Explain how the author develops the theme over the course of "The Canoe Breaker."

Answer: The theme of the story is about trouble and difficulties that Indians had to go through and how they had to use their strength to save themselves.

Explanation:The story "The Canoe breaker" is a story written by Margaret Bemister. It is a story about the troubles, the difficulties that the people who belonged to the Indian tribe had to go through in their lives. How every moment people of this tribe had to fight for saving their lives and hiding themselves from their enemies that they do not get noticed by the enemies and do not killed. These people had to use their strength and abilities to save themselves from their enemies and to utilize these abilities to achieve great deeds and works for themselves.