Jinot and Franceway

Barkskins

This flow traces the intimate friendship between two woodsmen and the grief that shapes Jinot’s later working life.

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A First Friendship A First Friendship from "Barkskins". A First Friendship Shared Songs Jinot and Franceway bond through camp life, river work, and Franceway’s distinctive repertoire of songs.

A First Friendship from "Barkskins". A First Friendship Shared Songs Jinot and Franceway bond through camp life, river work, and Franceway’s distinctive repertoire of songs.

A First Friendship Shared Songs Jinot and Franceway bond through camp life, river work, and Franceway’s distinctive repertoire of songs. A Small Refuge Their companionship gives warmth and recognition within a harsh, transient world of labor.

The Log Jam The Log Jam from "Barkskins". The Log Jam A Dangerous Key Log Franceway enters a jam to cut the crooked log holding thousands of timbers in place.

The Log Jam from "Barkskins". The Log Jam A Dangerous Key Log Franceway enters a jam to cut the crooked log holding thousands of timbers in place.

The Log Jam A Dangerous Key Log Franceway enters a jam to cut the crooked log holding thousands of timbers in place. Sudden Death A released log strikes him and kills him, transforming the drive into a defining trauma for Jinot.

A Place Under the Bateau A Place Under the Bateau from "Barkskins". A Place Under the Bateau Grief Without Words Jinot weeps through the night beside Franceway’s empty sleeping place, unable to return to ordinary life.

A Place Under the Bateau from "Barkskins". A Place Under the Bateau Grief Without Words Jinot weeps through the night beside Franceway’s empty sleeping place, unable to return to ordinary life.

A Place Under the Bateau Grief Without Words Jinot weeps through the night beside Franceway’s empty sleeping place, unable to return to ordinary life. Work as Anodyne He turns to chopping and river work, carrying grief into every later camp.

A Songbook Kept A Songbook Kept from "Barkskins". A Songbook Kept Memory in Objects Jinot keeps Franceway’s small songbook alongside Beatrix’s toy horse, preserving two kinds of tenderness.

A Songbook Kept from "Barkskins". A Songbook Kept Memory in Objects Jinot keeps Franceway’s small songbook alongside Beatrix’s toy horse, preserving two kinds of tenderness.

A Songbook Kept Memory in Objects Jinot keeps Franceway’s small songbook alongside Beatrix’s toy horse, preserving two kinds of tenderness. A Private Archive The objects connect his lost childhood, lost friendships, and difficult family life.

A Voice Recalled A Voice Recalled from "Barkskins". A Voice Recalled The Friend in Memory As fever takes Jinot in New Zealand, he calls for Franceway, showing how deeply the loss remains within him.

A Voice Recalled from "Barkskins". A Voice Recalled The Friend in Memory As fever takes Jinot in New Zealand, he calls for Franceway, showing how deeply the loss remains within him.

A Voice Recalled The Friend in Memory As fever takes Jinot in New Zealand, he calls for Franceway, showing how deeply the loss remains within him. The Dead Return The remembered voice becomes one final link to the life and identity he left behind.

Jinot’s first season in Marchand’s camp

During their first spring drive together

The night after Franceway’s death

After Beatrix’s death, years later

Near the end of Jinot’s life