Into the Wild‚ by acclaimed journalist‚ Jon Kraukaur‚ tells the harrowing narrative of a young idealist‚ Christopher McCandless‚ and his ultimately tragic trek into the wilds of Alaska. McCandless‚ having since become a household name and inspiration to many young adventurers‚ was himself‚ inspired by the Naturalist writings of Jack London‚ the Transcendentalist philosophy of Henry David Thoreau and the Realist tenants of Leo Tolstoy. Truly great figures have had a similar effect on others and even
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Is geography nothing more than a physical location? And‚ in the case of Christopher McCandless and Gerald Broflofski‚ can changing your identity be as easy as changing your zip code? I do not believe that to be the case. In fact‚ I find the opposite to be true. It is one’s experiences and morals that makes a person who they are. Location‚ ultimately‚ is just a backdrop. As a young man‚ Christopher McCandless is raised in an upper-middle class family in a metropolitan area on the East Coast. He
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answers‚ including page numbers where you found the information. 1. Briefly describe McCandless. 2. How do the quotes at the beginning of each chapter contribute to the narrative? 3. How do the maps help the reader? 4. Who is Jim Gallien and how is he important to McCandless’ journey? 5. When Gallien drops McCandless off at the head of the Stampede Trail‚ what supplies does McCandless have with him? 6. What is McCandless’ real full name? What name does he go by while on the road? 7. Describe in detail
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L.A. Story: Rhetorical Analysis Alec Waugh‚ a British novelist once said‚ “you can fall in love at first sight with a place as with a person”. A place can have so much character to not only make a person fall in love at first sight‚ but to keep that person entranced by love for the place. The city one might picture is Paris the city of love or the islands of Hawaii. However‚ this city is not the typical city that comes to mind. It is the city with busy streets and beautiful people‚ Los Angeles
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Transplanted to the road”; highlighting the persona’s shock that there must be sacrifice of individuality in return for acceptance. Similarly‚ in Into the Wild‚ the protagonist Christopher McCandless distances himself from society‚ being unable to handle the pressure from his parents. The close-up shot of McCandless’ burning ID cards is symbolic of his rejection of the tangible world‚ and highlights his shifting identity as he searches for belonging. During his journey he befriends a multitude of people
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by Jon Krakauer. This book captures the journey of a man named Christopher McCandless who shuns himself from society to find his childhood passion and relive it. He leaves his family behind‚ changes his name‚ and becomes a person who only lives for his passion --- and himself. Krakauer shows the understanding that passion and longing of youth ends when someone reaches adulthood‚ forced to face reality. However‚ McCandless brings his passion back into his life as he longs for adventure: to lose himself
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truck driver stops for a hitchhiker who introduces himself as Alex (though his real name is Christopher Johnson McCandless). The hitchhiker says he is from South Dakota and requests a ride to Denali National Park. He then tells the driver‚ an electrician named Jim Gallien‚ that he wants to "walk deep into the bush and ’live off the land for a few months.’" At first Gallien thinks McCandless is "another delusional visitor to the Alaskan frontier." But during their two-hour drive north‚ Gallien changes
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Was the media attention he received undeserving or unnecessary when the turned up of McCandless in Alaska the media report said “many people concluded that the boy must have been mentally disturbed” (70). Basically what they are saying that McCandless was mentally ill because the people within that area knew the dangers of going out there unprepared like he was and no one would dare to go. However‚ no one understands the decision or knowing his reason for wanting to go out to Alaska like that. All
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0 Learning Organization 0 1 Learning Organizations Introduction In a way those who work in a learning organization are “fully awakened” people. They are engaged in their work‚ striving to reach their potential‚ by sharing the vision of a worthy goal with team colleagues. They have mental models to guide them in the pursuit of personal mastery‚ and their personal goals are in alignment with the mission of the organization. Working in a learning organization is far from being a slave to a job
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Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is the story of Christopher McCandless‚ a determined young man who chose to embark on an “Alaskan Odyssey” in order to live in nature on his own terms. Into the Wild conveys the nature of the relationship between self and society by examining McCandless’s reflections on self‚ society‚ and nature. In connection with these themes‚ “Survivor Type” by Stephen King and “Nature” by Ralph Waldo Emerson add relevant analysis of the complex relationship between one’s natural
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