Into the Wild. Blog post 1

Are patterns such as repression, dreams, and desire presented consciously or unconsciously by the author?

Chapter 1-3. In these chapters you're being introduced to the whole idea of the story. You learn that Chris has died before you really get a chance to know who he is. You learn that his dreams of traveling to Alaska and being free are quite prominant. ""There was just no talking the guy out of it," Gallien remembers.
 "He was determined. Real gung ho. the word that comes to mind is excited. He couldn't wait to head out of there and get started."" pg. 6.

Chapter 4-6. In these chapters the author explains how Chris traveled and what he did with all of his belongings. When he has to abandone his car he put a tarp over it and then people surveying flowers found it. So in these the author shows that Chris's dreams are coming true with one journey after the other.
 "We know all of this because Chris McCandless documented the burning of his money and most of the events that followed in a journal-snapshot album he would later leave with Wayne Westerberg for safekeeping before departing for Alaska." Pg. 29

Chapters 7-9. In these chapters here the reader reads about Chris getting a job and making friends. He works with a guy named Westerberg and those two develope a strong friendship. In the next chapter it explains people's responses to the article in Outside. The majority of the people's comment are saying how he was mentally ill and blahblahblah. In this chapter you see how his dream didn't die with him becasue he still got to do what he intended to he just accidentally died. The last chapter talks all about the other people who went into the wild like Chirs. It shows that there are many patterns with dreams and even though two people could be completley different in many ways they could also share a dream of travling into the wild.
 "Rosellini appeared to accept the failure of his hypothesis with equanimity. At the age of forty-nine, he cheerfully announced that he had "recast" his goals and next intended to "walk around the world, living out of my backpack." Pg. 75

 

Character Maps Blog Post 2

Consider and write about some of the similarities between your specific character and Chris McCandless. Then, write about the ways in which your character may have influenced Chris’s decision to go into the wild, and explain your thoughts. Remember, there are no wrong answers as long as they are backed up by your sincere thoughts and evidence from the novel.

Gene Rosellini and Chris McCandless are quite similar but also quite different. Both of these humans left home to travel and fullfill their dreams of adventure. Both of them were very smart and a good athlete. They both had very strong beliefs and had a strong passion to go and make their dreams happen. They went into the wild and both of them never came back.
Although they had a lot in common they also had a lot of things that were different about them. Chris left his family and didn't really give them much contact while Gene would constantly send letteres to his partents. Gene's dreams and passions were more about going back to the "Natural State" while Chirs was more interested in Alaska and just surving the winter.