Whitney Sitton Williams AP Language August 20, 2011 Cold Mountain and Into the Wild Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier, and Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, tell tales of three people trying to survive the harsh conditions of nature. The two main characters in Cold Mountain, Inman and Ada, are destined to be together, but they need to endure hard circumstances to find each other. The main character in Into the Wild, Chris McCandless, is a young man who is trying to find himself in nature, but struggles with keeping himself alive. In Cold Mountain, Inman’s dream is to leave the military for good to find his previous love Ada, hoping that she will feel the same way and rekindle their love. Ada’s dream is to be able to live off the land that her father, who has passed, gave her.
When you read Emerson’s Nature you can feel how perfect he sees things. “He writes things like In the woods we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life”. Then in The Ministers Black Veil it’s like he sees all nature as a scary thing. He states that when he runs outside everything is covered so it’s like he doesn’t see nature for its true beauty.
* The conversation between Ann and John, based on short conversation, there is tension and conflict. Ann doesn’t like to be alone but John feels that there is a need and duty to take care of his father. Ann, as an individual does not like being alone but she said she should be used to it. She wants companionship. * Rime = light frost * “She shivered, but did not turn.
Knight Levi advances into the forest. The silent winds rattled the trees. Shivering and scared, Knight Levi dismounts. Howling is heard in the distance and seems to be getting closer. Knight Levi draws his sword but seems not ready to fight.
Reading this book you will find out that Laura and her family went through many hardships and adventures (good and bad). Some of the hardships they faced were (wild animals including bears and wolves, cold harsh winters, and dry hot summers). Laura and her family also had many good times and adventures. During the maple syrup season they would make maple candy, which was a real treat for pioneer children. During the holidays relatives would come from afar, which was also a real treat because there were no neighbors who lived near them.
Brian was not dying in the woods but he did not appreciate it and loved the woods enough to be happy with how he had to live when he was stranded. Brian was happy when they rescued him. Muir in the other hand loved the wild. He even went to Alaska on an expedition. Gifford Pinchot, a conservationist and first Chief of the Forest Service has a different idea of the wild and nature.
I believe that the reason he alienated himself is to not get hurt, be in a conflict, go through change or have the pain of losing someone. In the novel he talks about losing his brother and I think that is what triggered him to stay in a “safe distance” from the people around him. Also, before his date with Sally he decided to take a walk throughout the Natural History Museum. He described how he liked how everything stayed the same. This shows how he does not know how to deal with conflict, confusion, and change.
In the story “Hunters in the Snow,” three men, Tub, Kenny, and Frank, are going on a hunting trip. Tub is waiting for Frank and Kenny to pick him up. He had been waiting for an hour in the falling snow Tobias Wolf sets up a good example of setting by telling the reader about how cold it is out on the street. Whenever Kenny and Frank finally show up, they almost run Tub down with their truck. The driver, who turns out to be Kenny, thinks it is really funny while Tub does not quite agree.
This year’s retreat was especially crucial for the main character and her uncle who were both going through challenging times. Wilderness was used as an outlet to cope with her divorce and her uncle’s ill health; during the retreat, she comforts him, “I am sorry that you have Parkinson’s” (Sinor, 2008, p. 52). This was the perfect opportunity to offer her condolences because they were alone, away from distractions and at peace with themselves. In wilderness, they were able to overlook their troubles and enjoy the beauty of nature that connected them. In Edward’s
A Hearts Journey “From beasts we scorn as soulless, In forest, field and den, The cry goes up to witness, The soullessness of men” is a poem written by M. Frida Huntley that when read winded and fueled my passion to peruse a life where I would be able to preserve nature and the elements that encompass it. I will never claim to be a “hippie,” I do not participate in connotations associated with its stereotype. However, I enjoy partaking in projects and research in conservation available with-in Alberta and Western British Columbia. I have always had an interest of the natural world; my interest sparked starting when I was a young child. Growing up my family relocated to the city where my interest in the natural world diminished and it was not until a visit back to my hometown that my vision for my future became clear.