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.