Totem

-The story takes places in a museum where a totem pole is stored -The totem makes lots of noise and bothers the museum staff -Instead of respecting or listening to the totem, the staff treat it as a problem they try to silence it, ignore it, and eventually remove it. -This shows the indigenous culture is misunderstood and often silenced.

Cultural Misunderstanding: The museum staff cannot comprehend the meaning of the totem’s voice or why it’s there Power and Control: The museum has control over the totem and chooses to remove it instead of respecting it. Silencing Indigenous Voices: The totem represents Indigenous culture, which the museum tries silence

Tone: dismissive Mood: Curious/ Confused

Symbolism: The totem symbolizes indigenous culture and history Irony: museums are supposed to represent the past even though they are trying to silence the totem Personification: The totem has a voice