The Only Place to Be & Here, Here and Here

 

The Only Place to Be 


1. What “place” do you think this song is referring to? 


I think what it is referring to when it says “The only place to be” is the train track because he said he has his whole life ahead to go back to his home.


Here, Here and Here 



1. What is Chanie envisioning? 


From what I can tell Chanie is envisioning that he got back to his home with his dad waiting for him and then hugs him


2. What is actually happening? 


What happened was he died on the side of the railroad track and saw for himself but he was at peace with it.


3. Why do you think Gord Downie chose to end Chanie’s story this way? 


I think that Gord Downie chose to end Chanie’s story this way because he had hoped that Chanie would go into the afterlife and be in peace once and for all.


4. The final image is captured in the eye of the raven. What does this mean? Would the story be the same without the imagery of the raven?


I think that the reason the final image was captured in the eye of the raven is that if you don’t know this but a raven is a massive symbol of the dark side, death, and rebirth but that is from our view. There is also the fact that in the south they are seen as a guardian spirit and possessors of this spirit are good hunters but in the northern parts they are seen as crafty tricksters.

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