The Revenant's Hugh Glass has more determination than he knows what to do with. After surviving a brutal bear attack that would send any other man packing to the pearly gates, Glass is betrayed by the two men who were charged with protecting him. But they messed with the wrong guy. It doesn't matter if Glass has to crawl hundreds of miles on his hands and knees. It doesn't matter if he has to rumble with a pack of wolves armed only with a few twigs and branches. It doesn't even matter if he has to brave the brutal Missouri River. If there's one thing that we can guarantee, it's that Glass won't stop until he's completed his unrelenting quest for revenge.
Questions About Perseverance
- How is Glass able to prevent himself from giving up?
- Is Glass persistent or just stubborn? Explain your answer.
- Should Glass's decision not to kill Fitzgerald at the end of the novel to be seen as a failure?
- Why does Ashley frame his desire to conquer the West in religious terms?