How is Conrad Richter's The Light in the Forest about the importance of family?

True Son's most touching relationships are with his Lenni Lenape cousin, Half Arrow, and his young white brother, Gordie. Half Arrow adds a touch of humor and lightness to True Son's grim situation. With his wit and jokes he tries to help True Son accept his fate. He even risks his life to visit his cousin in the white settlement. Brave as a warrior, he has no misgivings about killing for the sake of his tribe.