Wild

by

Cheryl Strayed

Greg Character Analysis

A hiker on the PCT who is a friend and source of inspiration and motivation to Cheryl. The two of them journey together to bypass the Sierras after Kennedy Meadows, but lose track of one another after getting back on the trail. Cheryl later learns from other hikers that Greg has quit hiking the PCT halfway through—a fact which saddens her.

Greg Quotes in Wild

The Wild quotes below are all either spoken by Greg or refer to Greg. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Loss and Grief Theme Icon
).
Chapter 7 Quotes

[My pack] was still the biggest pack of the bunch—hiking solo, I had to carry things that those who hiked in pairs could divvy up, and I didn’t have the ultralight confidence or skills that Greg did—but in comparison to how my pack had been before Albert helped me purge it, it was so light I felt I could leap into the air.

Related Characters: Cheryl Strayed (speaker), Greg, Albert
Related Symbols: Monster
Page Number: 108
Explanation and Analysis:
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Greg Quotes in Wild

The Wild quotes below are all either spoken by Greg or refer to Greg. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Loss and Grief Theme Icon
).
Chapter 7 Quotes

[My pack] was still the biggest pack of the bunch—hiking solo, I had to carry things that those who hiked in pairs could divvy up, and I didn’t have the ultralight confidence or skills that Greg did—but in comparison to how my pack had been before Albert helped me purge it, it was so light I felt I could leap into the air.

Related Characters: Cheryl Strayed (speaker), Greg, Albert
Related Symbols: Monster
Page Number: 108
Explanation and Analysis: