Review of California Joe

Towards the end of the book you begin to truly grasp how much mental and pysical strength this boy had. Many times in the book he was faced with daunting tasks such as participating in Indian skirmishes sometimes outnumbered fifty to one. Yet I am not sure if Joe was haunted from a childhood trauma or just really loved adventure and pushing his limits. The boy somehow always pulled through no matter how drastic his situation was. When Joe made his way West people began calling him California Joe for he became a "gold guide". I think this is ironic for Joe because all throughout the book he really had no interest in money. I believe his death was fitting for him, like Wild Bill, because both were assinated and usually men like that not only meet their deaths violently but accept their violent deaths without fear.