"But all this—the mysterious, far-reaching hair-line trail, the absence of sun from the sky, the tremendous cold, and the strangeness and weirdness of it all—made no impression on the man"
This quote shows the man's feelings in the beginning of the story. He wasn't nervous, and he was sure that he would succeeding getting where he wanted to go. The man doesn't worry about the warnings that other people gave him. This quote outlines his character throughout the story. He has the feeling that nothing can hurt him because he doesn't respect nature. He thinks that it does not have enough power to hurt him.
"'You were right, old hoss; you were right,' the man mumbled to the old-timer of Sulphur Creek."
This quote is important because the man realizes here that he was wrong. The man's point of view throughout the whole story was that he was stronger than nature and smarter than the people telling him otherwise. This is what led the man to his death. Once he realizes that he was wrong, he knows he will die and there is no way to get out of it. The shift in the man's feelings throughout the story shows the readers that being too cocky will not only lead to your death, but you will also be remembered as stupid or arrogant.
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