Hugh Glass In The Revenant

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The Rise and Fall of Hugh Glass in The Revenant In The Revenant, the climax is the bear attack scene where Hugh Glass is nearly mauled to death by a bear. Before that, he is part of a crew of frontiersman that is exploring America and, one day, his crew is ambushed by Native-Americans. Luckily, Glass and a small group of men escaped the massacre. Glass takes control of his group and with little resources, he sets out on a hunt near where their crew pitched their camp. He is surprised by a bear attack and is quickly demoted from a high leadership position to the crew’s biggest liability. His men carried him for him for weeks until winter came and the elements over powered their loyalty. The men knew that they could not keep on going with him so they split into two groups. One was to go for help and the other was to take care of him. In reality, the three men that stayed with Glass included a selfish and greedy tradesman, Glass’s half Indian son and a young, naive man. John Fitzgerald quickly grew impatient with glass and fooled Jim Bridger into abandoning …show more content…

nature, man vs. self, and man vs. man. I have previously established that the man vs nature conflicts are greater than the man vs. man conflicts but less than man vs self conflicts. Now, I argue, that man vs. self conflict is also greater than man vs. man too. For example, John Fitzgerald can attack Glass or Glass’s son, Hawk, but these conflicts do not compare to the battles that goes on in Glass’s mind. I argue, that the man vs. nature conflict between Glass and the bear, the man vs. man conflicts between Glass and Fitzgerald, and the man vs. nature conflicts between Glass and the elements did not mark the end Hugh Glass. He overcame these conflicts with his unbreakable mindset of dedication, discipline, and his concrete will to survive, despite what was put between him and his goal of seeking revenge for his son’s

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