Both the books Blood Trail by C.J. Box and Custer’s Fall by David Humphreys Miller are books that show that a lot of overconfidence can lead to your death of you or your reputation in general. Both Custer from Custer’s Fall and the killer from Blood Trail are fantastic representations of how overconfidence in yourself and how you approach what you do can sometimes lead to your death. Overconfidence can almost certainly lead to your demise, whether its your death or just the demise of your reputation. A fantastic example of this is the killer in Blood Trail by C.J. Box (In case people haven't read the book and don't want it ruined I wont be using the killers actual name.) the killer is incredibly confident in himself and what he is doing and
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At that time a loss to Native Americans on the Great Plains would have been massive news. “Even today, most Americans are familiar with the fact that our army once went down to devastating defeat at the hands of wild indians. Beyond that, …show more content…
In Blood Trail the killer has come back to the crime scene of where he mutilated and hung the body of the hunter that he had killed the night before as the police and Joe Pickett walk upon the scene. “Here’s what I know: Those who disparage me are ignorant. Those who damage me will pay. and a human head is pretty heavy.” (Box 38). From just this statement alone you can tell that this killer is firmly confident in what he is doing and that he is going to be able to get away with basically any killing he wants because he thinks that he has outwitted the police. Not only that but also the fact that he had mutilated the body then returned to the scene of the crime to watch the officers reactions is a drastic showing of how confident he really is in himself. The overconfidence is also very prevalent when Custer gets word from his Crow scouts had killed a couple of Sioux warriors. “ Custer was uncertain as to how many hostiles lay hidden behind the ridge, and it seemed unlikely a mere handful would have the audacity to challenge him.” (Miller 127). This was just another sign at how Custer felt about the Natives he was facing. Not only did he believe that none of them had the audacity to face his “unbeatable” power and army but he completely underestimated how many of the Indians he is
At that time a loss to Native Americans on the Great Plains would have been massive news. “Even today, most Americans are familiar with the fact that our army once went down to devastating defeat at the hands of wild indians. Beyond that, …show more content…
In Blood Trail the killer has come back to the crime scene of where he mutilated and hung the body of the hunter that he had killed the night before as the police and Joe Pickett walk upon the scene. “Here’s what I know: Those who disparage me are ignorant. Those who damage me will pay. and a human head is pretty heavy.” (Box 38). From just this statement alone you can tell that this killer is firmly confident in what he is doing and that he is going to be able to get away with basically any killing he wants because he thinks that he has outwitted the police. Not only that but also the fact that he had mutilated the body then returned to the scene of the crime to watch the officers reactions is a drastic showing of how confident he really is in himself. The overconfidence is also very prevalent when Custer gets word from his Crow scouts had killed a couple of Sioux warriors. “ Custer was uncertain as to how many hostiles lay hidden behind the ridge, and it seemed unlikely a mere handful would have the audacity to challenge him.” (Miller 127). This was just another sign at how Custer felt about the Natives he was facing. Not only did he believe that none of them had the audacity to face his “unbeatable” power and army but he completely underestimated how many of the Indians he is