How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"All around us there are powers. There are animals like the whale, the bear, the wolf, and the eagle. There are powers like the sun and moon and seasons. And there are the powers inside of us like happiness and anger. We can feel all of these and dance to them. They all have much to teach us. Today, we saw the whale, so tonight, we'll dance the whale dance. Each of us will tell what we learned from watching the whale." (18.30)
Edwin and Garvey aren't just forcing Cole to dance so that he'll feel silly and self-conscious. They want him to learn by embodying the animals around him, to take lessons from these animals lives.
Quote #5
After a long dance, Cole finally sat on a stump near the fire to catch his breath. His thoughts still moved high above the trees. He wished that somehow he could always stay part eagle in his mind. How could he remember to stay strong and proud, seeing everything in his life differently from a distance? (21.20)
At first Cole doesn't see the point of the dances, but when he tries out the eagle dance he really does learn something about himself and how he should live his life. Maybe there's something to all these dances and totems after all…
Quote #6
The next morning Cole awoke early and went for a soak. Afterward, as he carried the rock, he had to admit it felt good to return to the pond. He watched for the Spirit Bear, but saw nothing. Since returning to the island, he had caught only one fleeting glimpse. (21.21)
Now that Cole is taking his second chance on the island seriously, he does everything Edwin tells him to do with the hope that his spiritual transformation will bring about the reappearance of Spirit Bear.