Joe the Painter and the Deer Island Massacre: A Tale of Heritage and Redemption

Joe the Painter and the
Deer Island Massacre:
Stort Story Devices
By Hannelie and Nicole
Plot
Introduction
Although Joe the Painter is a well-known man around
town, he is not particularly liked by anyone except aa
man he calls "Chief" due to his Native American
heritage. 
Plot
Initiating incident
Joe Tells Chief about his
plans to join the town
pageant.
Plot
Conflict
Joe's pageant is about the town's history
with the First Nations people, and he
asks Chief for himself and his family to be
in it.
Plot
Rising Action
Chief reaches out to his family to be in Joe's pageant,
and they begin to rehearse day after day until the
pageant.
Plot
Climax
The story reaches its peak as the time comes to perform
the pageant. In the end, the audience does not applaud,
and the mayor seems to be displeased.
Plot
Falling Action
After the pageant, Chief and his family stayed on Deer
island for the night, and Chief did not see Joe for
several days.
Plot
Conclusion
Chief finally sees Joe again, and they reflect on the
pageant proudly. The story ends as it began, with the
narrator expressing his fondness for Joe.
Irony
Verbal irony
"Smoking just touches me wrong though I suppose I
got a few bad habits too." (King 100)
This is ironic because Joe is bothered by other
people's bad habits, but then continues on to
display bad habits of his own.
"Howdy Betty, god you look like hell. Did you
relapse?" (King 100)
This is another example of having an intention
behind his words that does not come across
correctly.
Types of
Characters
Static: Joe
Dynamic: Chief
Flat: Mayor
Round: Joe
Stock: Marvin Booster (the
bartender)
 
Symbol
Everyone together on Deer Island symbolized
unity and all of the First Nations people being
brought together.
"The first night on Deer Island was soft and
quiet. Some of us got propped up... and
listened to my father and uncle tell stories. All
the kids were sprawled on top of each other
like a litter of puppies." (King 110)
Joe's thought that First Nations
people symbolizes the stereotyping that
Native people face, and represents how the
first Nations people are often misunderstood.
"They all got crew cuts! Hell, we can't have
Indians with crew cuts." (King 112)
Foreshadowing
"It was his civic spirit that seemed
to get him in the most trouble."
(King 102)
This was foreshadowing to how
the mayor would react to Joe's
play. The mayor said he did not
like Joe's play because it was
"inapppprooooriate." (King 120)
Conflict
Person vs Society – 
Joe vs townspeople
"Joe the Painter knew almost everyone in town and
everyone knew Joe and all of the people who knew Joe
as well as I knew Joe didn't like him." (King 99)
Person vs Person -
 Joe vs the Mayor
"The mayor was looking red and snapped around to
whisper something to his wife." (King 119)
"'That was a good pageant, wasn’t it?'... 'The mayor
didn’t like it.'" (King 120)
Theme
The theme the author is trying to portray is
that there is two sides to every story, which
is shown when the townspeople are
shocked by another perspective of their
history. It shows how historically, the stories
we hear are written by the victorious side,
which leads to the truth of some events
being unknown.
Moral
The importance of respecting other cultures
and traditions is a key moral of the story.
"I watched a baseball game with [Joe] once
that was played in Montreal and he stood
when they played the Canadian National
Anthem." (King 102)
Effectivity of devices used
The prose' used in this story helped to accurately portray emotion the
author intended. They assist in keeping the reader engaged until the
end of the story in an attention-grabbing way. While the story is
fictitious, the moral of the story and life lessons still shine through as
an important value.
Work Cited
Thomas, King “Joe the Painter and the Deer Island Massacre”
Minneapolis: university of Minnesota press 2013.
https://www.pexels.com
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Joe, a painter with Native American heritage, decides to join a town pageant to showcase the history with First Nations. With Chief's help, they prepare diligently, only to face disapproval during the performance. The story unfolds with a touch of irony, highlighting Joe's internal conflicts and eventual reflection on pride and fondness among characters.


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  1. Joe the Painter and the Deer Island Massacre: Stort Story Devices By Hannelie and Nicole

  2. Introduction Although Joe the Painter is a well-known man around town, he is not particularly liked by anyone except aa man he calls "Chief" due to his Native American heritage. Plot

  3. Plot Initiating incident Joe Tells Chief about his plans to join the town pageant.

  4. Plot Conflict Joe's pageant is about the town's history with the First Nations people, and he asks Chief for himself and his family to be in it.

  5. Rising Action Chief reaches out to his family to be in Joe's pageant, and they begin to rehearse day after day until the pageant. Plot

  6. Climax The story reaches its peak as the time comes to perform the pageant. In the end, the audience does not applaud, and the mayor seems to be displeased. Plot

  7. Falling Action After the pageant, Chief and his family stayed on Deer island for the night, and Chief did not see Joe for several days. Plot

  8. Conclusion Chief finally sees Joe again, and they reflect on the pageant proudly. The story ends as it began, with the narrator expressing his fondness for Joe. Plot

  9. Irony Verbal irony "Smoking just touches me wrong though I suppose I got a few bad habits too." (King 100) This is ironic because Joe is bothered by other people's bad habits, but then continues on to display bad habits of his own. "Howdy Betty, god you look like hell. Did you relapse?" (King 100) This is another example of having an intention behind his words that does not come across correctly.

  10. Static: Joe Dynamic: Chief Flat: Mayor Round: Joe Stock: Marvin Booster (the bartender) Types of Characters

  11. Symbol Everyone together on Deer Island symbolized unity and all of the First Nations people being brought together. "The first night on Deer Island was soft and quiet. Some of us got propped up... and listened to my father and uncle tell stories. All the kids were sprawled on top of each other like a litter of puppies." (King 110) Joe's thought that First Nations people symbolizes the stereotyping that Native people face, and represents how the first Nations people are often misunderstood. "They all got crew cuts! Hell, we can't have Indians with crew cuts." (King 112)

  12. "It was his civic spirit that seemed to get him in the most trouble." (King 102) This was foreshadowing to how the mayor would react to Joe's play. The mayor said he did not like Joe's play because it was "inapppprooooriate." (King 120) Foreshadowing

  13. Conflict Person vs Society Joe vs townspeople "Joe the Painter knew almost everyone in town and everyone knew Joe and all of the people who knew Joe as well as I knew Joe didn't like him." (King 99) Person vs Person - Joe vs the Mayor "The mayor was looking red and snapped around to whisper something to his wife." (King 119) "'That was a good pageant, wasn t it?'... 'The mayor didn t like it.'" (King 120)

  14. The theme the author is trying to portray is that there is two sides to every story, which is shown when the townspeople are shocked by another perspective of their history. It shows how historically, the stories we hear are written by the victorious side, which leads to the truth of some events being unknown. Theme

  15. Moral The importance of respecting other cultures and traditions is a key moral of the story. "I watched a baseball game with [Joe] once that was played in Montreal and he stood when they played the Canadian National Anthem." (King 102)

  16. Effectivity of devices used The prose' used in this story helped to accurately portray emotion the author intended. They assist in keeping the reader engaged until the end of the story in an attention-grabbing way. While the story is fictitious, the moral of the story and life lessons still shine through as an important value.

  17. Work Cited Thomas, King Joe the Painter and the Deer Island Massacre Minneapolis: university of Minnesota press 2013. https://www.pexels.com

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