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.