That depends on where and when it is used. In different contexts it could mean different things.
California is the only state with a (grizzly) bear on it. It means; independent, ready to fight, and won't back down.
Touching a spirit bear is symbolic to Adam & Eve touching the tree of good and evil, possibly due to its strange appearance and extreme curiosity.
Yes, he's dead. He died in September 1, 2010. He wrote books of Touching Spirit Bear, Ghost of Spirit Bear, Tree Girl, Petey and more. He owned a bear for 26 years. I wish he was still alive so I can read the 3rd book of the Spirit Bear Series
In the novel "Touching Spirit Bear," Cole addresses his father as if he is a person from the past during his dance of anger. He expresses his pent-up emotions and anger towards his father's abuse, seeking closure and healing through this symbolic act.
The children's author, whose novels include "Tree Girl," "Touching Spirit Bear," "Ghost of Spirit Bear" and "Petey," has won the International Reading Association Award and the Western Writers' Golden Spur Award.
he learns that life can change instantly, and it can't be controlled(like when the baby bird's tree was struck, but it wasn't expected, and they depened on it,also)
cole gets attcked by the spirit bear because he tries to kill it. he breaks his bones and finds baby sparrows in a tree. lightengin hit the tree and it crashed to the ground resulting the the birds dying
The charred tree represents in touching spirit bear how he learned how to care for people and things around him and not to be self centered.
Cole was jealous of how the baby sparrows had someone to care for them (the mom sparrow). They are both vulnerable, disabled, and useless. After Cole realises that the tree that got struck by lightning was the one with the Sparrows he felt bad. It was his first sign of compassion.
A hickory tree is said to symbolize several things. Some of the things the tree symbolizes are flexibility, strength, balance, and persistence.
if the mango tree does not bear flowers,it will not bear fruits.
the bear stood on his hind legs as if he were a tree
Death