Summary

Issac has returned home due to the ad placed in the Dallas newspaper. Father Flanagan found the money and Michael O'Shay's dad did the legal work in securing Isaac's return. Uncle Joe has bought a new snowmobile and Luke and his mother delight in watching Isaac maneuver it around the yard. Uncle Joe also has a bright, shiny new gun to replace the one lost when Bunna died. Uncle Joe laughs at the way Luke's Inupiaq language has been altered by his time spent speaking only English at Sacred Heart. Luke and Uncle Joe use the new snowmobile to hunt caribou and Luke is happy to be back on the tundra.

Analysis

At last there is joy in Luke's life again. Not only is he back at home, but Isaac has been returned to the family. Uncle Joe is including...