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Unit on Perspectives:

Into theInto theWildWildBy Jon Krakauer By Jon Krakauer

Student Study GuideStudent Study GuideOrtiz/12Ortiz/12 thth GradeGrade


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Name: ___________________________________ Name: ___________________________________

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Notes on Jack London andNotes on Jack London andFamous LiteratureFamous Literature

Notes on HenryDavid Thoreau

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Discussion Journal Assignment

In order to discuss elements of the novel, Into the Wild, you will have a journal discussion partner.

Complete 4 journal discussions to turn in for a grade. For each do the following:

1. Choose any 4 Journal esponse !uestions "elow. #nswer the $uestions in complete,well%written paragraphs &'%4 paragraphs for each(. )our answer can "e personal andreflective. I encourage you to "e creative &"ut appropriate( in response to the answer.*e sure to include specific details from the te+t to demonstrate that you have read the"oo .

2. -eave a page or two in "etween each entry for your partner.3. For each Journal entry, you are to switch with your Journal artner. #s the responder to

the Journal, comment on the thoughts of the Journal owner in a paragraph. /nderstandthat you are analy0ing the story, and commenting on thoughts1 not analy0ing how or why

your Journal artner wrote what he2she wrote. 3ssentially, play nice.4. urn in the completed Journal for credit. 5ue 5ate: 6666666666666666666666666666 5. lease turn in Journal 3ntry 78, prepared and ready for your partner to respond in class:

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Journal esponse !uestions

8. What do you thin caused Chris to em"ar on his journey9 &"eginning of the novel(

'. What mista es, if any, did Chris ma e "efore going to #las a9

. In a review of the "oo "y -i"rary Journal, one complaint a"out it was that ;ra auer Which, in your opinion, washe9 Was he "oth9

4. =cCandless was also greatly influenced "y ?enry 5avid horeau. What did he "orrow fromhoreau@s interaction with nature9 ?ow did he differ from horeau9

A. he author claims that Into the Wild is very much a story a"out a son@s relationship with hisfather. What conclusions did you ma e regarding =cCandless@s response to his family9What did you learn a"out parental relationships from the narrative9

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B. ne #las an ar anger has made some comparisons "etween himself and Chris. ?ewrote:

Essentially, Chris McCandless committed suicide while I apprenticed myself to a career and a life that Iwanted more adly than I can possi ly descri e in so short an essay. In the end I elie!e that thedifference etween us was that I wanted to li!e and Chris McCandless wanted to die "whether hereali#ed it or not$. %he fact that he died in a compellin& way doesn't chan&e that outcome. (e mi&htha!e made it wor) if he had respected the wilderness he was purported to ha!e lo!ed. *ut it is my elief that sur!i!in& in the wilderness is not what he had in mind.

I did not start this essay to trash poor Chris McCandless. +ot intentionally. It is sad that the oy had todie. %he tra&edy is that McCandless more than li)ely was sufferin& from mental illness and didn't ha!eto end his life the way he did. %he fact that he chose las)a's wildlands to do it in spea)s more to thefact that it ma)es a &ood story than to the fact that McCandless was heroic or somehow e-traordinary.In the end, he was sadly ordinary in his disrespect for the land, the animals, the history, and the selfsufficiency ethos of las)a, the /ast 0rontier.

5o you feel that =cCandless was either mentally ill or suicidal9 /se evidence from the te+t.

D. What is ruth9 Where did you get your sense of ruth9 What is =cCandless@s sense ofruth9 ?ow do you now9

E. What significance, if any, do you attach to the note Chris left in the margins of 5r. hivago:


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Sample Journal Entry

Jimmy Neutron; October 17 th

#s I "egin to read the "oo , Into the Wild, I wonder e+actly what caused Chris =cCandless to em"ar on his

journey. Jon ;ra auer challenges the reader in his #uthor@s Kote at the "eginning of the "oo , to $uestion Chris@smotives. #s a result, his character must also "e in $uestion. ;nowing what I now a"out young adults, as I am one, it

seems that he wasn@t prepared to go home after he graduated from college. It could "e possi"le that Chris was feeling

the strain to conform to the rituals of college graduates: leave school, find a jo", settle down. In some cases, people

who are unsuccessful at finding a jo" and "ecoming independent fear that they will "e forced to regress "y moving

home. In either case, I don@t thin Chris was ready for life after college. ?e doesn@t seem li e he is one who wants to

conform to the #merican way of living, or even worse, return to his family home and wait out the jo" search.

;ra auer suggests on the second page of the #uthor@s Kote that he comes to wonder a different motive. ?e

$uestions if =cCandless was in the grip of the wilderness. o further e+plain, may"e =cCandless was drawn "y hisadventurous side to go off into nature. 5emonstrating a horeau%li e character, =cCandless may have wanted to get

personal with nature, may"e as a way to find out who he truly is. 3ri 3ri son, a psychologist of the 'H th century,

identifies the adolescent to young adult developmental stage as a time of finding one@s true identity. =ay"e

=cCandless is still in that stage, and feels that the wilderness is a place where he can truly come to understand who

he is, and what he wants to live for.

Kevertheless, =cCandless made the decision to go off on his own, leaving his family in the dar . "viously, at

least from what I now at this point in the "oo , his choice was deadly. What I am most curious to find out is whether

=cCandless sees his death as a disappointment, or whether he comes to accept his choices "ecause that was whathe wanted all along. f course, I may need to answer whether his choice was deli"erate in order to fully comprehend

why he em"ar ed on such a dangerous journey.

Response:

Dora D. Explora; October 2 th

Jimmy ma es several good points in his journal reflection. I also $uestioned if =cCandless@s choice to give his

savings to LF#= and leave his family "ehind was some sort of demonstration of his frustration with the world. ?e

couldn@t have "een prepared to leave the comfort of his college e+perience and enter a new phase in life. I now that I

am also scared a"out the process of leaving my friends here in *ath, and going to college. I completely agree with

Jimmy as =cCandless@s "ehavior must "e a result of his


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Novel Notes Pages !"#!lotJim Mallien N Gentleman who drove Chris into Alaska to Stampede Trail. He tried to talkChris out of odyssey, but Chris didnt listen. Gallien described himself as havingissues with people like Chris because they think that they can survive the dangers of

the wild. #le+ander2#le+ N

#pril 'E, 8GG' N

Fair"an s City ransit Oystem: "us 84' N

hompson, Oamel, and Owanson N

Wayne Wester"erg N

#nnadale, Pirgina N

LF#= N

ld yellow 5atsun N

Connection made a"out ?enry 5avid horeau &Civil 5iso"edience( N

=c5onalds %

Jan and *o" *urres N

Discussion Topics

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Novel Notes continued Pages "$!%$

Plotonald Fran0 N

he leather "elt N

elationship with his parents N

Mene osellini N

John =allon Waterman N

Carl =cCunn N

5avis Mulch N

3verett uess N

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Discussion Topics

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Novel Notes continuedPages %&!'""

Plot #nchorage 5aily Kews2 %ime2 he Washington ost article on dead hi er N

Jim Mallien

&reaction toarticle( %

WayneWester"erg&reaction toarticle( %

Oam =cCandless &reaction to article( N

Walt =cCandless &characteri0e him( N

=arcia =cCandless N*illie &Wilhelmina( =cCandless N

&pg. 8HD( N

-oren Johnson N

5isappointment in sports &how does this connect9( N

&pg. 88 ( N

Chris@s trip southwest after high school graduation N

Oecret relationship with =arcia =cCandless N

Carine =cCandless &characteri0ation( N

he 5evil@s hum" N

Importance of this story on story of =cCandless N

Discussion Topics

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Novel Notes continuedPages '"(!)*

Plot-ewis ;ra auer N


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+haracteri,ation o- +hris .c+andless5irections: Find evidence in the "oo for the following characteri0ations of Chris =cCandless. egardlessof your own personal feelings, eep trac of what evidence is provided for each of the following.

Pages withuotes that wi!!

make "or goode#iden$e

%rrogant/Stu&id'(nuts)*

+ourageous/,ise'(wise -eyondhis years)*

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Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer Section 2 eadin! " State#ent$%he#e Su&&ort

'!ree (i)a!ree

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State#ent* There is an intrinsic need -or companionship/

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,-&lanation$+roo.*

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State#ent*People are greatly a0ected 1y the relationships

they have 2ith their parents/+a!e*

,-&lanation$+roo.*

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State#ent*3ur negative 4udgments 5calling him 6nuts78 o- +hris.c+andless are 1ased on our stereotypes o- 2hat a saneperson really is/ 3ur American culture has decided 2hatnormal can 1e9 and 2hat normal cannot 1e/

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,-&lanation$+roo.*

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State#ent*+hris .c+andless is a modern!day .essiah gure/

+a!e*

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An Efective Comparison Descri1es the parts o- the concept in detail 1e-ore

comparing .akes direct and clear comparisons 2ith the concept9

possi1ly emphasi,ing some o- the contrasts/ Dra2s conclusions a1out the t2o concepts in terms o-

their comparisons/ Demonstrates an application o- the in-ormationgained -rom the comparison and conclusions made/

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Harvey Silvers 4 Phaseso a Success ul

Comparison!'/ Descri1e)/ +ompare

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+hris ;alt

+onclusions Dra2n

8. #re Chris and Walt moreali e or different9

'. What has caused thesimilarities anddifferences "etween Chrisand Walt9

. ?ow could Chris "e soangry with his father9

4. ?ow does thiscomparison enhance your

understanding of Chrisand his actions9

Describe Chriss actionsover the course of thenovel so far.

Describe Walts actionsand behaviors.

How do they compare? What about their actions

are similar?

ApplicationWrite a paragraph in which you will discuss the relationship Chris =cCandless has with his dad.?ow are people affected "y their "ac grounds9 ?ow could the situation "etween Chris and his dadhave "een different9 ?ow important is the family relationship on any individual9

Oection eadingInto the Wild N ;ra auer


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=s +hris .c+andless a Hero>,hat e!ements make u& a !iterary hero.

,here does $+and!ess "it.

0is$ussion uestions:8. Why is he idoli0ed "y so many9'. 5oes ;ra auer ma e him out to "e a hero9

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Eddie Vedder SocietyInto The Wild OST

INTRO: Bm

D A DOh, it's mystery to me D ! A We h "e #reed $ith $hich $e h "e #reed

! A BmAnd yo% thin& yo% h "e to $ nt more th n yo% need ! A Bm

ntil yo% h "e it ll yo% $on't (e )ree

! DSociety, yo%'re cr *y (reed A Bm+o e yo%'re not lonely $itho%t me---

D A DWhen yo% $ nt more th n yo% h "e yo% thin& yo% need--- D ! A And $hen yo% thin& more th n yo% $ nt yo%r tho%#hts (e#in to (leed ! A Bm

I thin& I need to )ind (i##er l ce ! A BmBec %se $hen yo% h "e more th n yo% thin& yo% need more s ce

! DSociety, yo%'re cr *y (reed A Bm+o e yo%'re not lonely $itho%t me--- ! DSociety, cr *y indeed A Bm+o e yo%'re not lonely $itho%t me---

SO.O: D / A / D 0 D / ! / A 0 ! / A / Bm 1234 0 ! / D / A / Bm

D A DThere's those thin&in#, more/or/less, less is more D ! A B%t i) less is more, ho$ yo% &ee in# score5 ! A Bm6e ns )or e"ery oint yo% m &e, yo%r le"el dro s! A Bm7ind li&e yo%'re st rtin# )rom the to , yo% c n't do th t---

! DSociety, yo%'re cr *y (reed A Bm+o e yo%'re not lonely $itho%t me---

! DSociety, cr *y indeed A Bm+o e yo%'re not lonely $itho%t me---

! DSociety, h "e mercy on me A Bm+o e yo%'re not n#ry i) I dis #ree--- ! DSociety, cr *y indeed A Bm+o e yo%'re not lonely---$itho%t me---

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The ?ssay AssignmentWhich kind o. e))ay do you need #ore &ractice ith be.ore you are relea)ed to do your inal ,-a#

&tion 1* iterary ,))ay&tion 2* iterary o#&ari)on ,))ay&tion 3* e)earched +er)ua)i e ,))ay

&tion 1* iterary ,))ay See lo er) .or 'l!ernon e))ay%a)k* '.ter readin! Into the Wild rite a uni.ied e))ay de)cribin! the alue o. thi) ork a) &ubli)hed literature/ heck the !uideline) belo to kee& you .ocu)/:uideline)*

reate a clear the)i) )tate#ent/(e#on)trate that you ha e read by analy;in! the te-t .or it) literary ele#ent) and techninit ,))ay%a)k* o#&are and$or contra)t Into the Wild ith another &iece o. literature not the other 2 no el)

e read thi) )e#e)ter thou!h / on)ider the ,ddie Aedder lyric) or B%o Cuild a ire D by Jackondon/ Ce )ure to &re)ent ho a )i#ilar the#e i) &re)ent in both &iece) o. literature analy;in! that

&re)entation ba)ed on the riter=) )tyle o. co##unication/:uideline)*

(e elo& a clear the)i) )tate#ent/Ce )ure to care.ully de.ine each te-t )e&arately/Include &ara!ra&h) o. analy)i) o. the co#&ari)on$contra)t/Succe)).ully incor&orate tili;e a #ulti?&ara!ra&h )tructure/

ollo the )tandard) o. ell? ritten ,n!li)h/

&tion 3* %he +er)ua)i e ,))ay See %ue)day=) ith Eorrie e))ay on death$li.e%a)k* '.ter readin! Into the Wild u)e re)earched e idence to &er)uade your audience hat to belie eabout )ur i al/:uideline)*

reate a clear the)i) )tate#ent/ +er)uade your audience to belie e you/>)e reliable re)earch to )u&&ort your the)i) )tate#ent/ >)e at lea)t 3 reliable )ource) to )u&&ortyour o&inion/

on)ider u)in! e-a#&le) .ro# the no el a) one o. your re)ource)/ ite thi) a) a book/I )hould be able to locate by &ointin! to in.or#ation .ro# the 3 di..erent )ource) u)ed in youre))ay/Ce )ure to include &arenthetical docu#entation/>tili;e a #ulti&le &ara!ra&h )tructure/>tili;e


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Ce )ure to cite the no el a) a )ource on your Work) ited +a!e in addition to your other 2)ource)/ Ei))in! or incorrectly .or#atted Work) ited &a!e) ill be docked &oint)/

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Oection 7 &pg. GE N 844( #nchorage 5aily Kews2 %ime2 he Washington ost article on dead hi er N

Jim Mallien&reaction toarticle( %

WayneWester"erg&reaction toarticle( %

Oam =cCandless &reaction to article( N

Walt =cCandless &characteri0e him( N

=arcia =cCandless N

*illie &Wilhelmina( =cCandless N

&pg. 8HD( N

-oren Johnson N

5isappointment in sports &how does this connect9( N

&pg. 88 ( N

Chris@s trip southwest after high school graduation N

Oecret relationship with =arcia =cCandless N

Carine =cCandless &characteri0ation( N

he 5evil@s hum" N


Oection 74 &pgs. 84A%'H (

-ewis ;ra auer N


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#dditional concepts that will show up on the /nit est:Jac -ondon-aw of Clu" and FangKaturalism &naturalist(5arwin

omanticism& omantic(

?enry 5avid horeauCivil 5iso"edience-iterary ?ero

hemes from novelOiddhartha;ra auer@s%Characteri0ation

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