This chapter will discuss the role of animals in Thomas King’s The Back of the Turtle (2014). Of particular importance is the relationship between human characters and animal actors involved in the development of events in the narrative. The coming together of a biotic community ultimately ameliorates the crises of the novel; this community actively works to alter devastating human impacts on the environment, while also ensuring the continuation of our species alongside that of symbiotic nonhuma…
Read moreThis chapter will discuss the role of animals in Thomas King’s The Back of the Turtle (2014). Of particular importance is the relationship between human characters and animal actors involved in the development of events in the narrative. The coming together of a biotic community ultimately ameliorates the crises of the novel; this community actively works to alter devastating human impacts on the environment, while also ensuring the continuation of our species alongside that of symbiotic nonhumans.
