Ever since he was a child, Milo Thatch believed in Atlantis. He dedicates his life to the study and discovery of it, no matter who tells him it’s just a legend. When presented the Shepard’s Journal: a book of Atlantean history, language, and culture, Milo is ecstatic. The man who gives it to him, Preston Whitmore, says the book is gibberish and is most likely worthless. Milo responds with, “I've spent my whole life studying dead languages. It's not gibberish to me. If this were a fake, I would know. I will stake everything I own, everything that I believe in... that this is the genuine Shepherd's Journal.” (Trousdale). Milo dedicating his life to something he enjoys and remaining persistent in his endeavors is an example of an idea
