Wild

by

Cheryl Strayed

The Sandy-Haired Man Character Analysis

A creepy bow hunter whom Cheryl meets in the woods. While Cheryl helps him and his friend purify water from a lake, he begins hitting on her—and even after they part ways, he returns to her campground to harass her some more. The sandy-haired man’s friend talks him into leaving Cheryl alone, but Cheryl is spooked, for the first time, at the idea of being a woman alone in the woods after her interaction with this man.
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The Sandy-Haired Man Character Timeline in Wild

The timeline below shows where the character The Sandy-Haired Man appears in Wild. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 17: Into a Primal Gear
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...stops to make camp near a pond. Two bow hunters—men in their thirties, one with sandy hair and one with red hair—soon approach her and ask if she has any water to... (full context)
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...can drink some water. As the three of them wait for the tablets to work, the sandy-haired man asks Cheryl probing questions about what she’s doing out in the wilderness all alone, fixated... (full context)
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...spot for camping further on. She decides to stay, but as she begins fixing dinner, the sandy-haired man reappears and accuses her of trying to “trick” him and his friend. He makes more... (full context)