Show a conflict over the old ways and Christianity in this chapter. (chapter 8).

In Chapter 8, Saul’s grandmother wants Benjamin to receive traditional Ojibway funeral rites. In response, Saul’s mother calls her own mother a heathen and tells her that she wants to take Benjamin’s body to a Christian priest for Christian funeral rites. To prevent her daughter from taking Benjamin to a Christian priest, Saul’s grandmother sends Benjamin’s body down a river in a canoe.