AUTHOR PROFILE

http://www.quillandquire.com/authors/profile.cfm?article_id=6573


http://www.penguin.ca/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000065078,00.html

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Joseph Boyben grew up in Willowdale, Ontario, in the 1970s,the third youngest of 11 children. Boyben was an outstanding reader for his age as he found himself reading through the family encyclopedias at the age of six inquiring deeper in to topics that interested him.S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders, sparked the ambition inside him to become a writer, as fiction engulfed his writing style. There was only one other thing that Boyben Like better than fiction, it was the stories of his father and his relatives time serving in the great world wars. His father Raymond Wilfrid Boyden the highest decorated medic in the second world war passed away when Boyden was only 8. He drew inspiration father, relatives, and his first Nations background to write the book three-day road. Joseph Boyden has only published one book before three-day road, the 2001 short-story collection Born with a Tooth a collection of first Nations stories. Joseph Boyden now recites as a Canadian literature and creative writing teacher at the University of New Orleans.



Negative

This book review dwells more on John Boyden’s writing style and addresses his issue with prose. For example “‘That winter and the following summer and the winter and summer after that were plentiful and very happy,’ Niska says. ‘But as always happens, the good times bled into harder times and our third winter together proved long and difficult and very cold.’” Overall, the article had a definite negative tone, and unfortunately as a individual that would recommend this novel it makes difficult to take the review seriously.

http://www.goodreports.net/reviews/threedayroad.htm





Positive

In this review the writer focuses mainly one the good characteristics of the story such as the undeniably at excellent plot line this story entails. The article also discusses about the clashes between first Nations and the European settlers. The author of this review also so praises Boyden for his excellent ability to constantly leave the reader with a vivid picture of what is going on. Overall, I agreed with this book reviews depiction of the book three-day road.

http://www.straight.com/article/three-day-road-by-joseph-boyden

Cultural, historical and geographical context

These historical archives footage from the CBC shot in 1950's depicts the “wonders” of the residential schools in Canada. The footage is taken in Moose factory where the two main characters in three-day road were forced to attend school. This video shows an interesting contrast between how the residential schools were viewed as by the Canadian public, and the actual harm and destruction of residential schools displayed in the book. I found this video quite interesting and one of the goals of the author of three-day road is to teach what residential schools were really like. This video helps the reader understand the mindset of Canadians during the time of residential schools and aids in the comprehension of why we Canadians financed and allowed these schools.

(Watch videos one and two)
http://archives.cbc.ca/society/education/topics/692/

http://archives.cbc.ca/society/education/topics/4002


Interview

http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=p3h&AN=6JN6JN345484731&lang=en-ca&site=pov-can


During this interview Joseph Boyden discusses that he uses northern Ontario and his family and friends to inspire his stories. He also briefly discusses that he has received Ojibwa name which isnThunderbird Man that means "Pay attention." Borden’s uses his writing to try and promote aboriginal culture and break down the stereotypes that these people have been faced with their whole lives. Boyden also discusses about his younger years and how when he was twenty he was offered a job to teach up in Moosonee, Ontario at Northern College. Boyden also elaborates on how this discusses to teach in Canada enhanced his love for this land and its people.