The Goal

The Goal Gandhi once said “Traveling along the route, the pilgrim will meet richer experiences from day to day so that he may have a glimpse of the beauty he is destined to become”(qtd, in Attenborough 79, 81). Through the help of a menagerie of characters, Frazier’s “pilgrim”, Inman of Cold Mountain, reaches his final goal, not just the physical goal of Cold Mountain and Ada, but also the mental goal of recapturing his pre-war …showed first 75 words of 898 total…

…showed last 75 words of 898 total…food, don’t get shot, and get home to Ada. The Goat Lady came at a crucial time in his journey. He was getting closer to home, but needs reassuring that home is where he desires to be. If it hadn’t been for the Goat Lady, Inman’s pilgrimage would have ended before he saw the beauty he was destined to embrace, the beauty of a life with Ada at home in Cold Mountain