The Missionary Who Tried...

...to convert Inuk and Asiak to Christianity, while well-meaning and sincere in his efforts, was sadly misguided and mis-informed about Inuit ways, and was obviously a total beginner in his chosen profession. He could have at the most have been accompanied by a more experienced colleague who was knowledgeable in the Inuit culture (on the assumption that he was a member of a religious evangelical organization sent to the Arctic for that reason), or have brought along one of the already Westernized natives at the trading post to sort of break the ice (no pun intended)between him and Inuk, and explain his intentions in a way that the latter could relate to and comprehend. Of course, had this occurred then the plot would be greatly altered and the outcome would be vastly different to what we already know and seen. Just my thinking outside the box.