The pages containing Gemmy’s life story symbolize his connection to white civilization, in that they are the only record of his life as an ethnically European man. On the one hand, this seems positive, as the pages reflect that someone has taken the time to know him as a person, not just as a vagabond or a curiosity. On the other hand, the greatest abuses of Gemmy’s life have come at the hands of white men, and by the end of his time with the settlers he will feel as if the pages, to which he attributes a mystical power, are in some way draining his spirit and keeping alive the demons of his early childhood. However, in the moment, Gemmy is thankful that the pages have been written and imagines they might restore the parts of his life he has forgotten.