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    approved or recognised at the time they were conceived. The typical subversive text blurs the lines of didacticism and entertainment‚ despite this; the message in even the most subversive of texts is often ethical in some way. The 2010 film ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ demonstrates the both subversion

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    may be most commonly gained through rewards‚ punishments‚ currency‚ positive & negative reinforcements‚ and manipulation. The primary purpose of food in The Lion‚ the Witch and the Wardrobe and Where the Wild Things Are is to discipline the characters in the stories. In the short story‚ Where the Wild Things Are‚ food is used to discipline Max directly for a constructive purpose; he is not being persuaded to listen to or fulfill anyone’s wishes in particular. Max’s discipline is more freedom based

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    Where Things Come Back 1. The significance of the Title: Where Things Come Back is a novel written by John Corey Whaley. In the Novel there is a boy named Gabriel who randomly goes missing‚ the majority of the novel is about Gabriel being gone and how his family is doing. At the end of the novel he comes back to his family after 10 weeks of being kidnapped. This is why the novel is named Where Things Come Back‚ Gabriel finally comes back and then the novel is over this is the significance of

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    “All good things are wild and free” is an idea explored by many for better and for worse. This specific quotation coming from Henry David Thoreau’s essay ‘Walking’. It is believed by many to be the main argument representing freedom. Exploring nature‚ humanity and contrasting them with each other. ‘Into the Wild’ follows the journey of Christopher McCandless‚ a boy travelling to Alaska. He travels with the belief that freedom and happiness are having new experiences. With this belief he travels

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    years are reported as lonely.¨ Just like in the novels‚ readers want to connect with the character‚ they want to empathize and walk in their reality. Removing fictional literature would only further isolate people from connecting. In the novel‚ “Where Things Come Back‚” by John Corey Whaley‚ he clearly establishes that even

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    In the novel "Into the Wild‚" written by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless‚ the main protagonist‚ part of a an upper-middle class family embarks on a spiritual journey into the wild‚literally‚ without the basic so-called luxuries and problems he faces in his old life. Although some may view this journey as a naive teenager rebelling against norms‚ it is so much more than that if you look deeper into Chris’ morals and personality. Chris meets people‚ animals‚ and scenery that reinvent his mind and

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    The struggle to find oneself is maybe the greatest thing a person can face in a lifetime. Although we can strive to be what we think we want to be or should be‚ we have a destiny to fulfill and we will. In the book Into the Wild the novel by Jon Krakauer and also Into the Wild the movie which was directed by one of the greatest director Sean Penn tells the story of a young man named Chris McCandless who tries to fulfill his destiny‚ or what he believes it is. He goes

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    Into the Wild Essay “I don’t want to know what time it is. I don’t want to know what day it is or where I am. None of that matters.” (Krakauer‚ 1996‚ p.7) Christopher McCandless states to Jim Gallien‚ the driver‚ who takes McCandless to the edge of Denali National park as he is departing to walk deep into the Alaskan terrain‚ “to live off the land for a few months.” (Krakauer‚ 1996‚ p.4) The questions are‚ what was he looking for and did he find it. Chris was the type of person who hated the idea

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    Taylor Winkler Mrs. Hochgurtel ERWC Period 1 15 January 2015 Chris McCandless In the book‚ Into The Wild‚ written by Jon Krakauer‚ he provides his audience with the life story of a young man who grew up in a materialistic‚ demanding‚ and hypocritical world. Due to this‚ he developed into someone who wanted to stray away from society’s common and stereotypical ideals. He no longer wanted to follow the life that his parents had laid out for him. He did not desire perfection or rules. McCandless did

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    Chris Maccandless decided to leave his ordinary life and explore the wild .He just graduated with a bachelor and was planning to go to law school. He had a saving of 24000 dollars but gave it to charity .At the beginning of the movie we can see that he had problems with his parents. As the story evolved we understand what the issues were . In his book “Walden” Henry David Thoreau said that he wanted to live in the wild to “learn what it had to teach”‚ “to live deliberately” and “to

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