I think it's about a formerly happy, active person who's life is breaking down. They feel like they're having to give up and accept they're never getting better. They're never going to be the person they had hoped they'd become. In the end, they retreat away from everyone they care about, covering up what's going on with platitudes, while slowly becoming more and more distant.
In the beginning, wilderness has connotations of adventure, mystery, and fun. In the end, it's been replaced by something distant, cold, and unknowable.
I think it's about a formerly happy, active person who's life is breaking down. They feel like they're having to give up and accept they're never getting better. They're never going to be the person they had hoped they'd become. In the end, they retreat away from everyone they care about, covering up what's going on with platitudes, while slowly becoming more and more distant.
In the beginning, wilderness has connotations of adventure, mystery, and fun. In the end, it's been replaced by something distant, cold, and unknowable.