The Iceberg Hermit

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The book entitled “The Iceberg Hermit” is about a leading character, Allan. This was written by Arthur Roth. This is about a story of Allan who is a living survivor of a wrecked ship and how he is to continue surviving without any signs of rescue. Summary In the beginning, there named a young man, Allan. He is smart, brave, loving, and someone who they may say an extrovert type of person. He is an outgoing person and very companionable. He has a girlfriend back home and she’s the reason why he worked in the Anne Forbes. Allan already had a job before but he thinks that his salary wouldn’t be enough for them and now entered a job he really is interested in. In the Anne Forbes, he thinks that this will be the perfect work for him though it’s also a risk for his life because it really takes hard work for him to do his job. …show more content…

Their ship crashed in an iceberg and all of his fellowmen died except him. This was the time he was very confused of what to do knowing that he’s the only one left. He made a way to survive and throughout his experience, he met a polar bear which he named Nancy. She is Allan’s companion throughout his stay in the arctic place. She became a reason of his joy and she also gave him a reason to live and continue to not give up even the situation gets harder the longer he gets staying there. One day, they found tracks of Eskimos which may lead them to be rescued from this devastating situation. In the end, they found a way to meet these Eskimos and they lived with them there for 2 years. These people also gave way for Allan to reach help and to escape this

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