Cari Heinz- Post 1

As we have heard from the previous blogs Katz has truely had some realy internal struggles through the last 25 years. never the less he still feels close to Bryson. This is why Katz takes up Brysons offer to join him on the trail. Not only because Bryson needs a partner, but i think it's because Katz really feels the need to be close to someone. Katz has gone through so much with his addictions and now all he needs is a real friend, Bryson allows for that needed connection and Katz see's him as someone he was close to back when Katz was clean of all his dramas. Katz is a very good friend, and Bryson even more for not turning his back on Katz even though he knew that with Katz in such poor shape physicaly and mentally Bryson could not hike the trail to the way he wanted. As we see in chapter 4, having to slow down and wait for Katz must have been extremely annoying. Bryson wanted to get through the trial, and to normal eyes people would view Katz as a nusance, but this was his friend he was with.