In Cold Mountain‚ Charles Frazier describes the epic journey home of wounded Confederate soldier Inman from Petersburg to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Inman’s physical voyage home is paralleled by the mental journey made by his sweetheart‚ Ada‚ in her transformation from city girl’ into mountain woman’. The story is woven around the experiences of Inman and Ada trying to rebuild their lives from the desperation and disaster of the war‚ all the while trying to find a way to see each other again--whilst
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Cold Mountain is not only a love story‚ but also a great American tribute to the everlasting side effects the war had on its soldiers. Although the novel doesn’t tell a true story‚ it represents much more than just a quick read that happens to have a historic background. Like any other author‚ Charles Frazier uses the undertones and downfalls of a country divided in two to portray the lasting consequences both sides will eventually face. The story is told in the two main character’s points of
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Civil War; Inman is critically wounded due to the fact that he is a confederate soldier during this time. After about ten years Inman finally decides to go back home to Cold Mountain. Inman wrote a letter to his dearly beloved Ada‚ saying that he will return soon so that they can talk about future plans with each other and also discuss the present and the past with each other‚ like all the hardships and trials each individually had to overcome in order to finally be with each other. Inman escapes out
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the journey home made by Odysseus‚ a Trojan war hero‚ who seeks his wife Penelope. Similar in plot‚ though written only four years ago‚ Cold Mountain is a romantic saga which depicts the travels of Inman‚ a Confederate soldier‚ at his attempt to reunite with his love Ada. Homer ’s The Odyssey and Charles Frazier ’s Cold Mountain tell of the struggles faced by the man and woman of each novel ’s relationship. Although these works are written thousands of years apart‚ both incorporate one man ’s effort
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Cold Mountain‚ written by Charles Frazier‚ is a historical fiction novel written in 1977. Charles Frazier writes about the grand journey of a troubled Confederate soldier on his way to the Blue Ridge Mountains. However‚ Inman‚ the soldier‚ is not alone in his journey. Although separated by distance‚ Inman’s life long lover‚ Ada‚ is experiencing a mental journey while transitioning from an urban lifestyle to a now Blue Ridge Mountain girl. Cold Mountain has taken warfare‚ love‚ freedom‚ and self-knowledge
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Cold Mountain Quote Analysis 1 “Well‚ Inman said. You’re mighty calm. Especially for a man that most would say has taken the little end of the horn all his life. The blind man said‚ It might have been worse had I ever been given a glimpse of the world and then lost it. (Frazier 5)” During the course of the conversation between Inman and the blind man their two personalities and views towards life foil each other. While the blind man has grown accustom to his blindness and blames nobody for
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reawakens him to the world. Throughout the novel‚ Siddhartha travels to find spiritual meanings in his life as he deals with the Samanas‚ Gotama Buddha‚ the Kamala and the ferryman. From different events that happen to him physically and mentally‚ Siddhartha realizes what he is set out to do. After his father tells Siddhartha that he may join the Samanas if he wishes‚ Siddhartha searches for the three stages on his journey to enlightenment that are the stage of the mind‚ the stage of the flesh‚ and
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a Crow Inman remembers a moment in history class when he threw his hat out of the window. The hat was caught by the wind and landed at the edge of the field‚ where it looked like a crow’s shadow. After the teacher threatened him with a whipping‚ Inman walked out of the room and never returned. This memory foreshadows Inman’s intent to walk away from the carnage of the war. The crow symbolizes Inman’s independence by throwing his hat out of the window and then leaving to get it. Inman is in search
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Cold Mountain: The Civil War The Civil War was a four year armed conflict between northern and southern sections of the United States. The Civil War cost more American lives than any other war in history. There were bout 3 million people who fought in the beginning of the Civil War and about 600‚000 people’s lives were lost at the end of the war. What began for many as a romantic adventure soon became a heartbreaking bitter struggle between the two parts of a divided country. This‚ however
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ritual of baptism was embed into the core ceremonies an individual goes through. While they vary drastically from complete submergence to a few droplets on the face‚ the water cleanses their soul. With a pure soul‚ they may continue on their spiritual journey. While I am not a religious man‚ the power of water on my soul was apparent. A varsity swimmer‚ countless paddle trips with my Boy Scout troop‚ even playing in our flooded yard as a child‚ water encompassed who I was. My natural infatuation
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