Are people bonded together after a terrifying experience they have gone through together? Howie and Laura were marooned, stripped naked and left stranded on Goat Island by their camp mates. Not wanting to return to the camp they left the island and went on a journey to return to their parents. This journey was mostly about growing a friendship between Howie and Laura. People can remain close friends after a frightening experience they have gone through, one example of this is Howie and Laura.There are 2 point of views to this subject, some people believe they can remain close friends others believe there friendship was temporary and only based on the situation they were in. Howie and Laura were stranded on an island and after they got off …show more content…
When Howie had woken up when Laura and him just swam of the island ¨He was shaking with cold, and he wondered if they were going to die.¨(pg 20) What the author is saying here is Howie was very cold and he was even wondering if they were going to die. Howie and Laura were left naked and stranded on the island and they had to swim to the beach shore. This event must have left, Howie and Laura traumatized. Since, Howie and Laura went through this disturbing experience, together they are now bonded together and this shocking occurrence has built up great trust between Howie and Laura. Now some might argue that Howie and Laura are not bonded together, the extreme circumstances they were in just made it seem like that. But the argument that Howie and Laura are bonded together is still true. The key point is When Howie and Laura were first left on the island naked they thought that they were going to die, so they had to work together to get off the island. This event created a great bond because they were in a life or death situation where both of them could have been in great danger. For example, when they had to get off the island Laura could not swim so she was in danger but this event brought Howie and Laura …show more content…
When Howie and Laura had just resolved their fight Howie said ,¨I had this idea that just you and me could live together in the woods, it might sound weird¨ and then Laura said ¨It does sound weird… it's nice to think about though.¨ (pg 183) The authors point is that Howie and Laura have developed a great trust between each other. Howie even thought of an idea that they could live together in the woods just the two of them and Laura agreed. This shows that they trust each other enough to be away from civilization and they trust each other with their lives because living in the woods is risky because one of them could get sick, they can run out of money, food and other necessary materials to remain healthy. So, this shows that Howie and Laura trust each other with their lives and this trust is going to help Howie and Laura maintain a strong friendship for many years. Of course, it is possible to disagree with the view that Howie and Laura have developed a trust between each other that will help them maintain a strong relationship and instead argue that Howie and Laura were confused because of the events they had encountered and they had no real trust. However the weight of the evidence is on the other side. What must be remembered is that Howie and Laura were talking about