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By: Cheryl Strayed

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Wild gives the author's (Cheryl Strayed's)  personal story of how she hiked over 1,100 miles of the Pacific Coast Trail in a journey of self discovery, and while the book follows her journey continuously throughout it we get flashbacks of Cheryl's prior life and she progresses.

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Cheryl Strayed - narrator, main character, saves herself through a self journey after realizing nothing is more important than life
Barbara (Bobbi) - Cheryl's mother, dies of lung cancer, she is very cheerful and sincere even after death, teaches Cheryl the importance of life
Paul - Cheryl's ex-husband, cares about her even after divorce, he tries to help her but eventually they separate but remain very good friends
Eddie - Barbara's husband and Cheryl's step-father, cares for Barbara but once she dies his care and kindness leave and he abandons Cheryl and other children of Barbara
Joe - Cheryl's lover, lived together for a bit, has a drug addiction and got Cheryl hooked too, he gets Cheryl pregnant at one point but forces her to have an abortion and basically destroys her life
Lisa - Cheryl's best friend in Portland, continuously supports her and sends her letters and parcels to her through her journey to remain good friends
Leif - Cheryl's brother, very selfish, but after Barbara's death he begins to gain a closer relationship with Cheryl

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The two main reasons/motivation for Cheryl to want to go on this tremendous journey was the death of her mother and the recent divorce with her husband who she had been married to for her six years.

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"How wild it was, to let it be.'
This quote is expressing her emotions about the true wilderness and in my opinion is a symbol for her and how she needs to run wild and free on her own for a bit to truly find herself.

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I personally recommend this novel due to the self reliance, in that you can trust this reader because she knows what she is talking about sense she has lived it and for me seeing someone else struggle and persevere to become a better person in the end gives me hope. I truly could not have picked a better novel to read and I have enjoyed reading it so much.

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The book was written in 2012 but set in 1995 when Cheryl Strayed hiked the Pacific Coast Trail. It was set to just follow her throughout her journey so no particular setting except the trail and when we see her flashbacks the places in her memory.