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A 3 page essay that analyzes Margaret Craven's I Heard the Owl Call My Name (1973). This story concerns a young priest, Mark Brian, whom the reader learns immediately has a terminal disease that will kill him within three years. This information is kept from Mark by his Bishop who sends him to his hardest parish, a New Zealand Indian village, so that the young man may learn as much as possible in the short time remaining to him. As this indicates, the story is set up as a hero's journey that presents Mark involved in a quest for self-knowledge and growth. Examination of Craven's novel shows that the author emphasizes this underlying purpose by structuring Mark's story as if it were, itself, a native legend. No additional sources cited.
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terminal disease that will kill him within three years. This information is kept from Mark by his Bishop who sends him to his hardest parish, a New Zealand Indian village,
so that the young man may learn as much as possible in the short time remaining to him. As this indicates, the story is set up as a heros journey
that presents Mark involved in a quest for self-knowledge and growth. Examination of Cravens novel shows that the author emphasizes this underlying purpose by structuring Marks story as if it
were, itself, a native legend. For example, when Mark meets his first representative from the village, Jim Wallace, he recognizes deep sadness in his eyes, which "seemed to stretch
back into ancient mysteries" (Craven 16). This caused Mark to feel a "small thrill of fear, of anticipation, which a man knows if hes lucky enough to meet and recognize
his challenge" (Craven 16). As this indicates, the task that Mark has of integrating himself into the lives of his parishioners is presented in mythic terms. Over the course
of time, Mark succeeds in becoming an integral part of village life, aiding and ministering to the native population. He succeeds in his quest because he shows the people
respect and seeks to learn from them, as he also provides spiritual guidance. Marks way of relating to the natives is starkly contrasted against the behavior of a lady anthropologist
who comes to the village. She calls the tribe the "Quakadoodles." Mark responds to this by saying that he had trouble learning how to pronounce the word properly himself,
and that the Indians say "Kwacutals," to which the woman replies, "Young man, for the past century in England this band has been known as the Quackadoodles and as the
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