"The Journey" by Duane Big Eagle
- He was born in Claremore, Oklahoma
- He taught creative writing for sixteen years
- He was also a poet
- He was the chairman of the Crow Creek Tribal Council
- He has earned the W. A. Gerbode Poetry Award
Describe some of the things that Raoul sees along his journey in “The Journey.”
Along his journey Raoul sees "a family sitting down to dinner at a candle-lit table in a hut by a river"(p. 7), "one man raising a club to strike another man whose back was turned"(p. 7), and a girl that he sees repeatedly.
How did the journey help Raoul in “The Journey”?
The journey helped Raoul become more mature, less boyish, and he has "come on a journey out of childhood"(p.9).
What was the problem in “The Journey”?
The problem in "The Journey" is that Raoul suffers from an illness that "was more than tuberculosis"(p. 3).
Along his journey Raoul sees "a family sitting down to dinner at a candle-lit table in a hut by a river"(p. 7), "one man raising a club to strike another man whose back was turned"(p. 7), and a girl that he sees repeatedly.
How did the journey help Raoul in “The Journey”?
The journey helped Raoul become more mature, less boyish, and he has "come on a journey out of childhood"(p.9).
What was the problem in “The Journey”?
The problem in "The Journey" is that Raoul suffers from an illness that "was more than tuberculosis"(p. 3).