Summary: Russel Susskit is a fourteen year old Eskimo in a village in Alaska. He lives with father who is a chain smoker and before Jesus was part of his life he used to drink too. One day after breakfast Russel tells his dad that he is confused and wants his own song so his dad says he should go live with Oogruk an old man who has all the answers. He goes to Oogruk house with the only dogs in town were he comes right in with out stopping and observes all the well kept Eskimo weapons and gear for hunting. Oogruk tells him to sit down and Russel says that he brought him two deer as a present so Oogruk asks him to bring him the eyes which he does and Oogruk heats them up in pan of water over his lamp which runs on fat. Then eats them and asks Russel to get deer meat which he does and then they both eat until they are bursting then Russel goes into a trance.

Main Character: Russel: This character has developed from living in a small house and being confused about everything to moving in with Oogruk and helping him by bringing the meat in and feasting on the mostly raw meat as Oogruk started to answer his questions after they ate all they could hold.

Setting: An Eskimo village in Alaska   

Quote: Russel said, ``I like raw meat better`` This quote is important to the story because shows all about their culture and how eating raw meat was the way to go if your an Eskimo which is and that`s why he likes raw meat.

Vocab Definitions:
Ulu: A knife with a broad, semicircular blade with a handle joined at the top of the unsharpened side: a traditional tool of Eskimo women. 

Muktuk: Blubber and skin of a whale fermented and then cubed and eaten raw or cooked.