A+Mountain+Journey+Character+Sketch

In the story "A Mountain Journey" the main character has several traits that get in his way of survival. These traits are just three of many and include being stubborn, brave and adventorous, and irrational. While on his own, he falls into freezing water but because of his stubborness he is unwilling to change his plans and set up camp, this leads to his extremeties freezing and making it more difficult to survive. The traits of bravery and adventurousness are what led him into the wilderness in the first place, so if he had not been a trapper he would not have been out in the harsh winter weather. The last trait, which might have been brought on by hypothermia is that of being irrational. This is shown with each bad decision that he makes, after falling in the water. These three traits combined with the situation of being alone and out in the cold leads to his death.