Touching Spirit Bear # 2

I think one of the biggest themes in the book is never give up on yourself. Garvey keeps trying to help Cole over and over again until he finally succeeds. One of the big times he never give up and tries really hard is when he visits Cole every day and talks to him about going to the island instead of jail. Luckily Cole says yes. 

Also after Cole gets mauled by the Spirit Bear Garvey takes him back to the island because he believes that when Cole got mauled he changed. So off he and Cole go back to Spirit Bear Island. Because Garvey took Cole back to the island and Cole went back to the island shows that Garvey  and Cole trust, believe, and like each other. 

A big part of the book I thought was interesting was when Cole went to soak in a freezing cold pond and carried a big rock up a hill every morning. I think the theme for that is even though you might think something is stupid or dumb everything has a meaning. The meaning for soaking in the pond was to relax and clear his mind. The reason he carried the rock up the hill was when he got to the top he pushed the rock down the hill and thought of the rock being his anger rolling down the hill. 

One thing I didn’t think would happen is that Peter would come to the island with Cole. I think it was good for Cole and Peter to bond together on the island. One part that made me sad was close to the end when Peter started beating up Cole like Cole did to him in the beginning. That part of the book made me feel kind of bad for Cole because he wouldn’t hit back but he did do that to Peter in the beginning. 

The last theme I think is do what you think is right because Cole thought it was right for Peter to come to the island with him to try and change both of them. Luckily it worked over a long period of time. 

This was one of the best books I have ever read and I would recommend it to anyone and everyone.

Touching Spirit Bear

The main character in this book is fifteen years old and he is VIOLENT! His name is Cole. He gets into fights, steals from stores and swears a lot. He’s lanky with big knuckles. Whenever someone makes him angry or does something to him he wants (and gets) revenge. One day he bragged to his friends about stealing from a gas station, and a small kid named Peter ratted him out. Like I said before, he gets revenge. So after school that day he found Peter, cornered him, and started punching him in the face and smashing his head on the sidewalk.

Since that happened Cole has been locked in a cell at detention center so he wouldn’t hurt anyone else. Even after this Cole is still cocky and determined to get into fights and hurt people. While he’s in the detention center a man named Garvey comes to visit him. Every he comes in and gets to know Cole better. Then one day Garvey comes to the detention center and tells Cole that he can either go to jail for assaulting Peter, or he can join the circle of justice and live on a remote island for one year alone. Obviously Peter choses the island.

So Cole gets dropped of at the island and is so angry that he burns down his cabin and all of his supplies. Then a white figure come out of the woods and is a bear. Cole is so angry that he tries to kill it but instead of him killing the bear, the bear attacks him and breaks his ribs one of his arms, one of his legs and rips the skin off of his chest. While Cole is unable to move he realizes how lucky he is to be alive and how beautiful the world really is. Just before he blacks out Garvey arrives and brings him to the hospital.

After Peter gets mauled by the bear he tells everyone about the mystical Spirt Bear, but no one believes that it was a Spirit Bear that attacked him, they think it was just a normal ordinary bear.

That is a small summary of the main character and I suggest it to everyone who likes reading. It shows how easy our lives really are.