On self-relience

Well I read a little of the story at first while I was reading the story I was kinda confused but then I started to get more into the story and saw some words I didnt understand so what I did is wrote some of the word I didnt understand and wrote down the definition of each word I didnt understan but I feel like the story was a little intersting. What I liked about the story is that the story have adives for you it tells you to be your self and that cuttlers have a life of its own.