. Saul describes the long drives through the night with his team: “Often, while the other were sleeping, I’d look out the window and watch flow by. Some night there would be a moon, and the shadows it created were spectacular. Trees became many-armed cre

. Saul describes the long drives through the night with his team:
“Often, while the other were sleeping, I’d look out the window and watch flow by. Some night there would be a moon, and the shadows it created were spectacular. Trees became many-armed creature looming across the road. Lakes were shining phosphorescent platters. Ridges and scarps were fortresses capped with snow. Rovers were serpentine swaths of a deeper black. I loved every inch of it.”
His longing for nature is evident in this excerpt. Why do you think Wagamese would focus so much on Saul’s descriptions of the nature he is overjoyed to see
once again? What is the link between Aboriginal culture and beliefs, and nature? Why is this so important concerning Saul, and this novel?