King's oddly comic expression: "Those who are alive we label," said Bill. Take them to the shelter. Heal them to get them back to health. Release them into the wild” (205) expresses the wild animal metaphor that is maintained satirically throughout the story. This paternalistic attitude shows that the white population has taken their power to heart and feels that they must help these seemingly inferior people to some extent. Ironically, it was the whites who caused this instability among the natives, so this form of care they show is not genuine, but rather a way of hastily expelling them from the city without recognizing the reasons for the struggle of indigenous people to adapt to white culture. The onomatopoeic word “Whup!” is used many times, likely to make ridiculous mockery of war cries or wild noises, which is another delicate way in which white men characterize natives as animals. While the comic effect finally subsides in the story's final words, the observation: "In olden times, when they passed, they darkened all the sky" (King 205) reveals that this bizarre story has a telling meaning. , because Canadian society has not solved this problem by simply separating a large portion of the indigenous population from white society. The humor makes readers wonder why this absurd state of mind