Art was an important word in Sam Patch’s dictionary. It was the ruling word …show more content…
Patch’s Fourth of July jump at Clinton Bridge is an example of a time he used jumping to prove his worth and make a statement. He jumped to confront Timothy Crane, an entrepreneur who turned a forest into a community park. This jump proved Sam’s worth that he wasn't afraid of anyone and that he “called up a world in which things completely done established a democracy of respect among the doers” (pg. 96) His plan was to distract the crowd from the opening day of the park because he did not agree with the fact that the park was mainly for rich people. Jumping was Sam’s way of telling Timothy Crane