Hockey is critical to Saul's story. He speaks about the "snow white stage," the "white glory of a rink," and "the feel of the rink on my face." What does hockey come to mean to Saul and why? Are all his hockey experiences affirming? Can you relate an activity in your life that becomes an escape from the day to day challenges you face? How does this activity help you cope?
Hockey to Saul means an escape from the turmoil at the residential school. It's an escape for him just to let loose and have some fun. This helps him build up many good qualities as well. Three qualities he cultivates are being humble, being resilient, and being courageous. He cultivates being humble because everyone says he is a great hockey player, however, he never brags. He cultivates being resilient by still playing even though he has been through a tough time with the town not wanting him on the hockey team. He still plays. And lastly, he cultivates being courageous because even though the residents of the town say mean and racist things to and about him, he doesn’t let that get him down.
ReplyDeleteFor me, when I need an escape, I put on music from my tablet, with my headphones on and sketch. This is a great escape for me because I am creative, so working my brain, thinking of drawings and working with my hands sketching, really helps just to calm me down when it’s all tense. This helps m express what I’m feeling. For example, when I’m feeling upset or sad, I tend to draw funny things to try to cheer myself up.
Even though I just said drawing was my escape, it’s not the only thing. Knitting also helps me when coping with stress because again, I'm working with my hands. When I'm knitting, I like to be in a quiet place, either my bedroom or in the living room when nobody’s making noise. It helps me to just leave everything tense on the needles, instead of in my head, giving me a bigger chance of “biting someone’s head off” when I’m mad.
These are my thoughts. Hope you like them.
Maya Fleury♥
Hi Maya, I'm in high school and I'm currently forming an essay on this book and my topic is the traits hockey gave Saul as a young indigenous athlete. I would love to use your examples but I'd love to also further discuss with you for guidance. If you're able to reach out to me at: kiyorahminquires@gmail.com, that'd be great ! Thank you.
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DeleteHockey is critical to Saul's story. He speaks about the "snow white stage," the "white glory of a rink," and "the feel of the rink on my face." What does hockey come to mean to Saul and why? Are all his hockey experiences affirming? Can you relate an activity in your life that becomes an escape from the day to day challenges you face? How does this activity help you cope?
ReplyDeleteTo Saul, hockey is an escape, a way of life, to leave his misery and frustration behind, an escape from the residential school, from my understanding Saul is trying to play hockey because, he loves to play, and is trying to the real life for its self, without the residential school, he knows just that. This escape come at a time, how an Indigenous person living in Canada is different from the lives of his ancestors. Not all his hockey experiences were true, the white players and spectators at the game all show deep hatred and violence for all the Natives. He tries to remember the people on his side like Father LeBoutilier.
At first Saul didn’t know what hockey was, until he met Father Gaston Leboutilier. Father Leboutilier introduced hockey to Saul. He brought books for Saul to read. He read about the heroes of hockey. Saul would watch hockey with the other boys. Saul was unfortunately too young to play at first. He had begged Father Quinney, but he said no. Saul found a way to get closer to the rink. Saul would shovel the rink early in the morning. Once Saul was done, he would grad the stick that he stashed in the snow. He used a horse turd for a puck. Once everything was done, he would “stash his stick in the snow beside the boards” pg. 61. Once I turned nine, he was better with a stick. Saul got his new job. He oversaw the equipment locker. Hockey was Saul’s salvation it helps him forget about things. I finally got to play a member of our team got injured.” I could barely breathe” pg. 69. The game was over I skated to the boards to where my team was, they moved over for a spot for me. Saul’s was small so he could easily maneuver through the opposing teams. Saul had met a guy named Fred Kelly. Fred Kelly has a team and wants Saul to be part of it. This means for Saul he would get to leave St. Jerome's Indian Residential School. Saul agreed to go live with the Kelly’s.
ReplyDeleteAny activities I do help me escape from m day to day challenges. I mostly play just listen to music or go for a walk. I sometimes just go outside with my hockey stick and just shoot the ball around to keep me calm. Also, I will just play with me animals to make me happy and to help me escape. My animals help with my anxiety. All these things help me escape from challenges. These things keep me relaxed, calm and not yell at people when I'm mad. My animals cheer me up when I'm sad and they make me happy. Like Saul hockey is also my salvation to help me forget things that are going on in my life.
Tiffany Blais
Hockey to Saul means an escape from residential school. While playing hockey he can let loose and have fun without thinking of the stress the schools are putting on him at the moment. He is very humble he never brags about how good he is he never tries to get on top of others he is very low profile.He is very couragous meaning he never lets anyone put him down ever he will do anything to keep his head up and never let anyone down. It comes to mean to Saul that hockey can and is becoming an escape from the horrible life he’s going through.
ReplyDeleteFor me, when I need to escape from the reality I get out my sketchbook and draw. I am very creative which means my imagination is very active and going. It helps me cope because I can draw my feelings if im mad the drawing will reflect that and if i'm sad same thing.
Even though I said drawing was my escape, it’s not the only thing. Painting is also another way to help me cope with my stress and my escape of reality. I like to paint and draw because like i said im very creative and i really like putting my imagination to the test. When im feeling blue i like to do abstract with oil painting and when im feeling happy i like to do acrylic and when im mad ill do watercolour for the simple reason that water colour is calming, acrylic is easy and oil is renewing and takes alot of feelings from you.
Gaby
Q: Hockey is critical to Saul's story. He speaks about the "snow white stage," the "white glory of a rink," and "the feel of the rink on my face." What does hockey come to mean to Saul and why? Are all his hockey experiences affirming? Can you relate an activity in your life that becomes an escape from the day to day challenges you face? How does this activity help you cope?
ReplyDeleteA: Hockey becomes so important to Saul. It becomes the only thing he looks forward to, also the only thing that gets him out of the school. Hockey also teaches him how work hard for something you love doing, for example he starts working out (running) and practicing while its summer. He ends up being the best hockey player and makes friends with everyone on the team, they kinda become a family. Later on he gets “adopted” by the Kelly’s who are nice and easy with him. I think after everything that has happened like losing his grandma, his siblings and now parents and ends up in a residential school, on top of all that Saul encounters people who don’t like him being the best player they want their children to be the best so they get him kicked off the game, which becomes something confusing and a bit mad that white people think it’s their game and that they can kick him off for being Indian. He deserves to have good and loving people in his life.
Any activities I do help me relax. I mostly go hiking /walking with my dog and friends, snowshoeing, four wheeling when I can and being with animals is truly the best stress relief . All these things help me relax, and calm. A little like Saul its things I look forward everyday.
I agree with Briana animals do help me also relieve stress. Just being around animals calms me down too. Animals I think help everyone calm down.
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He started out not knowing what hockey was to two years later being amazing at most positions and showing a lot of passion for the sport. He is also so dedicated to the sport that he gets metal sheets and a piece of linoleum to play hockey in the summer time. Saul’s passion for hockey makes a local team notice him and gets people’s attention they notice he is aboriginal. Parents don’t want their kids to play with or against an aboriginal person.
ReplyDeleteHockey is critical to Saul’s story because it gets him out of St Jerome residential school multiple times, the first being when he played against other residential schools Saul shows his passion of hockey. He got recruited to the bears a tournament team for aboriginal teens. He also has a good future coming if he keeps his skill.
Frederyk
Hockey is critical to Saul’s story because at this point, in my opinion, it defines him as a person. Hockey also helps Saul get away from the oppression and heartache he experiences at St. Jerome’s. Hockey also seems to show Saul’s true potential, since he isn’t able to do much at St. Jerome’s hockey is something that he was able to practice for, get really good at and succeed at. Saul’s hockey skills are affirming, he demonstrates a strong passion and understanding for the sport he was given the ability to play.
ReplyDeleteI can’t say that there is an activity that helps me escape from challenges I face, but personally I guess writing stories and playing videogames is all I really ever do. Normally I don’t cope with problems I face, I usually just bottle up my emotions because I’m not a very emotional person and I don’t express most of the things I should be expressing. Writing stories and playing videogames is just something I do to try and forget about some of the problems that I face in my life but it never really works. If I could trade my life for Saul’s I would do it in a heartbeat because he found something he enjoys doing, something that helps him escape from problems he faces in his life. All of that was totally unnecessary but I figured I would say it just because I feel that if I talk about it, it might help me see that I should actually face my problems instead of hiding them and bottling them up inside of me.
Desmond
Hockey is very critical to Saul’s life; it is like a getaway where he can escape the frightfulness of the residential school. He is in love with this chore to clean the rink because it helps him escape from the school. Saul is an amazing hockey player, he fit in to sport really fast and smoothly. He was one of the best players on his team. I feel that this helps Saul because all the positivity he is getting and all the good will helps him cover up the atrocious event from the school.
ReplyDeleteMost of Saul’s hockey experience are affirm but the publicly brings him down and gets him kicked off the team for being so good.
Although Saul is unable to play for the team, he still plays hockey.
In the novel, it states that Saul met a new friend named Fred Kelly who has a hockey team as his own and was inviting Saul to play for his team which meant that Saul would have to leave the residential school in order to play on the team, it was a prefect chance for him. Saul decided that he would go live with Fred Kelly in order to pursue to play on the team.
When I need to escape, I usually like to put of music and listen. I try to zone out everything surrounding me and just listen to the word of the song. This helps me in many cases, if I’m sad I would always turn to music, if I’m mad, I would clam it down with some relaxing music. I generally like listening to music. I also escape my reality by playing video games, they help you to focus on the game instead of whatever is on your mind. Playing video games with friends help me escape too because we usually are competitive and make funny jokes along the way. These are basically what help me cope my day to day problems that I face.
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“My mouth would open with glee… my salvation coming instead through rubber and ice and the dream of a game.” pg.62. For Saul, hockey is his safe place, the place where he can escape the horrors of his life in the residential school. When Saul plays hockey, it’s as if all the horrors of his past are gone, and he can leave behind his struggles as he plays. Even though Father Leboutilier was one of the main causes that he suffered at the school, he can refer to Father Lebouilier as his friend because he showed him hockey. “I settled into the remembered feeling of our friendship.” pg.117. Hockey is also a place where Saul feels accepted, for example whenever he plays for the first time at the school and later for the Moose, his teammates show that they accept him by making a spot among themselves. “But as I drew near, they made a spot for me among them.” pg.71. “Virgil banged his stick on the ice and stepped aside to make room for me. Everyone else shunted over.” pg.106. Whenever Saul plays hockey with other natives, there’s no racism, just the magic of the game, and his hockey experiences are affirming.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, Saul’s hockey experiences weren’t always affirming. Whenever Saul plays hockey with the white kids, he also experiences racism from the players and the crowd. The racism increases as he played in higher leagues, where the refs didn’t call penalties against the other teams when they slashed, cross-checked, and tripped him. What shocked me the most was when the little boy spat at Saul and mouthed the words “F***ing chicken” (pg.143). The man beside the little boy didn’t even scold him, but only squeezed his shoulder, as if he was supporting what he had said (but maybe not the vocabulary used). It was getting so bad that Saul for the very first time could not find the vision (pg.142).
Two activities help me to escape from the day to day challenges that I face, sports and reading. Just about any sport can help me forget about life’s challenges and difficulties, and can give me some time where I can just have some fun actively. Whenever there’s a sport planned latter in the day, I wait for that time eagerly and excitedly. Like Saul, it is a place where I feel accepted, and where I can escape the troubles of my life. Reading also helps me to cope. Once I start reading, I ignore everything around me, and am in a state where nothing really matters anymore. It helps me to destress and relax, and I can forget the worries of my current life.
—Eliakim Gutknecht
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ReplyDeleteQ- What does hockey come to mean to Saul and why? Are all his hockey experiences affirming? Can you relate an activity in your life that becomes an escape from the day to day challenges you face? How does this activity help you cope?
ReplyDeleteA- To Saul, hockey is an escape from reality, kind of like what Maya said, just with less fancier words. Maybe all his experience from skating with a white team made him look differently at hockey, but because of his undying passion for hockey, his opinion will never change. Saul uses this game to forget about what was happening to him and the other children at the residential school. It’s proved scientifically that a hobby can increase the positivity in your mental health.
This game became part of Saul’s life, merging into who he truly is. And to answer the second question, I do have a hobby I like to continue doing. It’s dance, and by blocking the world around me as I dance helps me cope with most of my problems. I can kind of relate to Saul in the sense of the “ice” because my hobby was figure skating before. I felt the same freedom as he felt when he stepped on the ice, long ago.
These were my honest opinions.
Erika 😊
As you said, he has an undying passion for hockey (now look at who's using the fancy words lol). At the same time though, he also has a passion for playing with a team that doesn't criticise him. This was my honest opinion, however, great job all in all. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed hockey is critical to Saul. Saul uses hockey as an escape from all the bad in the residential schools. Hockey is a new hope for Saul. Saul speaks about the "snow white stage," the "white glory of a rink," and "the feel of the rink on my face." This is a reflection back to his life before the residential school it reminds him that he is free again. Hockey top Saul becomes all he lives for it finally gave his visions a meaning. He found something that his gift of seeing is useful for seeing the play before it happens which makes him a good hockey player. Not all of Saul’s experiences are affirming because Saul is an Indian in a white man’s game. When Saul would play against the town team or played with them he was harassed and abused because he was Indian.
ReplyDeleteTo occupy my time, I work on the many vehicles that I own or I go for a skidoo ride it’s something I do to let off steam when no one is around and it clears my head. When I’m doing these things it’s just me and the thing I’m doing Its an escape from reality no one can bother me because there is no service in the shop and I can’t hear my phone when I’m skidooing which freaks my mom out because she gets nervous when I don’t text back. But it’s my escape and I don’t want to be bothered because If I didn’t have my escapes I would lose my poop.
In the story Indian Horse hockey is critical in Saul’s life it helps him deal with his problems and get away for reality. When he speaks about the ‘’white glory of a rink,” the “snow white stage” and “the feel of the rink on my face” it’s an escape from the problems in his life. Saul feels free when he plays the game and game use his vision more than just in the school. When he is on the ice nothing matters to him even if he in Indian he proves how good he can be and gets included for his talent.
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of situations in the story where Saul’s hockey experiences weren’t positive such as when he got kicked off the team just for being a good Indian hockey player. Another situation is when they were at the bar and got beaten and peed on. This show how not all of Saul’s hockey experiences are positive and how he had to go through them and deal with them. Therefore, Saul is so hesitant to joining new teams and playing against other teams. He is afraid that the bad things and be treated differently because of racial discrimination.
Yes, I can relate to this as going on my skidoo or four-wheeler I just zone out from day to day challenges. Whenever I’m stress or get mad I just go and leave for a bit and get my mind off what I’m thinking. It makes me more relaxes and I don’t have to talk to anyone because I’m by myself. Another way is working as I can put all my aggressive energy into what I am doing without hurting or braking anything.
ReplyDeleteSaul plays hockey to go through the pain of the schools and the pain of being “Indian” in a place were being “Indian” is “bad”, everyone in the school after awhile broke, all but Saul he learned how to take out his anger and frustration on the ice, he loves to play the game he take all of the chances he get to play, he is a playmaker unlike lots of people he does not care about the attention and just like when he has to translate Ojibway to English and english to ojibway he is a team player really a selfless person not only of but on the ice too. He always plays, wether its day or night he is probobly on the ice or shooting pucks non stop, he has hockey and hockey has him, as they go on in the book they start to have ruogh patches with people being racist and disrespecting him, however he keeps on playing like he always does he thinks of other people first then himself if they didn’t score.
Saul also has hockey to help him go through the mental and physical abuse that he has everyday. Hockey helps him cope with it like most people, I for one use football to cope with any problems, however Saul’s problems are way more intense then mine will ever be, he sees people die every odd day and knows that he can not turn that way, into a broken down people, because if he does then he knows he might die whether it’s the iron sister or suicide from all the pain they cause on them.
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DeleteHockey is Sauls drugs whenever he needs to cope with something, he goes to hockey when he was having a rough time, he would hide sticks and stakes in the snowbanks. In the summer he would make nets out of plywood and pucks out of iron rings. Saul refers to the ice as “snow white stage” in the book Saul says that they play in no matter the weather, it could be a blizzard or below 40 weather and they would still play because they loved the game so much and hey would do anything to relieve them from the hell that was St.Jeromes.
ReplyDeleteWhen I play hockey everything in the world outside the arena is relived, noting matters other than what’s happening on the ice, from the locker room before just fooling around with the boys or being serious getting prepared to play the game. I can relate to Zahis when he says that he puts on music and zones out, whver im not in the best of moods I try to clear my mind by listening to upbeat songs to try and raise m mood
I can relate to what you said about hockey and music being able to let you clear your mind and forget what’s happening in the outside world. I personally think that sports and music help a lot of people escape the challenges from day to day life because they’re just focusing on the a itself, preparing to make a move, or they’re just listening to the lyrics of the song, and it seems that nothing else matters.
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After Saul was forced to attend St. Jerome residential school, he was introduced to the game of hockey by father Leboutilier. Saul was immediately intrigued, and was hooked on it. Saul discovered that he is a natural hockey player and he is given the opportunity to pursue hockey in a new town and he competes against teams twice his age and twice his size.
ReplyDeleteThe reason why Hockey means so much to Saul is because he could utilize it as an escape. An escape from St. Jerome and an escape from his memories of his family. It allows his to live in the moment where he’s just flying on ice just thinking about the game. I also believe that Saul’s hockey career represents the life of an Indigenous person living in a time where racism was a serious problem for them.
Personally, I have a lot of activities I use as an escape. I like some sports and music and I like working with my hands in trades like carpentry and mechanics but I personally find myself gravitating towards football because just like Saul, when I’m on the field during a play and I have adrenaline rushing through my veins there’s nothing else going through my mind except my responsibility on the field weather that be a block or a tackle my mind just completely focuses. I also do feel like I must relate to Desmond on his comment on him bottling up his emotions, I do find myself doing the same quite often and I find that hanging out with and talking with my friends are my preferred method of release.
Liam Murphy
To Saul Hockey meant salvation. Hockey saved him from the residential school system. Before hockey, Saul’s life was miserable, he was tortured and treated badly the same as all the indigenous children who lived in the residential schools. When Father Leboutilier introduced hockey to St. Jerome it brought salvation and hope to Saul.
ReplyDeleteWhen Saul speaks about the "snow white stage," and the "white glory of a rink," It could refer to the way it makes him feel good about the game but later it could mean white people and the way white people think they own the game and are racist toward Indigenous players.
Not all of Saul’s hockey experiences are affirming (positive) his hockey experiences are becoming increasingly negative. As Saul becomes angrier he loses his gift (visions) this shows that he is becoming disconnected from his indigenous side. Even if Saul was successful and made it to the NHL he probably would get kicked out of it because the racism would never stop. Racism was a negative experience of Saul’s hockey experience.
I can relate an activity that takes me away from my day to day challenges: playing video games or just sitting on my bed and watching videos, this helps me relax, think and nobody orders me around. This activity helps me cope because nobody is telling me what to do.
Hockey means everything to Saul. It is the thing he enjoys doing the most. When he first found out about hockey, he loved it right away. “The game loves you, he’d said, and right there, right then, I loved it back” (pg. 77) It became his escape from the horrors of St. Gerome’s and helped him find a purpose in his life. I agree with Maya, that hockey improved Saul’s life and made him a better person.
ReplyDeleteNot all Saul’s hockey experiences are affirming. He experienced a lot of negativity from white people, who often made racist comments about him and made fun of his name and size. “You guys are gonna need an Indian hearse to get outta here!” (pg. 138) One thing that helps him is that his teammates are very supportive. He feels like he finally found his place with the Moose. Even though he faces so many challenges and is often judged while playing hockey, he still loves it with all his heart.
One of the things that helps me cope with day to day challenges is listening to music. It helps me relax and forget about everything around me. Reading my favourite books also helps me disconnect from the world and leave my problems behind. Another thing that helps me is playing with my cat, she often makes me laugh.
Anastasiia Vynohradova
Hockey becomes Sauls escape from the cruel world he was born into. Saul was introduced to hockey when Father Leboutiller came to St-Jeromes. After getting introduced to hockey Saul was very intrigued. He began to practice in the mornings and found every opportunity to be out near the rink. Hockey very quickly became Sauls way to escape. Putting all his attention into hockey helped him feel at home.
ReplyDeleteSauls experiences definitely were not all affirming. Hockey being Sauls escape he didn’t realize how many obstacles came with it. White people would yell racial slurs, and make scenes because he was an Indian who could play hockey. Some of Sauls experiences were good. He felt at home finally playing on an all Indian team. Saul got a lot of love for how he played the game.
Escaping from everyday reality isn’t always an easy task. In my day to day challenges I use many different ways to cope. Music is one of the ways I drown the sounds of reality. My main way to escape is by reading. Reading books is a way I escape from reality by indulging myself in a fiction book. Like Maya I enjoy knitting also because I’m able to sit and put all my focus into something.
Hockey becomes Sauls’s life. He plays it every day, and practices with passion. He looks for advice to improve himself. He can relate his “gift” that was passed on to him to hockey, meaning he can see beforehand what will happen, what the players will do and how they will act, where the puck will go before it moves. This gift is used in the game and it gives him an advantage. Hockey is something complete new for Saul, and it becomes his escape from his everyday life at St. Jerome's. Instead of the cruelty and teachings of God, Saul focuses on his passion. Saul has had some uncomfortable experiences when he was playing hockey. He was excluded from the team because he is Ojibway and because he is too good for the other teammates and opponents, so they won’t get so much time on the ice as Saul does. He has faced racism when he was playing in town and heard offensive comments.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Maya’s statement that Saul never brags about his skill, even though everyone says he is the best they’ve seen. Saul plays hockey as a team sport, always looking to make good passes, letting the others have a chance to play. He doesn’t say how good he is himself and has no interest in playing at higher levels, but just experiencing the game. Saul always plays fair, and normally doesn’t start any fights or play to rough.
One activity that became very important to me and acted as an escape from everyday life was soccer. I played and practiced every day, watched videos to improve myself thought about it in classes. It became a major thing in my life. It never got me in a depressive mood, because it was my passion. Instead of dealing with negative problems I focused on the sport and this gave me a positive attitude. Another thing that lets me escape from life problems is music. It lets me forget everything else and think about only one thing.
Liam was right on how hockey was an escape for Saul. Saul was going through a lot at the residential school and hockey saved him. When Saul was on the ice he forgot about everything. All Saul was focused on was hockey and seeing the play. Saul used his visions for the ice and it helped him be as good as he was, Saul would hang back in the play and stay along the outsides till he learned the plays and could see with his visions. Not all experiences for Saul are affirming, Saul got called up to play for a white team inside of an arena. When he does good, a lot of the parents on the team complain because Saul is taking their kids ice time. When Saul gets kicked off the team he is upset and hurt and doesn’t ever want to go play with whites again.
ReplyDeleteLike Saul, hockey is also my relief. Every time I step onto the ice and start to warm up I get a rush that I can’t get from anything else. When I’m in a one on one play I am trying to study what the other player is doing. That feeling you get when you stop that player and get the puck and help your team is unbeatable. When I’m on the ice I don’t think of school I don’t think of chores I just think about my next move. It releases me from the rest of the world and allows to play freely.
By Zakob Zihlmann
ReplyDeleteHockey is very important to Saul because it helps him escape the pain he experienced at St Germs. Fortunally Father Leboutilier introduced the game to Saul, otherwise Saul might also be broken like the other kids at St germs, or worse he might be dead. Now reading the book now I realize that Saul is broken anyway so I’m wondering if hockey really helped or was just something that pushed him to be the person he is now. I have no idea why Liam says hockey is Saul’s drugs because it’s really not,lol.
There are multiple ways I escape the daily challenges and pain, such as sports. I enjoy playing soccer alone sometimes because its quite peaceful and it makes me better, I also play curling which is also nice because I play with my friends and its nice to play with people I know. I also use music to help me with pain that life brings. Also my job is quite nice because I’m alone and its quiet with only a few people come by which is nice.
Jakob
Saul ended up loving hockey.It had turned out being such a big part in his life that he played it everyday.Using his gift without anyone knowing. playing the game because he enjoyed it, for him it wasn't only a game though it was an escape from what was happening in the residential school and a way for him to just let loose and have fun.
ReplyDeleteEven though Saul was sure he wanted to play hockey he wasn't sure that he would be able to handle all the bumps that came with ti.The racial comments and actions mostly. But even with that when he played he felt like he had a purpose, like he had a home and knew where he was supposed top be and that was on the ice.
Yes i do have a way to escape all my problems. Volleyball, during the game hats all i can think about is just simply the game. if i would need a faster way to cope with my emotions or challenges i would turn to music. when i listen to music i just get lost in the lyrics and not think about all the problems that are happening in the real world. i agree with Tiffany and Briana. being around pets and enjoying they're company does help relieve stress and make all the problems none existent.
-Monica Rebelo-Reis
Hockey to Saul became an escape from reality. Something he can run to when his world is falling apart. Everyone has their peaceful escape like a sport or a hobby. When Saul hits the ice, he feels calm and his mind is focused on the game, not his pain. After the trauma he went through at the residential school, he had that opening to hockey. Hockey is what got him out of that horrible place. It freed him from his demons that haunt him daily.
ReplyDeleteFor me, my escape from stress and reality of things is drawing. Drawing helps me cope with things. If Saul didn’t have hockey to cope, he would have been feeling a lot darker. Although his past was terrible; he was still able to find even a sliver of joy through playing. And that’s what saved him. Something that you have a passion for can change your life and give you happiness you might of not even knew you had.