1. What has been your initial impression of this book? How are you responding to the events, characters, plot, writing style? Explain.
My initial impression of the book(the first two chapeters) was that it would not be very good, but for some reason i kept on reading. Now my mind has been completely changed and i think that it is an aweosme book. First off i would say that it has always been a dream of mine to just run away from everything and try and live life on the land in some place either exotic or alaska. So i really enjoy reading this book because every page i turn it sounds more and more like my dream. I really like the writing style of the book, it is fun to read a story from a perspective that you dont really find that much.
2. What is one word you would use to describe Chris, in your opinion? Explain why you hold this opinion.
One word that i would use to decribe chris would be ballsy. Its one thing to dream about running away from everything and living on the land but to actually do it is very ballsy. He burned his car, burned all his money, told no one where he was going, and traveled by foot for years. If i have the ballsy defenition correct, then thats the ballsyest thing ive ever heard of.
3. Identify any themes that you see emerging in the book. What is the author seeming to suggest about the human experience? About the need for individuality, independence, social conformity?
I could only really think of one theme that i see emerging in into the wild, and the best way i can put it is to say individuality. Not the kind of individual who dressed different then other people or has different views, im talking about breaking off from society individuality. He truely wants to just leave. Leave with no trace and see how he does. Amazing.
4. Make one text-to-text connection between something or someone in this book and another movie, book, TV show. Explain this.
What Into The Wild reminds me of is Prison Break. He is trapped in a society that he no longers wants to be a part off. And all he wants to do is escape.
5. Make one text-to-self connection between yourself and an event, idea, or character in this book. Explain.
Well as i have already said before i have always had the dream to just leave town and go live on the land and not be connected to politics, friends, family, money, and all of that and just see how nice it is to generally have no stress.
6. Make one text-to-world connection between this book and and a story or situation from the larger society we live in. Explain this.
I think an obvious text-to-world connection would just be what Chris preaches about to everyone he meets. He shows people how to live and love the life that they have. He seemingly has strong opinions about pretty much everything and really has his head on straight. You may think that he is just a kid beings a dumbass but no i think he knows what he is doing. One thing in specific that i remember Chris says is when he talks about people taking advantage of life and saying that god is in everything and is all around us people just need to open there eyes and see it. and i think that this is very true.