinistheoneyouwillfeed
hapter1:
C
Themanisonaplanetocanada
Hespecificallyrequeststositonthenorthsideoftheplanenexttotheaislewherehehadthe
rowtohimself
Heiswatchingtheauroraborealisakawawa-tei
Accordingtothelegendtheyarethetorchesofgreatfishermenwholighttheskyastheyspear
fish
OntheothersidetherewasasmallIrishwomanbythenameofIreneDonovan
Irenefeltsomethingdarkabouttheman,bothhisskinandominousaura
Irenefinallyasksaflightattendanttomove
Wethenlearnthatthemanspecificallyaskedtoboardaplanethattakesoffatnightandlands
atnight
Ifthesunweretocomeupduringtheflightthenhewouldhideinthebathroomnorthofthe
plane
Helefttogobacktotheplacehegrewupwestwardwherehevowedtoneverreturnasthe
monsterhehadbecome.Thiscanhinttohimbeinganactualmonsterandwhyheisavoiding
sunlightinhistraveltoToronto
hapter2:
C
Characters-Tiffany,GrandmaRuth,Keith(Tiffany’sfather),Tony
TonydrivesTiffanybackhomeinhiscar
TonyfirstmetTiffanyattheschoollibrary,findingacommoninterestincars
TiffanyhelpsTonywithhissorethroatwithGrandmaRuth’sweekahrootinasmallpouchto
whereonanecklaceandoccasionallyeat
Manythingsfromgrandmastimebeginstofadeawayforexamplehowfroglegswereher
favouritefoodtoeatasakidbutnowyoucan'treallygetany
GrandmaalsoknowsalotaboutNativefactsandtraditions
JaplandwasapieceoflandnearUncleCraig’shousewherethereusedtobeJapanese
soldiershidingoutthinkingthewarwasstillgoingonandnowtherearetalesofdemons,spirits
andwendigosinthosesamewoods.
Tiffany’smother,Claudialeftthefamilyforachuganoshorwhiteman
ThisimpactedTiffanymakingherthinkshecouldhavepreventedsomethinglikethisdueto
timeswherehermotherseemeddistantanddepressed.
ThisalsforcedGrandmaRuthtostepupasamotherforTiffanyandsupportKeith,herson.
Keithdecidedtohidhispainandbecamemoredistanttothefamily
Claudia'sdeparturealsoaffecttheirfinancialsituation
Keithdoesn'tlikeTonycauseheremindshimofClaudiaandhishusbandbutGrandmalikes
him
eithsetascarecrowwithsimilarclothestotonywithbulletholesinthemtoscarehim
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KeithisallowingamannamedPierrel’Erranttostayoverattheirhouseduringhistriptofinda
formofpayment
hapter3:
C
Tonyprovidedtheumbrellathatshieldedherfromthedarkcloudhangingoverherhouse
Tiffanydoesn'tseewhylearningaboutthefurtradeisrelevanteventhoughsheisindigenous
Statusnativesdon'thavetopaysalestax
TiffanybeginsprioritizingTonyoverhergrades
TonystartsspoilingTiffany
Tiffanyabusesstatuscardwhenhebuysstuffforher
Tiffanyfinallyrealizesit'swrongafterTonywaitsforhertousethecardwhenbuyingherandhis
motherabracelet.
Finally,TiffanyasksTonyiftheycouldstopusinghercard.Tonyagreed.
hapter4:
C
Lasttimethemanhasbeentotorontoitwasn’tevencalledthat
Whenthesuncomeupwhileheisintheairport,hemakessuretostayawayfromwindowed
sections
Withyearsofexperiencehelearnedtoavoiddetection
Themangathersattentionforhisdarkskinandweirdmethodicalwayofwalking
Amannamedaloktriespickpocketingthemanbutthemansomehowbreakshisfingersvery
quickly
Aloktriespunchingthemanbutitdoesnothing
Pierrel’Errantisthemysteriousman
hapter5:
C
Tiffanystartstobecomefullofherselfswearinginthehouse,givingattitudeandditchingher2
bestfriends
Tiffanyleaveswithtonytoapartywheretherewouldbealcohol
AstheywereleavingtheypassbyaCamryheadingtothereserve
hapter6:
C
Pierrearrivesinotterlake
HerfirstvisitsMosesandEdith,idlinginhisblackcarthat'slowtotheground
HethenvisitstheparkwhereTrishistheresmokinghercigarettes
Shethinksaboutlifeathomeandhownoonereallycaresforherandhowshehastoprovide
forherself,buyingherownclothesandmakingherownfood
Pierrecalltrishtocomecloserandgivehimdirectionstokeithhunter’shouse
Againstherownwillshegiveapproachesthecarandtellshimtheinformation
Aftertheinteraction,PierreleavesandTrishfindsherselfbackonthepicnictablewithno
memoryoftheinteraction.
hapter7:
C
Familytraditionslikeknittingandspeakinganishinabehasslowlygoneaway
Grannywenttoaresidentialschoolinotterlake,nothingbadhappenedtoher
Shedidhearaboutalltheotherstoriesofotherpeopleinresidentialschools
Pierreerrantfinallyarrivesatthehouse
Grannynotesthatpierrelooksveryanishinabe
Theyshowtheroompierrewillstayinbutherefusesduetothelargewindowoverthebedwith
thinsheetcurtains
Hethenaskstostayinthebasementandinternhewouldpay700bonus,theybothagree
Afterbeingshownthebasementandleftalonehebreathesinairfromthebasementwindow
saying“hewashomeagain.Andthistime,hewouldnotleaveagain”
hapter8:
C
Themanleavesthebasementthroughthewindowandimmediatelylockseyeswithanowl
Hethenspeaksinperfectowl
Afterhedropsaleafandbeforetheleaftouchesthegroundhedisappears
(supernaturalabilities???)
Inthestranger’syouth,therehadbeenmanystoriesandlegendstoldofthetimeanimalsand
manspokethesamelanguage.Manandanimalwerestillbrothersandresponsibleforeach
other,buttheyjustdidn’ttalkanymore.
WhenhewasyoungerpierrewentbyOwl
Giventohimbyhismomanddad
Duringpierreslifehehaskilledmanywithoutsecondthought
Pierrewaskindoflikeamythorastorytootherpeopletheydidn'tknowofhisexistence
hapter9:
C
Tonysmokesweed
Tiffanydrinksbutdoesn;tseeanythingwrongwithit
TonykeepsleavingTiffanyduringthebushpartyshowingalackofconsiderationandthathe
mightbehidingsomething.
OntheridetoTiffany'shouseTiffanyconfrontshimaboutit.
WhentheygettothehousetheymakeupwithapromisetobringTiffanytoanItalianrestaurant
andwithakiss.(thisshowsthattheirrelationshipissupportedbyworldlymaterialsratherthan
support,careandhonesty)
hapter10:
C
Tiffanygetshomeandwalkstothebasementbutissurprisedbypierre
Heinformsherthatshehasgotherroomback.
Tellstiffanytovaluehisprivacyandnotcomedowntothebasement
Pierresaystohimselfthatiftiffanyweretoseehisitwouldhavebeenhardtoexplainandifshe
disturbedhimduringthedayhewouldhavekillher
WhenPierrewasaboyhehadexploredeverythinginhisvillageandaroundit.Hewantedtogo
outandexploretheworld,kindofliketiffany.Thenonedaypeoplewithdifferentvaluesand
understandingsvisitedinahuge14footboat.Intimetheywouldneverleave.
hapter11:
C
Pierrejumpsonjamesjackshouse
Jamesgoestocheckthenoise
Jamesseeafigureofpierre
Pierrestopshimselffrompunchingonjamesjackandeatinghimduetoapromisehemadeto
himself
Runsbackhomeandboardsuphisdoor
Racheseespierreadmiringthemoonandleave
Shelaterdiedfromaheartattackwithafaceoflookofwonderandabitoffear
hapter12:
C
Pierrehasaconnectionwithmaplesyrup,usedtoharvestitwhenhewasyounger
Pierreandkeithhaveamomenttotalktoeachother
Keithisstillaffectedbyclaudialeavingafterpierreasksabthiswife
Claudialeftbecauseshewastiredofbeingwithkeith
Shegavehimsignalsbuthecouldn’tnoticethem
hapter13:
C
Kiethgoesthroughtiffany'sroom
Grannyruthsuggestthereasonshehidesstuffisbecauseofclaudialeavingandhim
hapter14:
C
Tiffanymeetswithherfriends
She'sconfrontedandforgivenforditchingthem
Peoplearoundthereservetalkabouttiffanydatingtony
Thebraceletthattonyboughtforhismotheralongsidetiffanymighthavebeengiventojulie
barnes,tony'sexandthegirlfromtheparty
hapter15:
C
Tiffanyiswalkinghomefromtalkingtoherfriends
Tiffanytalksabouttensionsbetweenotterlakeandbaymeadowandissueswiththeland
treatiesandotherpolitics
Pieerandtiffanytalkabouttherisingwaterlabelsinotterlakefrompreviousgovernmentadding
alockingsystemandmovingwaterfromdifferentlocations
Pierreholdshimselfbackfromattackingtiffany
hapter16:
C
DaleandChuckareknowntobetroublemakersinthereserve,oftengettinginvolvedwiththe
police
Onenighttheyaredrivingandspotpierreonthebleachersofthebaseballdiamond
Theygotoinvestigateandfindhimtalkingabouthowthebaseballdiamondusedtobeasweat
lodge
Theboysthinkhe’smessingaroundandtryfightinghim
Pierredealswiththemveryquickly,causingthemtodisappear
hapter17:
C
Whentiffanyreturnshomeshefindsoutthatherfatherinvadedherroomandtheygoonto
bickerateachother
Tiffanycallstonyaskinghimtotakeheroutandhavefun,andtheydoso
Tiffanysneaksoutthroughherwindow
Pierrewatchingfromatreesmilesbecausesheremindsherofhimwhenhewasyounger
Owlsnuckouthisvillagetoleavewiththewhitementofrance
Owlwasthensoldtoamaninmontrealandwouldbetakentofrance
hapter18:
C
Tonyandtiffanybreakupatadiner
Tonyhasbeenseeinganothergirlcalledjulie
Thegirlheboughtthegoldenbraceletfor
Tiffanythengrabsthefriestheywereeating
Putabunchofcondimentsonitandsilentlywalksoutthedinerwiththemwhiletonyfollows
Tiffanythrowsthefriesinhiscarmakingahugemess,yanktheweekahrootofftony'sneckand
leaves
rewhaydentaylorishalfwhiteandhalfojibway
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