The first reason why I think faith is a strong theme is because the dogs had to have faith in Paulsen and he had to have faith in the dogs. The dogs had to count on Paulsen for food when running. Paulsen had to count on the dogs when running the Iditarod. This supports why I think faith is a strong theme because both Paulsen and the dogs had to count on each other.
Another reason why I think faith is a strong theme is because Paulsen had to have faith in himself. Paulsen had to believe
in himself to run the Iditarod. This supports why I think faith is a strong theme because if Paulsen didn’t believe in himself he wouldn’t have ran the Iditarod.
My last reason why I think faith is a strong theme is because Paulsen’s wife had to have faith in him. When Paulsen was just about to finish the race he turned around and told himself that he couldn’t do it, but his wife called his name because she knew Paulsen could finish the race. This supports why I think faith is a strong theme because if Paulsen’s wife didn’t call his name or even bother coming he probably would of never finished the race.
In the story “Woodsong” a strong theme would be faith because the dogs had to have faith in Paulsen and he had to have faith in the dogs, Paulsen had to have faith in himself, and Paulsen’s wife had to have faith in him. All three of these reasons support why I think faith is a strong theme.