According to Robert Louis Stevenson's description about his journey, I might view the American West as a place full of confusions. It could be viewed in both positive and negative way. The train was moving slowly. It was the reason why Stevenson could get bored very easy. He saw the same view everyday, an empty sky, an empty land, the line of the railway stretched from horizon to horizon, and the green plain field everywhere. Along the transcontinental railroad, there are few settlements(wooden cabins), animal(buffalo) grazing, and nothing more. He even felt as the train is the only thing alive and moving in the paralyzed world. For the city, it was full of pirates, ruffians, and broken people who were gambling, drinking, and quarreling. Sadly,
