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From Katie Zelaya, Latino Student Union

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Period 6 (American Lit.): Week Two, Into the Wild

Answer both questions below (one for chapter 4; one for chapter 5)

Chapter 4
1) What relationship is Alex/Chris establishing with the land? How does he appear to view his place in the world? Use one specific incident from this chapter to support your reasoning.

Chapter 5
2) What does the following passage from page 44 reveal? Consider both McCandless' nature or personality, as well as the point of view of the biographer, Krakauer.
"...[McCandless] was so enthralled by these tales, however, that he seemed to forget they were works of fiction, constructions of the imagination that had more to do with London's romantic sensibilities than with the actualities of life in the subarctic wilderness. McCandless conveniently overlooked the fact that London himself had spent just a single winter in the North and that he'd died by his own hand on his California estate at the age of forty, a fatuous drunk, obese and pathetic, maintaining a sedentary existence that bore scant resemblance to the ideals he espoused in print."
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  1. BeautyDecember 22, 2011 at 10:44 PM

    chp 4 In the Begging They talk about the flower and its importance he starts to view Himself as Apart of nature . he becomes Smarter the deeper he gets so he consider Himself apart of the wilderness and can be of assistance to others in the wilderness krakauer believes the same .

    Chp 5 The following Passage Reveals from Page 44 he was so excited and encouraged By the stories he forgot it wasn't real . The Imagination had allot to do with it . He Negligent the fact Him and london spend a winter in the north and He died By HIS OWN HANDS ,He Starting not to understand reality it looks as If he's getting to lost .

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  2. AnonymousDecember 23, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    1) At the beginning of ch. 4, Chris is being compared to A. californica, because a flower like him is hard to find, suggesting that he is part of nature. He feels that his place in the world is to remain hidden and unnoticed just like the plant.
    2) The passage reveals that Chris forgot about how London's works were just fiction and part of London's imagination. This is where Chris mixed reality with imagination and got himself lost in this. Krakauer's point of view affects this passage because he thinks of Chris as an intelligent human being and with this he tells the reader of how Chris had a vivid imagination that he to places unimaginable.

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  3. Dr.DenishaDecember 23, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    1).In the introduction Alex starts off with the backround of the rare flower the Californica its demographics and description. However Alex does emphasize the rareness of the Californica and he may be trying to connect this to himself as being a rare and one of kind type of person. also being apart of the circle of life with nature. thus creating a voice for nature.

    The passage reveals that Chris has a vivid imagination and can alow himself to be taken away from the non-fiction wold to the fiction world and still be aware that it is fiction. Also the passage gives the reader mabey hes opptomistic, adventurous, dangerous in a inteesting way. Also it may be hard for others around Chris to understand: ok how can a person let themselve go into a world aware that it is diseaving and still be phycologically "normal"? Also he is diffeent because he is able to connect with something that most people cannnot connect with. For ex.Nature

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  4. RozmiarekDecember 24, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    Keep it up, you three!

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  5. keanujolieDecember 26, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    In the introduction alex is talkin about a rare flower in california, as well as emphasize how rare and precious it is.also alex may be refering this rare flower to him, which means he sees himself has a one a kind person, that there is no one like him

    The passage reveals that chris is so caught up in London's imagination that he fail to realize that it is not real, that it is all a lie but this passgage is affected by the way chris is seen to be by other's for ex: krakauer, to him chris is seen has an intelligent person. Also this passage shows that chris has a vivde imagination

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  6. adan27December 27, 2011 at 2:43 PM

    1)alex establishes a relationship with the land.he views himself as part od the wild,he sees a connection.
    2)the passage from chp 5 revels that alex was so trapped into londons imagination .he didnt even realize that it wasnt real.he has a special connection to alot of things

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  7. nunez.keniaDecember 27, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    1) Alex/Chris establishes a close relationship with the land, he feels fascinated of all the beautiful scenery he has seen. Alex appears to view his place in the world as one of a kind,who sets out into a journey that no one else would, a good example would be the wildflower A. californic in the beginning of the chapter.
    2) The passage from pg. 44 reveals that Alex was very influenced by his readings and got carried away, in fact it got into the point where he let his imagination take over and forgot about the real world. Alex thought that since London was able to survive in Alaska he could survive as well as long as he kept his "spirit soaring". Krakauer's point of view is important because it shows that Krakauer has admiration towards Alex, describing Alex as an intelligent man who got to places where many humans haven't been, lived an adventure with a great imagination.

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  8. PaperMycheeDecember 28, 2011 at 4:41 PM

    1.At the start of this chapter the significance of the rare flower is revealed. He talks about its uniqueness. The flower in sort of a symbol to himself because he like the flower is apart of nature and is rare.

    2.This chapter reveals that Chris had gotten so caught up in London's own imagination that he could't recognize the fact that is wasn't real he let it take control of him, and confused what was real between what wasn't, he became lost.

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  9. rocio.ramirezDecember 29, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    1.At the start of chapter 4 they talk about the flower and its importance he starts to view himself as part of nature. He also feels like he should be hidden to the world just like the flower like unnoticed.
    2.The passage from pg.44 reveals that Alex was so caught up into London's imagination that he didn't realize that everything was real.

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  10. AnonymousDecember 29, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Chapter 4.Alex/Chris establishes a close relationship with the land, as if they were one.He appears to view his place in the world as just somebody living off the earth as his every provider and working for everything he acquires and doing it on his own. "abandon the Datsun and resume his odyssey on on foot"


    Chapter 5.This passage reveals that, although McCandless' is a very oppinionated person and has strong beliefs he becomes enticed by London's words and decides to live them out even though London was not of his own words.

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  11. bjayDecember 29, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    CHAPTER 4
    1) In the beginning of chapter 4 they start off by talking about the flower's significance and how Alex believes that he is an important part of nature. Alex is becoming very familiar with the land in which he is traveling. "Extremely uncomfortable in society now and must return to road immediately."
    CHAPTER 5
    2) This passage shows that Alex was lost in London's imagination so it became hard for him to determine real from fake.

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  12. ortega. karynaDecember 30, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    1. In the beginning of chapter four they talk about the flower called californica and how rare it is to find it. The flower connects to him because it is rare so its hard to find just like him. Also Chris is now a part of nature.
    2. The passage from chapter 5 reveals that Chris really liked the stories and was forgetting that it was all fiction. He started to believe that it was real and those stories are probably what influenced him to go into the wild.

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  13. AdrianaaDecember 30, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    1) Alex/Chris describes the land as being A. Californica which means rare and that it has been classified as an endangered speicies. By reading the way that krauker wrote this it seems like Alex/chris believes that he's also a rare person or maybe's trying to be described as a rare person.
    2) The passage reveals that both McCandless as well as Krauker were so thrilled about the stories that for a moment they forgot that they weren't real. Krauker seemed to be more focus on london rather than the wilderness. McCandless failed to notice that the way that london lived and the way that he died.

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  14. Are-save-ee-uhDecember 30, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    Chapter 4) In the begining, a rare flower is spoken of.Kind of in an informal tone lettingbus know intricate information om how rare it it is.This represents how Chris is in a sense a "rare" type of person.And he is also becoming more and more in tune with nature.

    Chapter 5 Pt 1) This reveals how they both tend to let infatuations drive them toward doing something "big". McCandless went on a life changing,and ending, journey; whereas Krauker let his infatuation drive him to finding out more about the journey.

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  15. AnonymousDecember 30, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    1)Chris had established a close relationship with the land in saying that he was "proud of... surviving on familiar plants." It appears as though Chris is trying to be one with nature and discover his abilities in life.
    2)This reveals that Chris got caught up in this mysterious life of adventure and of London's ideas. The two of them were both caught up in a fairytale and didn't realize the realities of the situation.

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  16. javionDecember 30, 2011 at 9:06 PM

    1 Chris compared himself to a rare flower because the type of flower it was and the qualities of it and he feels that he is almost becoming one with nature 2 Chris liked London stories so much that he didn't realize what was really going on with reality

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  17. fisherjames64December 30, 2011 at 9:30 PM

    1)Chris is establishing a committed relationship with the land saying "it feels extremely uncomfortable in society now and must return to the road immediately." From that I conclude that he believed his place in this world was the road and hermit life.

    2)The passage revealed that McCandless was influenced by the fiction stories and wanted to live a fairytale. Also that he overlooks reality.

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  18. Carlos#1December 30, 2011 at 9:34 PM

    1.)In chapter 4 Alex expresses the importance a flower in life. Also he says that it is hard to find as so it is rare to find in the endangered land; California and he relates it to himself because he thinks its hard to find just like him. He makes me think that he is trying to be one with nature and find is true abilities in his personal life.
    2.)The passage in pg.44 reveals Alex has stumled by Londons beliefs, ideals or ideas that he didnt realize that he wasnt in an imagination, it was all real.

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  19. RozmiarekJanuary 1, 2012 at 1:17 PM

    THANK YOU FOR POSTING. The window for Week Two is now closed. Happy New Year!

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