October 4, 2015 - 20:51
My initial reaction to Wild was really wanting to know the point or reason behind the hike/what Strayed learned from the hike or lack thereof. Although she says it has to do with the death of her mother, the specifics behind her reasoning is still unknown, or I still haven't figured it out or read about it yet (I'm currently on page 50). The backstory of Strayed's mother's death makes me really anxious about why Strayed made her decision to hike the PTC and what she will or will not learn from it. I am also intrigued by Strayed's backstory because of the complicated family dynamics, especially between Strayed and her mother. Strayed seems to mirror a lot of her mother in her own adult life, and I wonder if that cyclical nature is important to the story. I also wonder how Strayed's relationship with her siblings will progress in the book.