The Grizzly Man

The discussion in class was very interesting because I could see both sides to the "is he crazy question" and the difference from the boundaries that most people have between humans and animals versus the grizzlyman's boundaries, which were really none at all, instead he did live in an ideal world where there was fluidity between humans and animals.
Although I do think that the grizzlyman is misunderstood in that, who are we (we being the everyday people in society living in houses, driving cars, etc.) to judge a man who was quite skilled and knowledgeable about the wilderness and in particular grizzly bears. Unless any of us has gone out for 13 summers, with no gun, just to be "one" with the animals, we have no idea what "bonding" could happen there. I gained this perspective after observing the foxes who showed a friendship between the grizzlyman and themselves. We are not in a position to judge.
I also enjoyed Bridget's point about the grizzlyman having some rational as far as the danger of the grizzly bears, but he also would fall into this child-like state in which the grizzlyman would forget the different cognitive levels humans have from animals and would begin treating the animals like humans and almost try to play with the animals. At these moments, is when I would question the grizzlyman's mental stability.
One last point, is how the cave drawings, even way back when they were drawn, still showed respect and a clear boundary for the animals.