The world is fast changing; good thing for Birdseye is that he was born in Brooklyn, a third largest and fast growing city in US at that time. Since the end of 19 century, it was the time of the second industrial revolution, many things are invented; I think this kind of context is a component of success for Birdseye. Society is usually important for human, many people want to be a prominent lawyer or work on Wall Street, but still Birdseye was interested in things his peers doesn't care about just as what he did when he was a kid. He has own dream, keeps it and never change because of someone else. That's the point I admire him.
From the book, I can see how Birdseye was fascinated by science. Although he had to dropped out from college because of the financial problem, he still have passion and joined in the US Biological Survey. As a adventurer, he always keep his innovative spirit alive. He could work on Wall Street, be a lawyer and had a comfortable life in the city during all of his life. But he didn't, he went west where was an undeveloped rims, he went to Labrador where is a frozen land. Birdseye was a colorful character, inventions were just a part of achievements in his all life, as he said, he was a bank director, a president of companies, a fisherman, an author...
Birdseye has enough courage and curiosity. If ask me, would I do what his did; I will say no. My dream is not to be an inventor and I'm not as intensely interested in science as him, I won't go to place such as Labrador and also I can't leave my family alone. But one thing same is that I will also keep my dream in heart and strive for it.
