Garvey tells Cole this to tell him
he shouldn’t take out his wrath on a poor helpless animal, or better known as Peter
. He was trying to teach Cole to not pass on the anger that boils beneath him to Peter, or any other person.
Why do Edwin and Garvey tell Cole that in the morning they are taking him back to Minnesota *?
Why do Edwin and Garvey tell Cole that in the morning they are taking him back to Minnesota?
He tried to steal the boat and escape. He would not build his cabin by himself
. Cole’s attitude and anger came back.
What did Edwin and Garvey tell Cole when they came to see him back at the detention center?
Garvey and Edwin take off, telling
Cole that he’s on his own now
, though Garvey will stop by in a few days to check on him.
When Edwin tells Cole about the Spirit Bear What does Cole say he will do if he sees it?
Cole boasts that if he sees this Spirit Bear,
he’ll kill it
, and Edwin warns him that what he does to the animals will also happen to him. Cole decides that the old man is completely off his rocker. Garvey holds out something to Cole—a heavy wool blanket with images of a totem pole. He says that it’s an at.
What does Edwin tell Cole to do as soon as he sees him?
When Edwin first meets Cole in Drake, he takes one look at him and, pointing an accusatory finger in his direction, tells him to
go and put his clothes on inside out
.
What is the one thing that Edwin tells Cole he must discover to completely heal?
Edwin put the spark plugs back in the boat two days before he and Garvey left. What does this indicate? That would indicate that Edwin is starting to trust Cole. Edwin states that “
you can never heal completely until you discover one thing
” but does not tell Cole what that thing is.
What must Cole do now that he is back on the island?
When Cole is back on the island,
he has to do everything himself
—including building the shelter and cooking every night for Edwin and Garvey while they watch on.
What does Cole finally realize about being invisible?
To Become Invisible
Cole realizes
that he can only be invisible if he clears his mind
. He realizes that the beaver and fish only came close to him because his mind was clear. The moment he thought of hurting them, they ran away.
What does Cole say when he hears that Peter isn’t doing well?
When he is doing it, he screams,
“Please forgive me! I didn’t mean to hurt Peter!
” Think back to his motivations at the timed the assault, Cole’s family history, and Cole’s reaction to Peter when he hears him speak for the first time since the assault at the Circle on page 40.
What has happened to Cole’s mom Why is she doing so much better?
Cole’s mom
finally turned his dad into the police for abuse
, and this has really helped her become a much better person. She is reaching out to Cole, telling him that she loves him (although he still doesn’t know how to respond to this) and apologizing for not doing anything earlier.
Why does Cole think his dad does bad things to him?
Because he’s grown up with alcoholic parents and a father who beats him regularly,
Cole is angry
and thinks that violence is the only way to solve problems. … As Cole kept screaming, his dad kept hitting him.
What does Cole say after the Spirit Bear attacks him?
The first time Cole sees the Spirit Bear, standing on the shoreline, he gets angry at the fact that the animal is staring at him “without any sign of fear.” Once the bear disappears, he says, “
I ever see you again, you’re dead.
What mistake does Cole admit to?
Q. What is the first mistake Cole admits to?
Beating up Peter was a mistake
. Trying to swim into the tide was a mistake.
What does Cole do to his skin to make him invisible?
Cole keeps on carving the eagle and after he finished he decided to add a wolf to the totem. His interaction and realization of how amazing beavers are made him carve a beaver’s head too. He tries to make himself invisible by
trying to conceal his scent using ash and cedar
.
Why does Cole burn down his only shelter?
Why does Cole burn down his first shelter?
He needed to start a fire in order to stay warm. The fire started accidentally
, and Cole didn’t want to burn the shelter. The shelter is part of a game that Cole does not want to play.
What does Cole do with the log he finds?
On one of his rambles, Cole discovers
a 20-foot-long driftwood log
. … Cole decides to carve the driftwood into a totem pole of his own.
