In his travel journal, Blue Highways, William Least Heat Moon takes a journey to various destinations of unknown value. His tour of American roads is characterized by the pattern of a journey that follows a circle. The circular journey of Least Heat Moon is both literal and spiritual. His travels span the country and he brings together history and personality from every corner of America. Most importantly, Least Heat Moon sets out to fully explore and find herself. He provides the audience with a simple explanation for the circular nature of his journey as "following a circle would provide a goal - to return - where following a line would not" (Least Heat Moon 3). Immediately, the reader is confronted with William Least Heat Moon's goal of finding himself and discovering the wisdom of others. Before her journey began, Least Heat Moon experienced two significant life-changing events. First, the author was abandoned by his wife after nine months of separation. Then, due to declining enrollment, he lost his job teaching English at the Universi...