Comparing The Firekeepers Daughter By Angeline Boulley

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Comparison Of Firekeepers Daughter To Zootopia The Firekeepers Daughter, written by Angeline Boulley, is a story that focuses on a character named Daunis. She is a part of the Ojibwe community, where she feels welcome to her heritage. Later, drastic events in her life lead her to take an alternative route following the murder of her best friend, which ties deeper and deeper into the investigation of an extensive drug ring that is plaguing her community. In another realm, Zootopia, directed by Byron Howard, Rich Moore, and James Bush follows the journey of Judy Hopps, a bunny that lived outside of Zootopia. She later moves to zootopia and becomes a cop. There, she deals with the struggles of being smaller, looked down upon, and being the only …show more content…

Secondly, the identity and belonging when they are both feeling that lack of comfort within their new environments. Daunis feels excluded from her community for not being allowed to apply into their community at birth because of her background. When Daunis says who she knows that “ we still regard the tribe as ours even though our faces are pressed up against the glass looking in from outside.”( Boulley 163 ). Following that, Judys perspective on the topic hasn't changed when she says that “Tomorrow’s another day”(Moore et al) which demonstrates Judys disappointment but perseverance within her new found community. She still doesn't give up in attempting to belong, even with no equal ground to stand on, Judy makes the best out of all her days. This is easily compared to what is known about Daunis, and attempts to deal with her daily struggles. In summary, the comparison between Judy's struggles in fitting into her surroundings and Daunis struggling with adapting to her neglect in the community, connects with each other's journeys to get to that point in their lives. Lastly, the cases that Judy, and Daunis investigate and the differences between them. Daunis' case revolves around her local community with a drug that impacts

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