Louisa Wilcox a family friend had this to say about Timothy Treadwell, “Surviving on the edge of poverty, giving away all, his time, his soul and his photographs- for the purpose of keeping the wilderness wild.” (Willcox) This is how he loved to live. Each year with no delay, Timothy Treadwell escaped out to the Katmai National Park and Preserve on the Alaska Peninsula. His mindset was that the grizzly bears needed him to watch over them. He even broke laws doing what he loved, protecting the
Tom went on this hunt so he could shoot the bear in defense of Woodward’s sheep and in hope another wouldn’t come back and take more sheep. I think he did this more for himself because it was an open opportunity to get back to his roots. If he never went he never would have seen the bear, or realized he still had connections to the old life. He never would have noticed the stars nor had his memories of when his life was easy. Going to kill that bear was one of the best decisions he made.
The hitchhiker is actually twenty-four years old and claims to be named Alex and to come from South Dakota. Alex seems to be carrying a light load for someone planning to live off the land for a few months, as he says he will do in Denali National Park. As Alex elaborates on his plan, Gallien tries to make him change his mind. Gallien is certain that Alex is not prepared for life in the Alaskan outdoors. Gallien even offers to buy him some decent gear, but Alex refuses.
I was a little upset that Rahim Khan didn't tell Amir that he knew what happened to Hassan. He only said that "there is a way to be good again". I felt that the movie didn't properly portray Amir's guilt over this situation, especially since it was such an important aspect in his life - it shaped the man he became. Also, I felt Amir's time with Sohrab before heading back to America was too brief and too easy. In the novel, they really struggled with many things - the adoption process, Sohrab trusting Amir and most importantly, Sohrab's attempted suicide.
Chris believed that by going off on his own in the Alaskan wilderness he would change himself; finally know what his purpose was in life. From what Chris wrote in his journal, he implied that happiness comes from finding yourself, not by how many people you have a personal relationship with. Chris, who had renamed himself as “Alexander Super-tramp”, wrote in his journal “I didn’t really mind the absence of intimacy in my life, the lack of real human connection” (137). Writing this thought down in his journal, he had proven that human connection to him was nice, but not necessary. People need connections with others, but these connections are not always what brings them to their absolute highest level of happiness.
But,its impossible to decide that kind of thing without knowing him personally. I think Chris was definitely ignorant. While he was constantly thinking and had a lot of great ideas, he had a gap in his thinking. He underestimated Alaska and always thought that he could handle anything thrown at him. He didn't like being coach or receiving instruction.
Miserable and disconsolate, he wandered about among the many tents, only to find that one place was as cold as another. Here and there savage dogs rushed upon him, but he bristled his neck-hair and snarled (for he was learning fast), and they let him go his way unmolested.” (Pg. 16). His neighbor steals Buck when the judge isn't home and ships him to Canada for money. When Buck arrives in Canada and his body must adapt to the tough toil of the reins; and Buck will need more food than the other dogs.
‘Neither Paul nor Keller gets the life he expects.’ Is Maestro primarily a study of disappointment and loss? In Peter Goldsworthy “Maestro” there is the hard truth of reality that not all dreams come true but through this disappointment there is growth, happiness and learning. Eduard Keller had a life of success with a sudden loss that ruined him and caused him to escape, with this he found a new life, a new student and became happy with his achievements and relationship with Paul. Paul Crabbe doesn’t get to achieve what he aims to be but the journey and everything that happened to him during it changes him, his dream didn’t come true but who says he isn’t happy with the life he ends up with. Even though Paul and Keller do suffer disappointment they both need each other to strive through and reach their goals, their relationship drives each other and they
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Many scholars and critics complain that Mark Twain botches the ending of his novel. I think the ending is was consistent with the entire novel and is important the way it is. Huckleberry Finn (Huck) is actually poised and ready for change in this life and his progression was not destroyed as a result of the ending. As a reader I was able to see Huck go from an unsure boy to a confident young adult with a great sense of right and wrong. We are reminded again with the ending to remember that Huck is just a simple boy who just wants to go with the flow of whatever life brings.
They are bitter because the author didn’t say what he was required to say. The author improvised the speech with his own ideas and talents, yet the Brotherhood considers it to be improper. The deviation from the Brotherhood’s intelligence or scientific approach is the main cause of the internal conflict. Perhaps, the author just wants to be free, saying whatever he feels to be right and careless about following a standard. “I could glimpse the possibility of being more than a member of a race.” (308) The author has devoted himself to the betterment of his people, either by going to college/ accepting the white way of life or speaking in front of other people.