Humans have known death since birth, and it is an unavoidable part of our lives. We all know it is there, but it does not start to have an impact until it shows up at our door and snatches everyone we care about. We must then deal with the grief and depression that follows. This happens to the narrator's father, who died without a proper farewell. In T.J. Corrigan's "Hemi's Gift," the narrator demonstrates how Hemi's assistance provides warmth, familiarity, and closure.
There are racial stereotypes in the novel, which are common in New Zealand. It is also important to the narrator because she is ashamed of her race's stigma. The following quote exemplifies this: “Up front, a Pakeha couple turn around and look back at the noise he’s making, at me sitting behind him, then at each other in a "typical Maoris" sort of way. (…) "Now I’m associated with this crazy man just because we both have brown skin - naturally." According to this quote, New Zealanders are a divided people. Split between the Maori and Pakeha. Her ethnicity, the Maori, is looked down upon. They are the odd ones out, which is shown by Hemi being called the crazy man. She is automatically labelled as crazy because of her skin tone, implying that all Maori are considered crazy.
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