A+Mountain+Journey-+Character+Sketch

"That tree, like a strong and lonely woman, called to his weary body to stop. But two hours of daylight remained and he went on." Dave Conroy, a trapper working in Alberta in the late nineteenth century, may not be the smartest man on earth, but he is certainly very determined. A little too determined, maybe? After falling into an icy river, with soaked gloves and boots, one would think he would stop to rest. At this point, Dave Conroy's optimism and perseverance turns to arrogance and foolishness. "Conroy was too weak to rise beneath the pack." Yet he he doesn't stop, he stubbornly puts aside his aching bodies' wishes and continues his dangerous journey, ultimately causing his death. All these traits are very important to the outcome of the story: perhaps without such stubborn determination, he would have gotten out of the mountains alive.

An interesting approach. Good use of quotes. 5/6