In addition to family, another one of Wagamese's values is peace. Having grown up in a series of abusive homes and on the streets, he has learned to value peace. When he first walked into the library in search of shelter, he noticed the calm and quiet of the atmosphere. In contrast to the chaotic life he had lived the past years, the library was his haven. "All I'd grown used to was banging and crashing and breaking and slapping and hitting and yelling", disclosed Wagamese. (130) Consequently, the disparity of his two locations in life taught him to value peace. Wagamese mirrors a similar struggle in Saul's life; a life void of happiness and one filled with the abuses of the nuns and pastors in residential school. When Saul escaped—even just