Thursday, September 27, 2012
Into the Wild blog #1
At this point in the book I feel that Chris McCandless is just trying to find himself. He's going out into the middle of nowhere with nothing suitable to sustain him for a long stay or possibly even a few days, but all he wants to do is get away without anyone really causing a fuss about it. I don't consider this "noble", but I do respect that this is the what he wants to do with his life. When McCandless goes into the wild I think he's looking for the next step in his life. He's at a standstill point and doesn't know what to do with himself, so why not go into the unknown woods? He needs an adventure. McCandless wants to be secluded and cut off from the rest of the world; He doesn't want anything to do with anything else going on. When Jim Gallien picks him up he tells him that his name is Alex, which shows he doesn't want anyone, not even a random person in Alaska to know who he is. When Gallien drops him off on the trail and McCandless offers him his watch, McCandless says, "If you don't take it, I'm going to throw it away... I don't want to know what time it is. I don't want to know what day it is or where I am. None of that matters" (7).
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I like how you support his action to live in the wild and prove that he doesn't want anybody to know who he is by telling Jim Gallien that his name was Alex.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good thing that he went out and did this. I also support that he did because, why not? He isn't harming anyone really, it's his decision. I wouldn't do this myself but I think it would be a good thing to do. Sometimes it's good to just get out and away from everyone. I like to go out and get away from people for awhile, but not to this extent.
ReplyDeleteI like how you brought up the watch. it is very symbolic of him. It brings up a sence of who he is.
ReplyDeleteI believe that you support your main point well throughout the post, especially with the quote at the end. I also like how you said that you respect his decision to go into the woods even if you don't consider it to be "noble." However, I do disagree with your ideas on the idea that he had nothing better to do "so why not go into the unknown woods?" I think that there must be more of a reason than simply nothing else to do. All things considered, I believe that your blog effectively explains your opinion that McCandless is just trying to find himself and also gave me a different outlook on the novel.
ReplyDeleteI agree that he wanted to get away from everybody else. I would feel the same way after 16 years of school, I can understand wanting to get away from everything. He has been going to school probably just to satisfy his parents, and probably didn't have time to think about what he wanted. He wanted to discover himself and the rest of the world.
ReplyDeleteYou did an excellent job of explaining your thoughts in my opinion. I think your post sums up how I feel about his situation. I respect his bravery and understand it, while also disagreeing with some of the things he did like not tell anyone of his intentions. He didn't really know anything bad would happen to him, but he knew there was a risk.
ReplyDeleteGreat blog madisen! ...your writings are always great. Your thought on McCandless is very similiar to my own. I also believed that he just wanted somthing new in his life somthing different form the norm of society and every day life. I also believe that he wasn't crazy he was a man that wanted change and what he loved....the wild.
ReplyDeleteYou have shed new light on what chris feels. Some of the things you proposed I haven't heard from other peoples opinions before. I enjoyed reading your blog.
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