Matthew Winkler- Symbolic word1

On Wednesday September 22, 2010 we discussed the topic of the symbolic word in class. We watched a clip from a move where there was a group of natives who lived in the north. They were unable to get food because there was evil in the area. the evil we find out is a bear that is just trying to survive as well. The tribes men pick a man to kill the bear. He suceeds in this task but must remain away from people for three days because he is too dangerous. By killing the bear he took on the bears energy and until he has control over himself again he must remain away from people. We discussed this in class and what it meant but after watching the video and listening to people talk about it, I had a different take on what it all meant.
The man kills the bear and gets its energy. He then has to leave because he has the bears energy and it is too great for him to control. Now the other tribes men take the bear back to the camp and begin to utilize it for food, clothing, and maybe weapons or necklaces. And I believe that by taking the bear apart it was like they too were killing the bear. It was no longer a large animal that had been killing by one man but a tribe that had put the bear to good use. They took on I believe some of the energy of the bear themselves by ingesting it. So after three days enough of the bear has been used and its energy taken by other tribesmen that the original killer of the bear no longer must feel the overwhelming energy of killing the bear.
The symbolism that I see here is in the form of a message. One man can not do it all. It is only when the tribe works together that they can live together. Each has their own part but if some no longer have purpose dis function would come to the tribe.