In Hemingway's "A Train Trip" and Strayed's "Wild" the narrators feel somewhat differently about their journeys. In Hemingway's "A Train Trip", the narrator feels hesitant but bittersweet about his journey away from his home to Canada. He explains that his father "looked all around" just as he had done, taking in the scenery of the soon to be former residency. "I dont want to go either," his father uttered as they sat upon the roof, further explaining that he doesn't know why they have to leave. On the other hand, in Strayed's "Wild", the narrator has a purpose to his adventure, unlike those in "A Train