![]() ![]() Early in the novel, Jared’s 17-year-old stepsister Destiny has a baby, Ben. Jared also cares for other people around him, demonstrating how the reversed parent/child dynamic in his family makes him more responsible and mature in all aspects of his life. His mother’s emotional immaturity and desire for revenge force Jared into the adult role in the family, making sacrifices and taking care of the house in her absence. He also begs the tenants that are living in rooms in their house to stay and help pay the bills. Left in his house with no supervision, Jared has to sell the TV to cover their utility bills and go to a food bank in order to feed himself. Because his mother and father are not on good terms, when his mother finds out that Jared is supporting his father, she abandons him. Jared also deals with his drug-addicted mother’s neglect and irresponsibility. But because Jared’s father is unable to fulfill his responsibilities as the head of the household, Jared (in spite of his young age) is forced to look after his father’s well-being and work to support him. He thinks that he “ want his dad to be homeless,” which shows how Jared and his father have reversed roles: after all, parents are typically the ones concerned with providing for their children and keeping them safe and housed. Knowing that his father is in debt and that his addiction to pain medication means he doesn’t have the presence of mind to file for disability insurance, Jared makes money in secret (by selling cookies with marijuana in them) to cover his father’s rent. Jared’s father is in and out of the hospital because of a recent back injury he sustained at work. Though only a teenager, Jared takes up many of his parents’ obligations (like paying bills and doing housework), illustrating how their addictions and neglect force Jared to take on the role of a parent. In this way, Son of a Trickster illustrates how children from dysfunctional families often have to grow up more quickly than their peers do, because they’re forced to take on the responsibilities that adults in their lives fail to carry out. Alongside this, he deals with typical teenage drama, but Jared often doesn’t have the time or energy to be a normal teenager since he has to shoulder adult responsibilities at home. As a result of these circumstances, Jared has to take care of his parents and other adults around him both physically and financially, because they are unable to take care of themselves. Jared’s father Phil, meanwhile, lives nearby with his new wife and daughter, but he is disabled from a back injury and addicted to pain medication. Ultimately, Sarah cuts herself so severely that she is hospitalized both for her injuries and for psychiatric treatment, and because Jared refuses to engage in magic with her, they break up.Jared Martin is a 16-year-old Native boy living in Kitimat, British Columbia, with his emotionally volatile mother Maggie and her drug-dealing boyfriend Richie. To do so, Sarah often cuts herself and takes LSD or psychedelic mushrooms in order to feel more alive. ![]() Though Sarah doesn’t know it, she is a witch, and she often feels like she’s asleep and is trying to “wake up” (that is, engage with her supernatural abilities). Jared feels the most in love with her when they’re being playful together or caring for the Jakses. ![]() ![]() Sarah tries to get Jared to be more violent in their sexual relationship, but Jared admits this makes him uncomfortable and that he doesn’t want to hurt her or be hurt. Over the following weeks, they grow closer, often getting high together. Soon after Jared meets Sarah at the Jakses’ house, they have sex, though Jared doesn’t remember exactly how they ended up together. Sarah is sarcastic and politically active-she is very involved in First Nations issues and brings Jared to attend the Idle No More protest to advocate for better environmental policies. After the Christmas break, Sarah’s mom sends her to help care for her grandparents after Mrs. Jaks’s granddaughter and Jared’s girlfriend. ![]()
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