Cole Mathews

Cole Mathews is a very violent individual. He gets in fights all the time and damages other kids body's. Instead of going to prison Cole decides to go to an island where the mythical Spirit Bear is supposed to live. During the stay on the island Cole is wounded by the animal. He changes his attitude greatly. At the beginning he doesn't care for any others bu towards the end he is kinder and helps other people. He also changed Gary's attitude towards him. Gary believed that Cole could changed but wasn't very fond of him. When Cole goes through his drastic change he is more friendly to the juvenile. The third change is that Peter, the one who Cole damaged permanently, starts to become friends with Cole. He starts to do things with Cole and trust him more as a person. The fire that burned in Cole's heart at the beginning of the book is no more.