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Cottagers And Indians Maureen & Arthur - Similarities

Shared Greif

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.

Arthur: The loss of his daughter Marie.

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

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

Maureen: The loss of her husband Justin.

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

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

Perspective And Motivations

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

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

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

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)

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

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.

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)