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I believe the theme of the story, "A Mountain Journey", is the fact that humans have the ability to make correct and incorrect choices, which come with certain benefits and consequences depending on which is chosen. This story, however, focused on the consequences of making incorrect choices, explained through the main character, Dave Conroy's experience as a fur trapper, traveling alone through an isolated forest in the winter, and the decisions Dave Conroy makes, which end up costing him his life. The first decision which led Dave into trouble, was when he had decided to ski on the frozen river; fully contious of the fact that he could quite easily fall through the surface and into the freezing cold water, which would most likely cause him to get hypothermia. Not very surprisingly, Dave fell through the ice. This led him to make his second mistake, which was to continue on his way through the forest and mountains in the freezing cold weather, after he had fallen in the river - which caused his body temperature to decrease rapidly and made it unable to become warm again. Conroy is searching for a cabin, which he believes is where he will find safety. He has so much faith in the fact that he will find the cabin, that he makes the decision not to stop and camp, but to keep going on his way to safety. He has unknowingly made his fatal decision.. because when he finally arrives at the place where he thought the cabin would be, he finds that it is completely burned down. There is nothing left for him to do. He gets too tired to keep going, so he stops. The cold is too much for him to take, and that is where his life comes to an end. The overall message and theme of the story is how your own decisions can affect yourself, and your own life, and how the wrong decisions come with consequences.