There is an irony to your question because the sighting of the Alaskan Brooks Range means two things to Julie/Miyax: escape and danger. These seem to be two opposites (hence the irony). Allow me to explain.
Why does the sighting of the Alaskan Brooks Range mean escape to Julie? Julie is desperate to escape an arranged marriage to a mentally ill man named Daniel who has just tried to rape her. Whether or not he...
There is an irony to your question because the sighting of the Alaskan Brooks Range means two things to Julie/Miyax: escape and danger. These seem to be two opposites (hence the irony). Allow me to explain.
Why does the sighting of the Alaskan Brooks Range mean escape to Julie? Julie is desperate to escape an arranged marriage to a mentally ill man named Daniel who has just tried to rape her. Whether or not he succeeded is open to debate. Regardless, Julie would rather try her luck in the Alaskan wilderness than deal with Daniel day by day. When Julie sees the Alaskan Brooks Range in the distance, she knows she will be able to escape because this range is the entrance to the North Slope, the well-known and vast wilderness of Alaska.
Why does the sighting of the Alaskan Brooks Range mean danger to Julie? Julie is human and, therefore, not designed to easily survive in such a vast wilderness, especially during the harsh Alaskan winter (which is approaching). It is when Julie becomes lost in the Brooks Range (and unable to find the way to San Francisco) that she realizes she must find a way to survive.
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