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  2. The Indian commands Omri to give him food, and so Omri tiptoes to the refrigerator and retrieves morsels of food and soda. After his meal, the Indian is shocked to discover that...

  3. For his birthday, Omri receives two notable presents: a plastic Indian figure from his friend Patrick and a metal cupboard from Gillion. Because the cupboard has a lock but no key, Omri’s mother suggests looking through her box of keys. There, Omri discovers a key that fits the cupboard.

  4. Character Analysis. Symbols & Motifs. Important Quotes. Essay Topics. Summary and Study Guide. Overview. Published in 1980, the fantasy novel The Indian in the Cupboard tells the story of a small cabinet that converts a boy’s plastic toy figures into real, if tiny, people, and the misadventures the boy and his best friend have with those visitors.

  5. Compared to his friend Patrick, Omri shows uncommon maturity with regard to the cupboards magical properties. At the end of the novel, he even relinquishes the magical key to his mother to mitigate the potential of abusing its power. Omri’s story teaches readers that compassion and respect are hard to achieve but much more satisfying than ...

  6. On Omri's ninth birthday, his best friend Patrick gives him the disappointing gift of a small plastic Indian figurine. Omri also receives a white metal medicine cupboard from his brother. The only key in the house that fits the cupboard's lock is the key to Omri's great-grandmother's jewellery box.

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