Length: approximately 750 hand-written words Warren Cariou’s short story, “An Athabasca Story” seems to be an allegory, or a story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. Discuss the main

Length: approximately 750 hand-written words

1. Warren Cariou’s short story, “An Athabasca Story” seems to be an allegory, or a story that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning. Discuss the main character’s symbolic in-between status as a resistance to authority. You are required to consider as evidence the passage below:

Of course Elder Brother can’t die, luckily for him. Or perhaps not so luckily. He’s still alive even now, after everything he’s been through. It’s true that people don’t see him much anymore, but sometimes when you are driving your car and you press hard on the accelerator, you might hear a knocking, rattling sound down deep in the bowels of the machine. . That’s Elder Brother, trying to get your attention, begging you to let him out.