WEEKLY REPORT

Novel No: 3 Copyright Year: 2002 Number of Pages: 252

Author: Michael Punke Publisher: Picador Date: 1 December 2021
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1. TITLE : The Revenant

2. SETTING : 1823-1824, fort brazeu, fort talbot, grand river
3. MAIN CHARACTER & CHARACTERIZATION :
 Hugh Glass : Strong, brave, caring, persistent, loyal
 John Fitzgerald : Egoist, rude, greedy
4. PLOT :
 Rocky Mountain fur company was attacked by the arikara tribe and the company
retreated. After that, they gained support from the U.S army along with 400 sioux
warriors and attack arikara tribe but ended up with failure. Despite the failure, the
company sends out a group led by Captain Henry to continue trapping.
 The group arrived beside Grand River, they huddled up with no fire to keep them warm.
Sudenly, Glass hears a gunshot and he notices that Anderson aiming his rifle toward the
shot but Glass knocked it out as Anderson fires, keeping the bullet slamming into
Bridger. Everyone worries that the Arikara may have heard the commotion and they
prepare for guard duty.
 Glass is ahead of the group following deer tracks but suddenly he see a bear and shot it.
The group hear the shot and run to it only to find Glass’s body in a sorry state and
Captain Henry orders to built stretcher so they can carry Glass along with them.
 After a failed attempt to bring Glass with a strecther, Captain Henry offers to pay 2 men
to stay with Glass while he dies. Fitzgerald and Jim Bridger volunteer.
 Bridger tries to help Glass but intimidated by Fitzgerald. After a few days, Fitzgerald
notices a group of Arikara warriors and decides to leave and taking Glass’s gun and
supply followed by Bridger.
 Glass wake up and angry because Fitzgerald and Badger leave him. He crawl toward Fort
Brazeu and survives by eating small animals and plants and able to regain his strength.
When Glass wants to hunt buffalo, he sees 8 wolfs and swings a torch to make the wolf
leave.
 After Glass regain his strength, he comes across a destroyed Arikara village and finds and
old blind woman. He makes her a meal but she dies the next morning. The next morning,
Glass approaced by a group of Sioux warriors and their leader brings Glass to a medicine
man to heal Glass’s infected wound. The leader then escorts Glass to Fort Brazeu.
 At Fort Brazeu, Glass meets Kiowa Brazeu. Kiowa introduces him to a group of voyageurs
and suggests that Glass accompany them north. On the way to the north, the group
killed by Arikara warriors and Glass is forced to travel alone to Fort Union.
 When Glass arrived at Fort Union, the fort is empty because Fitzgerald and the group
left. Before leaving Fort Union, Fitzgerald lie to the group that Glass is dead and he
burried Glass under rocks and mark the grave with a cross.
 Glass quickly realized where Henry and his group headed and he follows the group to
Yellowstone. Meanwhile, Henry’s group stopping for supplies at Fort Talbot and
Fitzgerald realizes that the man he saw on the river was Glass.
 Glass hears a cannon explosions and decides to go to Fort Miguel. He bursts into the
bunkhouse and find the whole crew gathered but he can’t find Fitzgerald. Instead, he
see Bridger and beat him down. Glass grabs his knife and about to stab Bridger but he
stop because Bridger didn’t resist. After calming down, he learns that Fitzgerald had
stolen pelts from the group and headed to Fort atkinson because he joined the army.
 Glass headed to Fort Atkinson. He meet with another group and continue his journey
with them. On the way to Fort atkinson, Glass’s group attacked by Arikara warriors and
all his companion died. Eventually he arrived at Fort Atkinson.
 At Fort Atkinson, Glass learns that Fitzgerald has joined the army which means that he’ll
have to take his claim to the military court rather than settle it with pistol, but he
decided to shoot Fitzgerald in the shoulder.
 Glass is thrown into jail and he’s bailed out by Kiowa. Kiowa tell Glass to embrace his life
rather than waste it by going after fitzgerald again. Glass finally accept Kiowa suggestion.
5. WHAT HAPPENS IN THE END?
 Glass is thrown into jail and he’s bailed out by Kiowa. Kiowa tell Glass to embrace his life
rather than waste it by going after fitzgerald again. Glass finally accept Kiowa suggestion.
6. WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THIS STORY TO BE READ? WHY OR WHY NOT?
 Yes, this story is very interesting. At the beginning of the story, the main character was
in the brink of death and betrayed by his comrade. He seeks for revenge and through all
the trouble to achieve his revenge. In the end of the story, the main character didn’t get
his revenge and accept his friend suggestion to embrace his life rather than waste it by
revenge.