There are many important symbols in the book, but the most
important one is the forest. The title indicates this. The forest symbolizes freedom
to True Son. He has been captured by the Delaware Indians from his White family, where
he lived from age four to eleven.
The forest also contains
a duality. It is True Son’s struggle to decide which civilization he wants to be a part
of. Will he be an Indian, or return to the life of the White
Man?
True Son
had thought nothing could approach the joy of hunting in the forest. But now he felt
contentment in the deep summer days of the village. (p.
153)
In the end, True Son
decides he is better off in the forest than among the Indians or the White Men. He
chooses his own path.
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