Answer: I think that in the beginning, when his problems at home first surfaced, Heat-Moon was in a sense simply running away from his problems. I think the only way he knew how to deal with them was to run away. However, once he was on this journey I think he started to realize that his trip was allowing him to cope and learn how to deal with his problems. Many of the main themes in the book represent ways in which Heat-Moon can deal with his problems back home. The idea of change that is represented by Fritz, "...we all have to choose either the new ways or the Hopi way...A lot of us try to find the nest in both places" (183). Fritz helped Heat-Moon realize that change wasn't a bad thing and to welcome it. The idea of isolation and being "alone" was represented by Alice and the fact that you have to be able to be by yourself before you can be around others. Alice made Heat-Moon realize that he must know who he is as a person before he can know how to deal with his problems at home. So, I believe that Heat-Moon's journey did begin as a way to run away from his problems, but i think it ended as a way to learn about how to deal with them.
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