Mai Ness
Post #4
Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the IditarodGary Paulsen
Pages Read: 256/256
In the book that I chose, there are a lot of obstacles that the main character, Gary Paulsen has to overcome. Most conflict types are Man vs. Nature because the main character is racing in Alaska during Wintertime, when it is extremely cold and dangerous. The first obstacle is that he comes to the Iditarod race and he figures out just a week before they start the race that he doesn't have enough equipment for the dogs to keep them running for the fifteen to twenty day race.The next conflicts, he encounters while he is already in the race, like the extreme weather conditions and such. He overcame these obstacles by borrowing some equipment, and also teaming up and making friends with other mushers (yes, that's what they call the racers in the Iditarod) in order to keep sane and alive. The last and most saddening conflict is what he comes across after the race. Since he did not win the Iditarod this year, he wanted to race again. Although he wanted to race, and he thought he was in a good condition, turns out he had a heart disease and could not race again. Sadly, this is how the book ends, although I was hoping for a happy ending. If I were in these situations, I would do the same as Paulsen, since I see no better way to try to minimize the conflict any different manner.
Quote: (this is where makes friends with other mushers) "To share the doughnuts and that way and help us all get going, headed in the right direction. Just an all-around nice person, and I felt grateful that he was with us" (Paulsen 210).
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