The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge Chapter 7: September 2, 1823 – Morning Quotes
The Revenant: A Novel of Revenge Chapter 7: September 2, 1823 – Morning Quotes
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Quote 4
The source of Hugh's fascination lay not in the abstract representation of places, but rather in the places themselves, and above all the vast masses marked terra incognita. (1.7.17)
As a youngster, Hugh Glass becomes totally obsessed with cartography. As it happens, however, this interest doesn't derive from the act of actually making maps—it's rooted in the mysterious places those maps depict.
Quote 5
Glass had come to view the sea, which he once embraced as synonymous with freedom, as no more than the confining parameters of small ships. (1.7.57)
Glass first tries to scratch his exploration itch by becoming a sailor. And sure, that works for a while, but the experience quickly becomes claustrophobic. So if Glass can't find adventure on the sea, and Bridger can't find it on the Mississippi, then where can they find it?
Quote 6
The men knew little about Texas, but Glass found himself suddenly exhilarated, about to embark without compass into the interior of the continent. (1.7.68)
Only somebody like Glass would be enthused about being abandoned in the middle of a Texas desert, but we wouldn't have it any other way. After all, he's found exactly what he's been searching for his entire life: an uncharted place where he can make his own way, free of all constraints.