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Alyeska Walker
Ernt’s Barricade
Ernt’s barricade symbolizes the extreme disconnect he feels with society. Ernt initially moves his family to Alaska to escape what he sees as the moral decline of the United States. He sees Kaneq, Alaska as…
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Cracking Ice
Ice cracking and giving way symbolizes the danger of Alaska as well as Ernt’s ever-increasing rage. From early in the novel, ice is established as one of the most dangerous features of Alaska. Geneva Walker…
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The Bull Moose
In The Great Alone, the bull moose represents the impasse that Ernt creates for his family, which can only end in violence. The bull moose appears in the novel while Cora and Leni are…
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