Clarfication

    A passage I think is important in the story "Touching Spirit Bear" is, the passage where Cole had been mauled by a bear, which ended up helping him be more successful. By this I mean, after he was mauled, he saw things in a different way like, the spirit bear was just defending himself; and about  the baby sparrows, Cole thought he should have been the one to die not them.
    Also something else that showed a step towards success for Cole was when is when he decided to sell all of his belongings that were needed to afford food and supplies. Cole had to sell his sports gear, dirt bike, snowmobile, and lots of other things to stay on the island to finish his sentence. He  didn't have to sell his things, he could have just chosen to go to jail, but he had something he wanted to prove to everyone; that he could change.
    The last passage I thought would affect Cole's success was the fact that he beat Peter and had to be sentenced to a place to serve time for committing a criminal and violent act. Because Cole has a criminal record, it will be hard for him to find a job, get a car, or basically anything. All of these things have to do with Cole being successful because, it is teaching him to be a more responsible, respectful, and gentle person.