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.
Paragraph:
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.