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I don't think his family life fully explains Chris's behaviour. Chris was very upset when he found out his father was having an affair. This helps explain his animosity with father but doesn't explain his complete separation from family. Chris was supposedly close to his sister but even the few post cards he sent her eventually stop
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The medicine bag is a symbol of the family’s heritage and American Indian roots.
A medicine bag is a small pouch worn under the clothes by Native Americans, which usually contain personal sacred elements that represent prosperity and ancestral identity.
In the excerpt from "The Medicine Bag," by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, Grandpa is weak and believes he is going to die soon, so he intends to continue the family tradition of passing the medicine bag to the eldest male child, Martin.
