As cole is inches towards the spirit bear, he stops, looks around, and becomes aware that nobody is watching him and he could easily back away in chapter 7
The bear does not run away as he had expected. Cole found courage in the bear's stillness and was felt drawn to it.
The force that makes Cole continue approaching the Spirit Bear is his anger. “A lifetime of hurt, a life of proving himself, a lifetime of anger controlled his muscles now.”. Also he was angered because the bear did not move except to face Cole. “Cole found courage in the Spirit Bear’s stillness. It must be scared. Why else would it just stand there instead of attacking? Cole felt his smoldering anger ignite.”.
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