What is the theme in Dogsong by Gary Paulsen?

Western Religion is another theme in this book. Western religion is represented in the novel by the pictures of Jesus which hang on the walls of Russel's home. Jesus is not a part of the Eskimo Old Way and as such, Russel has a hard time identifying with his father's attachment to something so foreign. Russel knows within himself that the Jesus his father worships is part of the Outside. His father's reliance on non-Eskimo teachings is confusing to Russel but he does not judge his father for believing in Jesus.