


Based on Dimaline description, the community in which the book is set is both unpleasant and dehumanizing. Similarly, the actions of the government have adverse effects on the environment as toxic gases are released and contribute to the accumulation of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming.īy definition, dystopia is a society that is undesirable, frightening and riddled with high levels of crime, illnesses, poverty and violence. By the author depicting these people as endangered and haunted for their bone marrows which can cure the psychological problems, she is showing how the government and big corporation go after their land, to extract the precise resources that leave the natives endangered and displaced. Therefore, "the marrow thieves" uses science fiction to criticize the past actions of the government towards the native communities in Canada. These explorations in the recent years have invaded areas that were reserved for the indigenous people in Canada, and in what most critics have termed as greed by the government, these people have been left without homes or proper places to live. As the world advances, nations have sought to explore the natural resources through the extraction of oil, gas, and mining industries.
