The Mojave is a big desert and a frightening one. It's as though nature tested a man for endurance and constancy to prove whether he was good enough to get to California.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The Mojave Desert is depicted as a harsh test of human endurance required to reach California.
- In plain terms
- Crossing the Mojave is like nature testing if you are strong enough for California.
- What can you take from it?
- Harsh environments test human endurance before reaching goals.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What tests reveal strength?
- Why do we cross deserts?
Another view
This view romanticizes the struggle of migration.
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