Book report post #2 Descibe the Character 2

At the end of the book, Jason has changed a lot. He was trying to catch up to his brothers, when a moose trampled him. He was forced to stay the winter in a small cabin alone with his dog. He has barely enough food for himself. He realizes that all he wants is to be with his family. He is overcome with a wave of perseverance to make it through the winter.

One day he wakes up to shouts outside his cabin. Eight men come into the cabin with a boy whose leg is severely frostbitten. The men decide to amputate it. Then they left the boy, Charlie, behind so that they could move on. Jason had to decide whether to take the boy in or not. With barely enough food, Jason didn’t want to because he wanted to survive to see his brothers. However, because of his kind heart, he takes Charlie in, feeds him, and takes care of him. Would you take a boy in if it meant risking your life to save his?

Charlie turns out to be a great friend to Jason. Jason changes his style of wanting to be lonely, and is now very grateful to have someone there. Jason’s new goal is to find his brothers, and to get Charlie to see his mother in Chicago.

Jason is different from others in that he never gives up. Even when living is a burden, he sticks with it. Other people have just given up. Jason once found two men frozen solid in a cabin because they lost the will to live. Charlie has a lot of will too. He had to re-learn how to walk and stand, which seems easy to us. Charlie proves that he can help by cutting firewood for Jason.

When winter is finally over, and the river is flowing again, Jason and Charlie paddle full speed to Dawson city. As soon as they get there, Jason searches for his brothers. He doesn’t even try to find any gold. It took him almost a year, and many near-death experiences, to realize that the money is worthless. It’s his family that's the real gold.


If you had the choice, would you rather look for gold after all your work, or forget it all to see your loved ones? Would you go on a long trip today if there was news of gold in an area way up north? Which would you rather have, a billion dollars, or a loving family?