rris’s. Sidonie, just as Dr. Powell twenty-five years prior, hated the West. Through all the animosity, Dr. Powell’s changes surface several specific details. Dr. Powell’s negative tone depletes by the end of the story. He refrains from his ‘contemptuous’ attitude of the West, and learns what all individuals should learn. Firstly, one needs not to escape their past, but to resolve the former issue. Lastly, one can love a place for reasons different from others....