The Marrow Thieves

Dimaline had created a few reflections in the chapter "Loss," what are they and why?

Dimaline had created a few reflections in the chapter "Loss," what are they and why?

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Rose invites French to her tent and tells him that Miig is worried about him. French has changed, and now that he has found his father they may lose him. Rose tells French that she won’t ask him to stay. They kiss and lay down in bed together. They wake up to the sound of Miig’s singing. He is by the fire, smudging himself and reciting prayers. When he finishes, he invites French to come closer and they speak. French asks Miig if he is okay, and Miig explains that he is simply tired of missing Isaac. French responds that they will get Minerva and shut the schools down. Through Minerva’s miracle, Dimaline suggests that language and song are much more than a mere means of communication. They are carriers of cultural memory and ancestral wisdom, capable of confronting oppression and bringing down a “broken system.”