So far in my book, My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George, Sam Gribley has ran into the wild, to avoid his family. He had to acquire survival skills because he was alone in the wild and he didn’t have anything to help him. He takes a cab to the wild. When Sam left for the wild he only had $40, a penknife, a ball of cord, and an ax. He could only take essentials and the clothes on his back. Sam soon ventured his way to the Catskill mountains where his great grandfather had a farm where he lived for most of his life. Sam soon realizes that no matter how much easier his life would be in the farm, he has to build a treehouse otherwise people might take him back to where he belongs. Sam believes that he is happier in the wild than in …show more content…
One of his strong traits is climbing. He spends all day climbing mountains to scrounge for food. Climbing mountains without the proper equipment is very dangerous especially when you’re doing it alone when there’s nobody around for miles. Another trait he exhibits is fishing skills. He inherited this trait from the lonesome old man who he came upon on his journey to his grandfather’s farm. He showed him how to hunt game, fish, and make a basic shelter. Which helped him in the long run. Sam and frightful are the two most important characters in the story. A difference between the two is that Sam’s main provider for meat is frightful. He depends on her, without her he would have a less likelihood of survival and he might’ve already died. Frightful depends on Sam for companionship. Overall they both need each other on the end. Sam is terrified of being sent away from frightful and to have frightful sent to a sanctuary. They both look out for each other and are each other’s best …show more content…
It was magic. Out of dead tinder and grass and sticks came a live warm light. It cracked and snapped and smoked and filled the woods with brightness. It lighted the trees and made them warm and friendly. It stood tall and bright and held back the night.” It explains his survival and just a glimpse of how he faces situations and develops along with the plot. It shows hoe Sam see nature in its most glorious form. He loves being in nature even when it gives him nothing torture. Sam really enjoys being one with nature and most importantly