Cottagers And Indians
Maureen & Arthur - Similarities

Both are motivated to do what they do for the person
in their life that a tragedy has happened to.

Arthur: Plants manoomin to pay respect and
in remembrance to to his late daughter that
died due to diabetes.

Quote: "We never had all those diseases when we ate
wild meat and manoomin. I'm doing this for Marie. To give her and everyone else in our community an option. A window
to health." (Taylor, 57)

Context: Arthur is talking to Maureen about the unhealthy
food that floods his community. He contrasts that his peoples
did not have diseases like that when they ate a more healthy diet. He explains the motivation behind him planting the manoomin plants in this quote.

Maureen: In the end after the death of her husband.
Maureen is more accepting and sees why Arthur would
do this for his child.

Quote: "Or that wild rice ... Acceptance. That means
giving in. I will not go gentle into that good fight. Or anything
I believe is unfair. I need to fight." (Taylor, 59)

Context: This quote is explaining how there has been
a partial reconciliation/acceptance in Arthurs character and
what his motivations are.

Both have experienced a loss of a loved one and
at the end of the play can have something to sympathize
with one another with.

Maureen: The loss of her husband Justin.

Quote: "My husband ... well he ... passed away. Just after
the dredger incident. Quietly. In his sleep. In the local hospital" (Taylor, 49)

Context: Maureen is grieving the loss of her husband Justin.
This is shown in more detail later in the play when she demonstrates aggression towards Arthur

Arthur: The loss of his daughter Marie.

Quote: "She might still be alive if I had fed her
better" (Taylor, 57)

Context: This quote shows Arthurs disappointment
in himself. It also shows his way of grief. Being self disappointment.