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    much in such a short period of time they found their way back to each other. It was a beautiful love story cut short by the tragedy of death. They both faced many hardships during the war but both seem to find people that help along the way. Cold Mountain has its ups and down and offer some sources of comic relief in the form of the character Ruby and with some of its scenes with Strobod and Pangle. I think that these characters made the movie way better. They offered funny moments that helped to

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    n the novel Cold Mountain written by Charles Frazier there is a lot that's going on in this book. But there is important things and topics I can discuss as I've been reading. I have come across many questions that need answers and I hope that I can get them answer in discussions or by the time I finish reading this novel. While reading this book I often find myself re-reading a page all the time just because I feel that I might miss something important and of course I do, it usually would take

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    Hardships on Cold Mountain    The events one goes through in his or her life often shapes the person he or she becomes.  The challenges faced early in life work to strengthen one’s personality and enable them to live and flourish. In the novel Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier the reader learns about the many obstacles Ruby has had to face while growing up.  These hardships added to the person that she became and made her strong enough to face the obstacles that come later in life.  In being

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    At this moment in the story, after approximately four years of being gone at war Inman finally finds his way back to Ada in Cold Mountain. When Inman made it back to Ada he looked very different due to his battle wounds and shortage of food. Ada did not recognize him when she first saw him, until she later realized it was him. Ada brought Inman in and allowed him to stay with them and provided food for him. Though her friend Ruby who was living with her did not feel the same way about Inman. It

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    The Cold Mountain Massacre Nothing moved except the boy’s hand, but he was just a boy, he was not fast enough. Inman caught the boy reaching for his gun. Inman reached for his own Lemats and reached for the trigger but he was too slow. The bullet ripped through Inman’s shoulder, leaving a gaping hole. Ada and Ruby heard the shots in the far distance and ran towards them. They ran as fast as their bodies would allow them. - “Inman!”, Ada shouted over and over. Ada approached the clearing and saw

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    an integral role that is significant to the reader's overall interpretation of the book. Some characters may be defined as ¨morally ambiguous¨, and therefore behave in a way that makes the reader unable to distinguish them as good or evil. In Cold Mountain, written by Charles Frazier, two stories are told of a man, named Inman, journey to rekindle his relationship with

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    people, specifically women, to remain more focused on his goal; however, avoiding contact with others would result in Inman not only going crazy but also he would also miss out on the insight and help he got from the women he met. In the book Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier, women have an important role in guiding Inman in his quest to get to Ada. Since the vast majority of women did not fight in the Civil War, Inman often encountered women in his journey. Although the women Inman met in his journey

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    People might argue that “Cold Mountain” and “The Odyssey” don’t carry anything alike, but maybe they don’t understand the Two stories. Similarities from “Cold Mountain” and “The Odyssey” would be the Heroism, same destination, and both have many challenges. These two novels had other similarities, but these were the broad ones. The First similarity would be the both main characters which show heroism. for example In “The Odyssey” Odysseus one of the great warriors of

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    The similarities between Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier, and The Odyssey, by Homer, are numerous, almost too many to count, but not quite. However, this is not surprising considering that, in my opinion, Cold Mountain is a modern day (or as modern as a civil war-era book can get) interpretation of The Odyssey. Regardless of this, the same can be said for the opposite. The differences are also numerous, and there are just as many of them as there are similarities. The simplest Similarity

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    The journey of Odysseus from The Odyssey and Inman from Cold Mountain are very similar to each other. The top ways they are similar is in the ultimate destination both protagonists have in their journey, the motivations that help them, and the challenges both characters face. To begin with, The Odyssey and Cold Mountain have many similarities. The first and main similarity is that both characters, Odysseus and Inman, share the same ultimate destination. Home. Both protagonist in the stories

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