Gilbert believes Eustace to be the last American man for various reasons. I think mainly because he is this “Man of Destiny”, which is what he calls himself. Gilbert sees all these things he has done and could define him as this man of many accomplishments and goals he has achieved.
At an early age of 17, he hiked the Appalachian Mountains. He also road a horse across the country, kayaked across Alaska, and makes his own food, clothes, and housing while living in the woods. I think Gilbert look a little on his background, like how he was brought up, what his parents are like and how he has overcame the various mistreatments of his father. Eustace is from a suburban area in South Carolina and liked nature from the time he was really young. His mother seemed to be caring and backed up his desire to be this nature kind of guy; however, his father was like the exact opposite. Mr. Conway believed that what Eustace took in as knowledge was useless. His father did not basically like the idea of Eustace being this nature guy. Being that Eustace (Eustace Conway IV) is a fourth generation of Eustace Conway’s, his father wants him to be just like him or at least a bit like him, sort of like a mini-me.
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I honestly think Gilbert is in love with Eustace or something. She must be because if somebody said they were the "Man of Destiny", I don't know if I would've taken them seriously. I think the main reason why Gilbert thinks he is the American man is because he meets the "requirements" to being American in the past when men used to go out to the wilderness. Whereas, now everyone moves toward the metropolitan area. In the book, there are many examples of Eustace interacting with the wild animals--if you call that "interacting"... Also, Gilbert tells the story of how Eustace lived out in the wild. I think he's a very interesting man.
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