who has seen the wind

Brian's Search for the Meaning of Life in W.O. Mitchell's Who Has Seen the Wind By Rodrigo Goller Through the brilliantly written book Who Has Seen the Wind, Mitchell is able to very effectively describe the tale of one boy and his growth on the Saskatchewan prairie. Brian's childhood revolves around aspects of everyday life, and in it he attempts to explain that which has evaded and mystified even the great minds of our …

…him now, for "the thing could not hide from him forever." Somewhere in the prairie a pigeon is born, as God breathes life into it. Somewhere in the dust there are the bones of a dog, and those of a man. - Somewhere in the vast field of God's infinite imagination, a new being is made. Somewhere in the land there is a boy who is perplexed by life. A boy who tries to understand.