Although Saul encounters multiple challenges regarding his ethnicity, he chooses not to let skeptics take advantage of him as he positively copes by playing hockey as escapism from the unrelenting reality of residential school, utilizes opposer’s words as fuel to become stronger in the sport, and is able to redeem himself from the disease of alcoholism. However, things take a turn as Saul becomes more aggressive during games and gets kicked out of the team, resulting in binge drinking alcohol which he eventually tried quitting altogether. Unfortunately, this was not the case as he continued to face horrid taunts and racial comments from opposing teams and fans of the game. Jerome’s he finds a love for hockey and joins an Indian hockey team called the Moose as a great escape from the horrible circumstances at school. Jerome’s Residential School by two white men where students are severely punished for speaking their mother tongue and are forced into Christianity. Racism is first introduced in the novel when Saul is taken to St. Indian Horse is a novel presented in Saul’s perspective of a Canadian First Nations boy living in the early 1960s who comes from the Fish Clan of the northern Ojibway, also known as the Anishinabegs. Although perseverance is a difficult attribute for one to possess, it is the most essential trait when it comes to achieving success.Īn example of perseverance is represented in Richard Wagamese’s award-winning novel, Indian Horse, through his main character, Saul Indian Horse. Eradicating racism and removing barriers to inclusion is not straightforward, however, it can be accomplished with perseverance.
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