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    Jon Krakauer’s book‚ Intro the Wild‚ has this controversial character that raised different opinions about his main personage‚ Chris McCandless. While some fiercely defend Chris as this open-minded and selfless person‚ others ferociously argue that he was an ill-prepared and arrogant individual unworthy of the reader’s empathy. According to the first group‚ their vision of Chris McCandless as being this selfless‚ open-minded‚ honest and well-prepared individual justifies seeing Chris as an individual

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    In the book The Call of the Wild The main character is a large St. Bernard/Scotch shepherd dog named Buck. At the Setting the book is placed in is right as gold was discovered in the harsh conditions of the Klondike and everyone was after it. As Buck was a highly strong and capable dog he was stolen from his home with a wealthy owner and sold to become a sled dog. Buck encountered many obstacles the second he was sold and loaded on a train to take him from the sunny Californian conditions. Buck

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    The Tragic Hero and Happiness in Into the Wild Jon Krakauer‚ fascinated by a young man in April 1992 who hitchhiked to Alaska and lived alone in the wild for four months before his decomposed body was discovered‚ writes the story of Christopher McCandless‚ in his national bestseller: Into the Wild. McCandless was always a unique and intelligent boy who saw the world differently. Into the Wild explores all aspects of McCandless’s life in order to better understand the reason why a smart‚ social

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    Call of the Wild by Jack London‚ is a historical fiction novella about a once civilized dog named Buck who struggles for survival in the frozen‚ Alaskan Wilderness. He if forced to make a decision to be civilized or answer the call of the wild. One theme of this novella is individuals must adapt to survive. This can be seen through the setting‚ rising action‚ and changes in characterization. One way London develops the theme‚ individuals must adapt to survive‚ is through the harsh setting of the

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    “Into the Wild” is a book written by John Krakauer about Chris McCandless and his journey to gain spiritual enlightenment. Krakauer introduces us to Everett Reuss and the Irish Monks who also go on journeys similar to McCandless’s to gain spiritual enlightenment. Chris McCandless is a young man who left everything he had ever known behind to find and gain spiritual enlightenment. Everett Reuss is a man who went into the wild to hike a mountain. His death is still undetermined and his body has never

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    Wild: From Lost To Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed is a phenomenal story of real life challenges and quests the writer faces. The story of an eleven hundred mile hike only few challenge and fewer do so alone. As Strayed applies for this hike she looks around and sees she is the only women attending the hike alone as all the other women are accompanied by a man. Though this hike has much more to it‚ it shows us how broken Cheryl Strayed finds herself after losing her mother and

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    The book‚ Call of the Wild‚ written by Jack London‚ and the movie Call of the Wild are very different in many ways. It could be the way a scene plays out‚ a character’s role‚ or even when a event takes place. First‚ in the movie Call of the Wild John Thornton played a role throughout the whole movie being a gold miner searching for Buck. In the book Call of the Wild John Thornton isn’t added to the story until Hal‚ Charles‚ Mercades and were about to cross over the lake‚ and John rescues Beck

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    In the book The call of the wild‚ by Jack London‚ a dog learns the cruelty and the freedom of the wild as he becomes a tough sled dog. This nonfiction book focused on Buck‚ a dog who was taken from his home in Southern California and sent to become a sled dog in the Klondike. Buck becomes a strong sled dog and is taken in by many dog sled owners‚ where he experiences the cruelty of man and the wild. When John Thornton‚ one of his owners‚ is killed by the Yeehat Indians he avenges him by killing several

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    A Cry in the Wild by Gary Paulsen Elements of Action/Adventure book Gary Paulsen’s life experiences help him write his action/adventure stories because of living in the wild with all the wild animals. This could help him make the stories more interesting. It helps him know what they act like. Paulsen can go more in depth with his stories details. Some examples of this are in A Cry in the Wild and Wood Song where the bears are the main problem. He could go into great detail with the details on

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    David Fallon’s film‚ Call of the Wild‚ is movie surrounding the adventures of a young man and his dog. I watched the film on my computer on July 1st‚ 2015. The movie begins with a kidnapped dog‚ named Buck‚ being auctioned off. Buck immediately steals the attention of young Miles‚ the other protagonist in the movie. Buck initially works as a sled dog for a Yukon mail carrier. On his first job‚ Buck faces severe weather‚ wolf attacks‚ and a fight with Spitz‚ the team’s lead dog. The harsh conditions

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