Thursday, September 27, 2012
McCandless seemed to be just a small town boy looking for an adventure. He wasn't crazy or noble. Chris was just wanting to escape from the pressures of the world. Chris could have been sick of doing the same routine over and over again. His family could have been pressuring him to do what they wanted him to do and it might of been getting down into the depths of his soul; so far it caused him to crack. By cracking, he decided to get away from pressure and start over. So he set off to go into the wild. How people described him, they said he would sit and talk for hours about adventures and travels. (Pg. 16) Chris may have just wanted to go on one of his travels he has always talked about. Chris Candless might have been simply a dream chaser. Chris Candless may have went out into the wild so that he could find some answers to his own questions. On page 18 Westerberg talked about how he tried to make sence of things. If he didn't suceed right away he would stay on it until he figured it out. Chris might have went out into the wilderness to try to make sence of things. Getting away might have been the only answer to get what he wanted. I don't think Chris was noble or crazy for doing what he did. Chris McCandless was simply a man with a good education who wanted to live his life. He knew what he was getting into. (Pg. 6)
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I like how you stated several possible inspirations for McCandless' "escape" into the wild. I don't think there's enough background information to state his reasoning. Not really enough character analysis or background information on his life, but all of your possibilities are very reasonable. Whoo!
ReplyDeleteYea, I know there isn't enough support for my reasons. I couldn't find any. I just don't think Chris was really crazy or noble. He was just a dude wanting to do his "thing."
ReplyDeleteI agree with you when you explain that he just wanted to be himself. He wasn't stereotyped as crazy or noble and I thought the same thing.
ReplyDeleteI love your use of escape pressures because it rings true in manny peoples lives. You need to watch his last name though because it says Candless a couple of times. But a good blog.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Lilly, you did a wonderful job of showing how you think he is not crazy or nobel. You used excellent examples of him just wanting to be himself and not wanting to be like everyone else.
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