The Wanderer is in a constant state of longing and sadness, while Sir Gawain is determined and optimistic. The Wanderer spends much of his time in self-pity, lamenting his exiled state and finding everything that is wrong with the world. On the other hand, Sir Gawain is resolved to positivity despite his dire straits. Although Sir Gawain remains motivated, he experiences many of the same feelings as the wanderer when he is on his journey. “He had no friend but his horse in the forests and hills, no man on his march to commune with but God,” (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 38, lines 695-696). Sir Gawain tends to see his situation as a glass half full, while the Wanderer sees it as half empty. “Time and again at the day’s dawning I must