Jason's Gold Analysis
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Literary essay
Risks are Important to Getting Things in Life
William G. T. once said that “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are for.” This shows up in Jason’s Gold by Will Hobbs when Jason leaves his hard earned life in New York, and travels across the nation up to the Klondike to find his brothers and gold. He finds that his brothers already are up in the Klondike, but still ignores the possibility of staying home in favor of taking the dangerous journey up there. As he travels, he winds up trapped in a cabin for the winter, barely survives, and soon after quickly leaves the cabin, and reaches the shores of Dawson City, where he finds his brothers have created a saw mill instead of a gold mine. …show more content…
Jason is traveling down the river when he stops to kill a Moose. The moose turns out to be stronger than most, making it dangerous. While tracking the moose, he is attacked by it, however wakes up in a cabin with a man who says”when I came, the moose was an instant before putting you full of holes..” (128). As you can see, Jason was almost killed, however, it still pays off when he is given a cabin for the winter, and he helped kill the moose, so his rescuer gives part of it. Also, the man who rescued him claims “‘I’ve seen turn Steamboats to matchsticks’”(130) in the freezing water that occurs in the river. After this, he stays in the cabin and survives the winter, then make it up to Dawson city, where he finds his brothers, and not gold, but a better way of making money In conclusion, this evidence clearly demonstrates that a theme in Jason's Gold by Will Hobbs is that sometimes risks are necessary. The author demonstrates by using internal dialogue, dialogue, and imagery to show Jason’s risks, and how they payed off. This shows how everyone needs to take a few risks in their lives. Sometimes things are not always easy to get. This is seen when Jason is trying to find gold and find his family. This shows that sometimes you need to put things on the line to get to a better
Ferruolo
C block
Literary essay
Risks are Important to Getting Things in Life
William G. T. once said that “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are for.” This shows up in Jason’s Gold by Will Hobbs when Jason leaves his hard earned life in New York, and travels across the nation up to the Klondike to find his brothers and gold. He finds that his brothers already are up in the Klondike, but still ignores the possibility of staying home in favor of taking the dangerous journey up there. As he travels, he winds up trapped in a cabin for the winter, barely survives, and soon after quickly leaves the cabin, and reaches the shores of Dawson City, where he finds his brothers have created a saw mill instead of a gold mine. …show more content…
Jason is traveling down the river when he stops to kill a Moose. The moose turns out to be stronger than most, making it dangerous. While tracking the moose, he is attacked by it, however wakes up in a cabin with a man who says”when I came, the moose was an instant before putting you full of holes..” (128). As you can see, Jason was almost killed, however, it still pays off when he is given a cabin for the winter, and he helped kill the moose, so his rescuer gives part of it. Also, the man who rescued him claims “‘I’ve seen turn Steamboats to matchsticks’”(130) in the freezing water that occurs in the river. After this, he stays in the cabin and survives the winter, then make it up to Dawson city, where he finds his brothers, and not gold, but a better way of making money In conclusion, this evidence clearly demonstrates that a theme in Jason's Gold by Will Hobbs is that sometimes risks are necessary. The author demonstrates by using internal dialogue, dialogue, and imagery to show Jason’s risks, and how they payed off. This shows how everyone needs to take a few risks in their lives. Sometimes things are not always easy to get. This is seen when Jason is trying to find gold and find his family. This shows that sometimes you need to put things on the line to get to a better