Moon of the Crusted Snow: An Archetypal Analysis

The main character in the book “Moon of the Crusted Snow is Evan Whitesky.  Evan is a hunter and a hard worker.  He takes care of his young family and he works to take care of the community.  He is a young man that values his culture and upbringing and is committed to providing for his wife Nicole and their two children, Maiigan and Nanghons.  Nicole takes care of the children, teaching them about their heritage while making sure that they also have modern education to help them in their future.  Evan is the hero in the book because when the power goes out in the community he steps up and takes the lead to first make sure his family has enough food to make it through the winter and also heat to keep them warm as winter approaches.  He works with Chief Terry and the rest of the community councel to communicate with the community about measures to take while the power is out.  He speaks with his parents for advise and he is constantly looking to his roots for survival.  Evan is a very loyal man and when winter hits, he out making sure roads are clean and people are able to move around the community. 

Evan reminds me of my own father.  He is the provider of the family and works very hard to make sure we have a roof over our head and food on the table.  He encourages me every day that you can do anything if you want if you work hard and stay true to your foundation.  Not a day goes by that we as a family don’t express our gratitude for all the blessing in our life.  Family and our culture is the most important part of our life and giving back to the community we live in is so important to really show gratitude.  I feel that Evan is definitely grateful and is very committed to helping his family and community get through this crisis as well as trying to keep people safe. 

When a visitor named Scott showed up in the community from another community down south, we saw a different Evan.  Scott came to the community late at night on a snowmobile pulling a large bag behind him. Evan was very bothered by his story about the community he came from and did not trust that he was here to help the community get through this crisis.  He proclaimed to be resourceful and could teach all how to survive.  Evan became confrontational and very possessive of his community.  He had a bad feeling about him and actually came across as racist towards the visiting “white man”.  

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