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Evan Whitesky
Justin Scott is the story’s antagonist. He mysteriously arrives on the reserve, heavily armed and seeking refuge, after the power goes out and civilization collapses into chaos. Scott is physically intimidating: he’s bigger and stronger than any of the Anishinaabe people. The community is wary of Scott at first, though many are drawn to his intimidating stature and aggression. Scott quickly oversteps his bounds and kills Mark, another person seeking refuge on the reserve, against the advice of the community’s elders. Some people believe that Scott’s aggression will protect them, however, so they disband from the community and join forces with Scott in an abandoned bungalow complex on the reserve. As time progresses however, Evan and his partner, Nicole, realize that Scott’s followers are growing weaker and thinner, while Scott grows stronger and fatter. They learn that Scott is intimidating his followers, subjugating women (notably Meghan, who also sought refuge on the reserve) and forcing them to do his bidding. He even forces several people to steal dead bodies so that he can cannibalize them for food. At the story’s climax, the community confronts Scott about his actions, and he retaliates by shooting Evan—but Meghan ends the confrontation by shooting Scott in the back, killing him. Scott’s character is a metaphor for historical European settlers who encountered and colonized First Nations people. In the end, however, Scott’s domineering personality causes his own demise, as his faction of the community becomes demoralized and erodes beyond repair.
Justin Scott Quotes in Moon of the Crusted Snow
The Moon of the Crusted Snow quotes below are all either spoken by Justin Scott or refer to Justin Scott. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 16
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His rough, meaty palm dwarfed Evan’s. The handshake was half goodwill, half intimidation.
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Chapter 21
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“We gotta make a stand […] I was protecting us.”
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Chapter 23
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“Scott’s a fucking asshole. […] he orders us around. He threatens us. And the worst part is, Brad has totally fallen in line […] And sometimes I catch Scott staring at me. It really creeps me out.”
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“And it’s weird—he seems to be getting bigger, though I know that’s not possible. Probably it's just the rest of us are getting skinnier.”
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Chapter 29
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She had been his surrogate grandmother, his go-to elder whenever he had questions about the old ways, and he had loved her. […] The smell of sage smudge lingered in his nose, and the travelling song her family had sung for her rang in his ears.
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“No, they won’t listen to us. They’ll just call another damn meeting and do nothing. This is up to us.”
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Chapter 30
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As Scott turned to fire on Tyler and Isaiah, his head burst open above his left eye in a spray of blood, bone, and brain. He fell forward. Meghan Connor stood on the back porch with the rifle sight up to her eye. […] Scott lay face down, motionless, as blood leaked from his head into the snow, spreading crimson across the white. […] Isiah […] looked to Meghan on the porch, still holding her rifle. She nodded, and trained her gun on her husband and his
friend, who froze in place.
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Epilogue: Ziigwaan (Spring)
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No one wanted to deal with any more of them. Not now.
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Justin Scott Quotes in Moon of the Crusted Snow
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Chapter 16
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His rough, meaty palm dwarfed Evan’s. The handshake was half goodwill, half intimidation.
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Chapter 21
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“We gotta make a stand […] I was protecting us.”
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Chapter 23
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“Scott’s a fucking asshole. […] he orders us around. He threatens us. And the worst part is, Brad has totally fallen in line […] And sometimes I catch Scott staring at me. It really creeps me out.”
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“And it’s weird—he seems to be getting bigger, though I know that’s not possible. Probably it's just the rest of us are getting skinnier.”
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Chapter 29
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She had been his surrogate grandmother, his go-to elder whenever he had questions about the old ways, and he had loved her. […] The smell of sage smudge lingered in his nose, and the travelling song her family had sung for her rang in his ears.
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“No, they won’t listen to us. They’ll just call another damn meeting and do nothing. This is up to us.”
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Chapter 30
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As Scott turned to fire on Tyler and Isaiah, his head burst open above his left eye in a spray of blood, bone, and brain. He fell forward. Meghan Connor stood on the back porch with the rifle sight up to her eye. […] Scott lay face down, motionless, as blood leaked from his head into the snow, spreading crimson across the white. […] Isiah […] looked to Meghan on the porch, still holding her rifle. She nodded, and trained her gun on her husband and his
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Epilogue: Ziigwaan (Spring)
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No one wanted to deal with any more of them. Not now.
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