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Badluck Way Analysis
The book Badluck Way by Bryce Andrews is a story about a young man searching for his place in life and finds not only himself but a love for wildlife and wilderness on a ranch in Montana. On this ranch he experiences nature, first hand. All throughout the book his attitude toward the ranch and its work changes, along with his attitude toward wolves. He also explains how he has found happiness at the ranch and he also include short stories preceding the chapters.

I interpret Andrews quote: “I was living at the center of my heart’s geography.”, as to say he was finally living the dream or idealistic situation he had been chasing/imagining for years. Right before he stated this quote, he says “It occurred to me that I had achieved a rare thing”

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