Character Analysis: The Only Girl In The Woods

Wild, Tribute to the American Feminism Cheryl Strayed the author of Wild immerse the readers in an intense journey throughout the Pacific Crest Trail, from southern California to Oregon. Hiking alone in the dangerous wilderness without any knowledge about the matter and often surrounded most of the time only by men, Cheryl becomes powerful and aware of the perception of her femininity as well as the power and the danger that comes with being a woman. “The Only Girl in the Woods” (Strayed 111), she is called, effectively as a compliment but certainly with a high girly connotation. The theme feminism overflows in the novel, where Strayed never lets her gender inhibit her ability, and keeps up with the men the whole way. In the present time, it is easy to see the evolution of the female abilities and capabilities. However, it is still impossible the acknowledgment of/to see women being …show more content…
In Wild, Cheryl is off base hiking solo without a male role model. Unfortunately, some people could think that Cheryl’s mission is destined to fail because she is acts like a woman, and in order to succeed Cheryl should be like/as a man; accustomed to endure harsh circumstances. This type of discrimination is because a man backing, leading and making the decisions is absent in the Cheryl’s journey picture. In spite of the situation, the girl is determined to prevail by herself facing the odd difficulties. However, Deborah Spar from the magazine Newsweek in her article “American Women Have it Wrong” proposes as a solution to the lack of women recognition. Spar states, “We must instead forge partnerships with those