Dynamo

Samuel

By: Elias Dorsey

Authors Note: This piece is about how Samuel is a dynamic character and also this is describing his mentality and his journey.

  In the book “Woods Runner” by Gary Paulsen, A young boy named Samuel embarks on a quest to get his family back from the intruders that took them from his village. He must get his family back before it’s too late. Samuel is a very dynamic character. Samuel is fresh into his teens, being 13, when he goes on a hunting trip which ends in disaster when he comes back to his slaughtered village, burned down with everyone mutilated. Samuel has a musket and he’s barefoot with brown hair. He holds a musket throughout the story. To him, his musket is a tool of revenge.

He is emotionally stable and knows how to handle a situation. Even when he comes upon the ruins of his own house he conceals his emotions. He is proactive and knows what to do and when to do it. He also is a very intelligent human and he is very confident in his belief that he will find his parents and get them out of there. His rage is a blazing fire, waiting to spread, and unleash its destructive power to anything obstructing its forward path to his parents.

  Throughout the story so far, Samuel has yet to come across his parents he ever so dearly loves. After seeing what seems like forever, he finally stumbles upon what seems to be a group of prisoners that look like they have been to the end of the world and back... By being dragged by their faces. It seemed like they were okay though (Not Really).

At one point in the book he took a tomahawk to the face.  I am pretty dang sure that, he's been doing pretty great for TAKING A TOMAHAWK TO HIS FACE. Thwack! It knocked him out cold. He was unconscious for three days as if he were a bear in hibernation. A burly bear being treated by a bewildered man for a bad, but bandaged, wound.

In conclusion Samuel is a very dynamic character. He came from being a thirteen year old who was very dependent on his parents and now, he is independent and brave. Strong enough to embark on a journey to get his parents back. Bullheaded because he doesn’t care what’s in his way because he will demolish it. He has come a long way and he still has a long way to go.