Answer:
the author
Explanation:
naive, not quite confident of his own identity, judges a book by its cover, doesn't always stay true to himself, really loves fishing, is willing to do almost anything for a girl he likes. As an older person, seems to have learned from the lesson and is grateful for what it has taught him. (Be able to give SPECIFIC examples of any characteristic you list for him.
She would rather her and her children spend eternity with each other than be in the hands of evil people
In 1848, one day a man named James Wilson Marshal was digging until he found something shining, gold! Marshal wasn't even looking for gold. In fact, he was preparing to build a sawmill near a river until he found his new shocking discovery. When the word got out that he found some gold, people headed west hoping to find some gold and get rich. (I only did the top paragraph, do you need the second?)