The Theme of Love and Loss in Novels
Part A
Usually, fantasy novel gives a means of escape from reality, bending the rules of nature to access the other realm of life. In this view, The Indian in the Cupboard does a good job in developing a good fantasy idea that defile the rule of ordinary reality. It is interesting on how the tiny plastic Red Indian figurine turns into a life being after being placed in the cupboard. Furthermore, the idea of magic brings an exciting plot of the book that fosters a continuous fathom of mystery enjoyable for the plot development.
However, the novel brews two kinds of propaganda that are self-aggrandized and insidious corporate or social which are unacceptable. This two issue cause discomfort or dislike when reading the novel. In self-aggrandized propaganda causes a cultural stereotype of minority Indiana in a white-dominated territory (Caldwell and Mitten n.p). The Indians are portrayed as an object and described in stereotypical terms and subhuman grants. Indeed, this sounds offensive especially for a minority group of American populate culture. Furthermore, the novel causes misperception of the American Indians race that can be tragic in the education system today and even Indian children. In addition, in the novel, corporate propaganda identifies the American boy as superior who manipulate the naïve Indian which causes more dislike for the novel.
It is puzzling to learn that the image of the Indian is embedded in a variety of guises, heroic, and violence. Moreover, the novel idea of Indian warrior living as a dependent of the white boy shows a disturbing trend of low-some kind of watermark that the Native Americans have joined (Banks n.p). Moreover, the novel validates a godlike relationship between the Indian warrior and the boy which brings a masking image of the vanishing culture of the Native American. Furthermore, the novel as in many cultural contexts provides a cultural consciousness or society progress and transformation through the relationship of the white boy and the Native American.
Part B
Omri, the boy at the center of the novel, is from a loving family and as the youngest and low in the social pecking order he is used to being provided for, but when the magic cupboard brings the inanimate object to life, he is forced to assume a parental role to the Little Bull who is demanding. Personally, Omri develops a passionate attachment with the Indian which is very figurative of any parent. He shows concern of his objects, and when one is wounded, he seeks for an alternative solution to help what any parent can do for their kids. This shows a cohesive involvement of parenthood exhibited by Omri to the Indian and other objects of play. Omri takes an active role in parenting and learns to act responsibly to the Indian by offering food and protection from his brothers. This episode brings a close experience of a parent and their first child, and as a parent, Omri …