Assignment # 5

Personally I did not like the book Into the Wild. There were parts that I could really care less about. I don’t care about Krakauer climb on the Devil’s Thumb. I know it relates to the McCandless and what not but it just seemed really boring. Who cares if he climbs a mountain, I bet other people have, just because he is an author he gets special recognition. I would probably recommend this book for older readers because there are some big words in the book. It is really hard to fallow the book when you don’t even know what the author is talking about. But it the book did have a good point about life. McCandless lived his life the way he wanted, he didn’t let anyone get in the way of his dreams.

Assignment #4

• The Graduation ceremony with the poem.
• Farther does not like when Chris does not behave.
• Parents want to buy him a new car.
• Chris donates his money to Oxfam, $24,500.68
• Cuts up his ID, but in the book he had and ID
• Chapter 1: My Own Birth
• Burns his money
• Calls himself Alexander Super Tramp
• Family didn't hear from him in a while
• Meets Jane Burris
• Magic Bus:
• Works for Wayne Westerburg harvesting wheat
• Talks to a man about how to preserve meat:
• Wayne gets arrested for selling boxes that transmit free satellite TV
• Canoes down the Colorado river, has no experience doing this but does it anyways
• When Chris writes to Wayne
• Makes the girl at slab city more of a character (Tracy)
• In Movie he has eaten the wrong seed



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Personally I think that the movie was better than the book. But the film did change some things in the book. For one the film was not in sequential order, it skipped around to different chapters. Another reason why the film is different than the book is because they made some characters appear more in the film then in the book. Tracy, a girl from The Slabs was shown a lot more in the film then in the book. The book gives a picture one what really happened on Alex’s adventures. This is one way the book is superior to the movie. At times it got a little confusing on what was going on in the film. This is because the movie skipped around to different parts of the book. If I were a review and I had to review the book and film I would probably say that the book told more about Chris McCandless and the people he met, as well as his journey. The film was very well put together and there were parts where the graphics were put together nicely. For example, sometimes in the film the pictures would fade in into different scenes and words would be written on the screen. I thought that was a very nice touch to keep the audience interested on what was going on. I also the actors and actresses in the film portrayed the characters from the book. Both Chris McCandless and Ronald Franz were played very well by the actors. Overall the movie was excellent and so was the book.

Assignment #3

If I made a belt like Chris McCandless I would put symbols that would reflect my life and personality. First I would carve the Vietnamese flag because I was adopted from Vietnam 1996. Another symbol I would put on my belt is my sister face. She is not only my sister but my best friend too. Next on my belt would be a craving of a leaf because I love nature. I would also put a pair of Pointe shoes on my belt because it symbolizes my love for dance. Dance is probably my favorite thing to do in the world. A carving of a dog would also be on my belt because I love my dog Rita. She is the cutest thing in the world and she always makes me feel better. Another symbol on my belt would be a terrapin. This is because I grew up in Maryland where the state animal is a terrapin. Next I would have a music note on my belt because I love listening to music and you need music for dancing. Lastly I would carve a gem because I really like sparkly things and the dance team I dance for is called the Gems. All of these symbols represent me and would I love.

Assignment #2

Direct Characterization:
1. “You could tell right away that Alex was intelligent,” Chp. 3 Pg. 18
2. “He was the hardest worker I’ve ever seen.” Chp. 3 Pg. 18
3. ” He read a lot.” Chp. 2 Pg. 18
4. “He was kind of shy at first,” Chp. 7 Pg. 63.
5. “Alex talked a lot when we got together,” Chp. 7 Pg. 63

Indirect Characterization:

1. “Donated all his money and college savings to OXFAM America...” Chp. 3 Pg. 20 he was very generous.
2. “He was camped by himself another half mile out on the bajada.” Chp. 6 pg. 50 he like being by himself at times. (loner)
3. “On March 5, McCandless sent another care to Burres and a card to Franz as will.” Chp. 6 Pg. 53 McCandless keeps in touch and cares about other people.
4. “We talked for hours about books,” Chp. 7 Pg. 67 McCandless like to read.
5. “If so I would like to know how he was injured,” Chp. 6 Pg. 48 People seemed to care about McCandless he had an effect on people that made them like him.
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To me I think McCandless was a man trying to look for something or obtain something. It is not an actual thing but it can be valuable to him. I think he had a good reason to go into the wild because it is something that he wanted to do. You shouldn’t let anything stop you in your way. McCandless was a man who enjoyed reading novels and spending time with people that understood him. He was a loner at times but he always found away to enjoy himself. To me McCandless is a hero not a psycho he didn’t let anyone get in the way of his dreams and he did what he wanted to do, go into the wild.