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AB Guthrie’s big sky

The plot of the story takes place in the landscape of the mountains and the early days of the fur trade. During those days men left the comforts of their own homes to go west, trusting their instincts and the directions of the rivers.

From Missouri to Yellowstone and through the caldera of geysers where the serpent’s birth begins to wind its way into the Teton mountain ranges, it was the beaver that attracted them, but it became something else that held them back, something that is still there. .

Guthrie’s “Big Sky” is not just a story of outcasts and renegades. It is a work that deserves brakes for its beautiful portrait of history. The book is about the wisdom that people used to have, the wisdom that one acquires through the need to survive where “nature favors no man” and every opportunity is valuable as you can only knock once on their door. It is about the emotions of jealousy, love, and friendship that occur at every step of the journey. It is a story about the passions of youth and the energy that fuels it. All these feelings are manifested without any restriction and survival, because each day is the only thing that really matters and everything that follows is secondary.

The protagonist of the story is Boone Claudill who leaves his home for the unknown land of the West after an altercation with his father. With a vague idea of ​​an uncle who had also gone to the West a long time ago, she decides to leave with the vague hope of finding him. The character has no idea of ​​the difficulty that awaits him on his journey into the unknown.

As she sets out on her search, she meets another man who becomes her trusted friend, until an unexpected tragedy occurs. As we read the book, we see him go from being a clumsy person who lacks confidence to a mentally strong mountaineer who flies towards his destination. On his way he meets a beautiful girl whom he recognizes from his childhood, his is in love and madly in love with her. For me, the big sky is storytelling at its best and honesty, a love story with unspoiled nature and the first travelers.