![]() ![]() ![]() Though only a teenager, Jared takes up many of his parents’ obligations (like paying bills and doing housework), illustrating how their addictions and neglect force Jared to take on the role of a parent. In this way, Son of a Trickster illustrates how children from dysfunctional families often have to grow up more quickly than their peers do, because they’re forced to take on the responsibilities that adults in their lives fail to carry out. Alongside this, he deals with typical teenage drama, but Jared often doesn’t have the time or energy to be a normal teenager since he has to shoulder adult responsibilities at home. As a result of these circumstances, Jared has to take care of his parents and other adults around him both physically and financially, because they are unable to take care of themselves. Jared’s father Phil, meanwhile, lives nearby with his new wife and daughter, but he is disabled from a back injury and addicted to pain medication. Jared Martin is a 16-year-old Native boy living in Kitimat, British Columbia, with his emotionally volatile mother Maggie and her drug-dealing boyfriend Richie. ![]()
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