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A true survivor can only depend on himself. The novel is a story about four characters each with different views on surviving. Every man in the world can relate to one of the three secondary characters in the novel . Men can relate to Lewis Medlock for his pri ....

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.... Even though these characters posses many of the same traits, their main differences are in their ability to survive life. They also have different views on life. Lewis sees life as a game that you must constantly challenge if you are to survive. Drew sees life as a struggle that should never be challenged. Then there is Bobby who sees life as something he does not have to worry about because their will always be someone their to help him through it. All three of these characters possess traits that can be identified in every man. First there is Lewis, a middle aged man that is at the prime of his life, and fears nothing. He is the strongest cha ....