Into the Wild by Maddi Eady https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj Untraveling the mysteries of the novel into the wild........ working document en-us 2018-11-05 19:16:44 UTC 2018-12-28 03:53:22 UTC hello@padlet.com Ideas for Audience Engagement Maddieady https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300680295 This song reminds me of Chris McCandless because  he is pushing his family away and giving away everything he cared about. For example in the song they say surrender my everything and just change your mind about your family etc. I feel that Chris McCandless is a dead man walking tonight because he starves himself to death. thats why this song reminds me of him when i hear You push and you push and I'm pulling away
Pulling away from you
I give and I give and I give and you take
Give and you take. 
I feel sad when i hear this song because Chris McCandless pushed away all the help he could get from his friends or co workers or even his family members. 

]]> 2018-11-05 19:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300680295 Writer that influenced Chris McCandless Maddieady https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300730432 Krakauer makes it clear in his book that Christopher McCandless was deeply influenced by a variety of writers, including Jack London, Mark Twain, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Leo Tolstoy, among others.

]]> 2018-11-05 20:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300730432 What we know about Chris McCandless Maddieady https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300731085 There are 3-5 things i would like to say that i already know aout Chris McCandless: 

First thing I already knew about Chris McCandless is that  he was born Febaruary 12th 1968 in southern Califonia by the parents of Billie McCandless and Walt McCandless they raised him very well.

Second thing I already knew about Chris McCandless is that he had no family connection with his family meaning that he changed his name to Alex Supertramp and got rid of his Identification so then no one would find him or know his where abouts. 

Third thing I knew about Chris McCandless is that he was dead for 2 1/2 weeks before anyone found him in the sleeping bag of BUS 142 and then the hunters called someone to bring the body to Anchorage where an autospy was performed to determine how McCandless died etc.. ]]> 2018-11-05 20:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300731085 Why are people Drawn to Alaska Maddieady https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300738748 There are reasons on why people are drawn to alaska and im gonna explain them below. 
Curious: People are curious of what happens when your in alaska and they want to try something different in their adventures.

Fishing: People that like to fish they might go up to alaska and try some fishing in the lakes up because they heard that their were some good fish according to Chris McCandless tryed fishing but he was afaird of the water so he just hunted. 

eople who are seeking peace and quiet: people go to alaska because they just want to get away from all the loud m=noises and enjoy some peace and quiet and enjoy the beautiful nature. 

Wildlife: People enjoy the wildlife because you don’t get to see the incredible wildlife everyday . . There’s never a moment when the majestic beauty of wildlfe and all the beautiful leaves falling off the tress. Wildlife is something you can enjoy and not miss to see in a everyday environment etc..


]]> 2018-11-05 21:12:19 UTC https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300738748 Developing themes Maddieady https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300741902 During my reading of into the wild i found some themes that i found very interesting and i thought i wouls share them . The themes I found interesting in the novel is The impossibility of total self-reliance, Nature confounding human intentions and The difficulty of escaping familial influence.

The impossibility of total self-reliance: Chris McCandless wants to be perfectly self-reliant. He quests for this ideal independence and isolation, but it escapes him at every turn. Also he he wanted to leave everyone behind. Nowhere is the illusory nature of McCandless’s self-reliance more clear, however, than when McCandless heads down the Stampede Trail in what is to be the last trip of his life.

 Nature confounding human intentions: In my opinion  Alaska residents, for instance, insist that people like Christopher McCandless are fools to approach the wild with the idea that its vast beauty will solve their emotional or spiritual difficulties etc.. 

 The difficulty of escaping familial influence: Christopher McCandless rejects his father, but the same qualities he hates in Walt McCandless reappear in his own decision to head into the wild. Also McCandless is angered at his father’s secret family. He maintains that Walt McCandless lets him and his sister live in ignorance . Therefore he didnt want anything to do with his family what so ever.






]]> 2018-11-05 21:20:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300741902 Flashbacks and Flashforwards Maddieady https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300746842 In the novel of into the wild Jon Krakauer used Flahsbacks and Flashforwards to explain the book at the end of it and flip to the begininng of the book in the middle of it to confuse us to show us that he was going back in time and talking about the present time. 
 A  flashback is a transition in a story to an earlier time that interrupts the normal chronological order of events .Flashbacksare often used for comedic effectto prove something in the present...

A flashforward is when the plot goes ahead of time for example a scene that interrupts and takesthe narrative forward in time fromthe current time in a story. Generally a flash forward represents expected or imagined events in the future , revealing important parts of the story that are yet to occur...


]]> 2018-11-05 21:35:48 UTC https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300746842 Symbolism Maddieady https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300750118 During my reading of Into the Wild i found four different symbols that they explained very well in the novel.

River: The river is a Barrier, defeat  and  he faced some  challenges that he found very  hard to overcome.

Bus 142: As the site where McCandless  body is discovered, the bus alludes to  his death, but  it also symbolizes Chris’s good fortune and search for solitude. That he stumbles upon the old Fairbanks City bus in the middle of Alaskan bush is an amazing stroke of luck that not only helps Chris to survive in the wild for 113 days, but also gives him a place to contemplate his life and belief. Also the bus symbolism shelter ,death or place ,escape of his challenges.

 Chris's field Guide to Edible Plants: McCandless intently studies Priscilla Russell Kari’s An Ethnobotany of the Dena’ina Indians of Southcentral Alaska in order to forage for plants and seeds in the Alaskan bush. While a knowledgeable guide, it fails to warn Chris of a poisonous element in the potato seeds that kill him, thereby suggesting that wisdom can be as deadly as ignorance.

Rice: During his travels, Chris primarily lives off of rice, carrying pounds of it in his backpack. Rice thereby represents Chris’ devotion to living a simple, yet dangerous life, always on the edge of hunger and staravation.


]]> 2018-11-05 21:45:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300750118 Authors Influencing Chris McCandless (explained) Maddieady https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300753615 I found that Chris McCandless had some Authors that influenced him to go to Alaska and explore new things in life . Some  of the authors that influenced him. im gonna give yoou some background information about each author.

Jack London: Jack London was born John Griffith Chaney on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. After working in the Klondike, London returned home and began publishing stories. His novels, including The Call of the Wild, White Fang and Martin Eden, placed London among the most popular American authors of his time. London, who was also a journalist and an outspoken socialist, died on November 22 1916. Jack London wrote mostly short stories. He died of renal colic. Renal Colic is a type of pain that is caused when you have urinary stones that block your urinary tract. 


Leo Tosloy: Leo Tolstoy was born in Russia, he grew up with his siblings and was raised by relatives… he went to school to study law and oriental languages and his teachers described him as ¨ unable and unwilling ¨ to learn. He began writing after leaving University mid study. He published his first novel about his life in 1852 called “ Childhood “. 

Henry David Thoreau: Henry was born July 12, 1817, Concord, Massachusetts, USA with two older siblings and one younger. He died May 6, 1862, Concord, Massachusetts, USA. He began writing nature poetry in the 1840’s. He was one of the most famous writers he is remembered for his philosophical and naturalist writing. He went to Harvard college (now harvard university). He studied greek, latin as well as German. His famous writing was Walden that he published in 1854. He wrote the book because he went out to walden pond to get away and start a new beginning, he stayed out there for two years and was inspired by it so he wrote about it.   

Mark Twain: Mark Twain was born November 30th 1835, in Florida Missouri. Mark Twain’s real name is Samuel Clemens but he often went by his pen name (Mark). When he was 4 years old his family moved to a Hannibal, he lived in this Hannibal from the age of  4-17. Over the years Mark had witnessed multiple deaths, when he was 9 he saw a local man murder a cattle rancher, at the age of 10 watched a slave die. He had to work from a young age because his father passed away when he was only 12. Mark later died of a heart attack on April 21st 1910 in Redding Connecticut. 


 Ralph Waldo Emerson: Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803, in Boston, Massachusetts. He took over as director of his brother’s school for girls in 1821. He wrote the poem “Good-bye” in 1823. He became a Transcendentalist in 1832, also leading to the later essays “Self-Reliance” and “The American Scholar” . He continue to write and lecture into the late 1870s. He died on April 27, 1882, in Concord, Massachusetts. 






]]> 2018-11-05 21:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300753615 Surprising moments Maddieady https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300758215 Into the wild i found two surprising moments that surprised me a lot  and they are how he died at the bus 142 and how he went into the wild without any experience and still survived leading up to his death. 

The surprising moment on how he died at the bus 142 surprised me because i didnt know someone like Chris McCandless died of staravation or posioning himself and dieing in his sleep on the bus . 

How he went into the wild witout any experience and stll survived leading up to his death surprised me by proving a poingt that Chris McCandless and do anything ehen he puts his mind to and doesnt worry about the outcome of what might happen and all that matters is that he tried his best too survive. ]]> 2018-11-05 22:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300758215 Stylistic Elements in Krakauers writing Maddieady https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300759447 Thoughtout the novel into the wild The author skillfully uses literary techniques to convey his purpose of giving life to a man on an extraordinary path that led to his eventual demise and truthfully telling the somber story of Christopher McCandless. 

Krakauer enhances the story by using irony to establish Chris’s unique personality. The author also uses Characterization the give details about Chris’s lifestyle and his choices that affect his journey. Also he uses is theme. The many themes in the story attract a diverse audience. Krakauer’s telling is world famous for being the truest, and most heart-felt account of Christopher McCandless’s life. The use of literary techniques including irony, characterization and theme help convey the author

Finally Krakauer helps to develop Chris’s personality and t conveys the author’s purpose of tell McCandless’s story. Therfore  Krakauer uses is characterization. He uses this technique to draw parallels to himself and the main character. The author convinces the reader just how similar he and Chris are etc.... ]]> 2018-11-05 22:17:55 UTC https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300759447 Exploration Of Three Critical Themes Maddieady https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300771364 Three themes that i found very interesting  in the novel of Into the Wild that i would explain and talk about is:

ambition to challenge yourself: Chris McCandless tried to challenge himself on deciding to going Alaska without any survial tools and regected the help to get through his journey without dieing 

Desire to be completely self-reliant: Chris McCandless wanted to do everything on  his own and be self-reliance by rejecting the help from his peers and family . Also he thinks he can have the confidence to do whatever he wants without thinking it through etc.... 






]]> 2018-11-05 23:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300771364 Shifting Point of View Maddieady https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300777325 In the novel Into the Wild there are a bunch of shifting Points of view im gonna talk about some of them. 

Perspective: The Perspective that Jon Krakauer used in the novel Into the Wild is that The shifting perspectives is that the author tells Chris’s story through the eyes of the people he meet & the author tells his stories about climbing the Devils  Thumb. 

the challenges of surviving in the great outdoors 


 and the struggle to be completely independent.
]]> 2018-11-05 23:53:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300777325 Setting Overviews (Where and When) Maddieady https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300796270 2018-11-06 01:55:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Maddieady/vxsc9stnonoj/wish/300796270