Ch 9

What is it that defines an American Man? An American Man should be strong and have the characteristics of a frontiersman. Eustace definitely fits the position for an American Man, he was raised by living off the land, hunting his own kill, and being knowledgeable about the wilderness. Eustace’s views on nature and life would be peculiar in the life we live in today. He believed that people should live in nature, and survive naturally from their knowledge about the wilderness. He also has a strong personality that can be hard to interpret. Girls also like Eustace and he is somewhat a player because he gets with a numerous amount at one point in the book. The bad thing is since he is so weird he cant sustain a relationship.

Ch 8

The apprentices don’t like Eustace because he is so demanding a picky. Eustace was also very impatient which made it hard for people to learn from him. Many of the apprentices leave Eustace because they believe that they wont make it with this controlling type of man. I would definitely not want to work for Eustace, he is too demanding for a leader. I would leave with the apprentices probably and tell Eustace that he need to learn to cooperate with people.

Ch 7

Eustace wants to ride his horse across the country would be a test for him and a challenge to prove his father. He also wanted to build a better relationship with Judson his brother. Eustace goes through a few incidents on this trip. One of them is when Eustace met Peter Rabbit the mule. The mule made Eustace mad by not making good decisions. Eustace then practically kicked the $h1t out of him, and made him listen to him. This shows that Eustace has a personal connection with animals and he treats them as if they were something we could connect with because of his bond with nature, and animals.

CH6

In chapter 6 Eustace is getting exhausted of running Turtle Island. He wants to buy more land so the land around him doesn’t get polluted. He wants the Cabell Gragg land, which he has to buy through David Kaplan. When Eustace almost loses the land he does whatever he can to save it. The purchasing of the land somewhat changed Eustace. He became a normal person instead of being very impatient.

TLAM 1

• What does actually starting Turtle Island do to Eustace? What does it allow him to do?
The founding and creation of Turtle Island gives Eustace a chance to live the lifestyle that he really wants to live. Eustace has a hard time to purchase the island at first because he doesn’t have the sufficient amount needed. He then proposes his father who he hadn’t spoke to in a long time for a loan. Eustace works hard to pay off his loan. He wanted to keep making the island better so he kept on asking his father for more money. During the growth of the Island Eustace also feels the need of a girlfriend. Eustace then meets Valerie, who was raised as an outdoors girl by her parents. The only problem about building a relationship at this time of Eustace’s’ life is that he doesn’t have much time to spare. He is busy with the development of the camp, and delivering speeches.

Lindas Freedom

In the year we live in now our society and world still contains racism and discrimination. In America African-Americans are minorities, and racist seem them to be not equal to Caucasians. African-Americans are not just the only minorities; some people also look down foreigners or immigrants. These stereotypes are why people see others as inferior. People that live in America should all have the same rights as others.

Linda's Freedom

Linda finally gains her freedom when Mrs. Bruce purchases her for $300. After she is purchased she is offered the chance to still live with Mrs. Bruce. Linda serves Mrs. Bruce as being her daughter’s nurse. Linda has mixed emotions after she is purchased in order to be freed. She felt bad because she had to be bought to be free which makes her still feel like she is being sold as an item. Linda came to the north expecting that it would be free, but actually the north has more discrimination. Linda’s grandmother also dies, but she finds out that Linda gets freed before she dies.

Linda's escape towards freedom

Linda is planning her escape towards freedom a.k.a. the North. She takes a boat and a train to go north. On the boat she is worried because the captain is white. She found it hard to trust him because her masters had been white. As time progresses she realizes that he cares for her because he is trying to help her. When Linda was in Philadelphia she couldn’t buy a ticket for 1st class, as she wanted. Instead she had to sit in the 3rd class. This shows her that there is still problems and discrimination that arise in the north. She finds a job, and she got to see her children free in the north.