Questions Their Eyes Were Watching God

Grace Leung

4/10/11

Questions

1.     Interpret the meaning of the “ships” metaphor used in the first two paragraphs of Their Eyes Were Watching God.  Does Janie meet the expectations you have for her after reading the introduction?  Ships are like people and they go after what they are looking for. Janie is a young woman ready to go for her goals and stop at nothing. A quote that shows how ready Janie has become a woman is, “The men noticed her firm buttocks like she had grape fruits in her hip pockets” (2) This quote describes how much Janie has grown over the time she was gone from Eatonville.

2.     How do the townspeople react to Janie’s return to Eatonville?  The Townspeople gossiped about her. While the men realized how beautiful she was and began to ogle.

3.     What is Pheoby Watson’s reaction to Janie’s return? Phoeby was very surprised at Janie’s return and was also very happy she returned. She was also very protective over Janie as well and became upset when people gossiped. A quote that tells how Phoeby feels is, “Dats a gracious plenty your friends would want nothing better.” (4)

4.     Why does Janie tell her life story to Pheoby?   Janie and Pheoby are best friends and can trust each other, this is why Janie decides to confide in Pheoby.

5.     Why does Nanny raise Janie?  Janie’s parents died when she was young and Janie needed someone to raise her, Nanny then raised her. A quote that gives the reader an insight on what happens to Janie’s parents is, “Dey didn’t tell about how he wuz seen tryin to get in touch wid my mama later on so he could marry.” (10)

6.     Janie does not realize that she is black until age six.  Describe Janie’s environment and how she discovers her race.  Janie discovers she is black when her picture is taken and realizes that she is darker than the others in the picture. She did not realize this because she was around white children a lot.

7.     What significance does the pear tree hold for Janie?  The pear tree grows and blooms, just like Janie is blossoming into woman hood. She also loved to go and watch the bees and animals buzz around the trees. “With kissing bees singing of the beginning of the world! She was sixteen.”(11)

8.     Identify the event that prompts Nanny to arrange Janie’s marriage to Logan Killicks.  Nanny wants Janie to marry Logan because she sees her kissing a boy named Johny Taylor. Who she does not approve of and she wants Janie to have protection when she is married, which Logan can provide.

9.     Why does Nanny react so strongly to seeing Janie kiss Johnny Taylor?  Nanny gets angry because she does not have respect for Johnny Taylor and does not like how he is very “dark”.  He is not what she wants Janie to marry. “That brought her wide awake. She bolted upright and peered out of the window and saw Johnny Taylor lacerating her Janie with a kiss.” (12)

10.                        Explain Nanny’s views on romantic love.  Nanny feels that love is real, but it comes over time. She believes that your finaicial issues and protection are more important. She thinks that Janie needs to marry off well and not necessarily for love.

11.                        How does Janie feel about marrying Logan Killicks? Janie does not like Logan Killicks and finds him very unattractive. She also thinks it is gross he is twice her age and feels she should marry for love. “Ah aint gointuh do it no mo’, Nanny. Please don’t make me marry Mr. Killicks.” (15)

12.                        What does Janie assume will happen once she marries Logan?  Is she right?  Janie believes Nanny and thinks she will eventually fall in love with Logan. Janie’s assumption was wrong and she realizes that she probably will never love him.

13.                        Hurston writes, “She knew now that marriage did not make love” at the end of Chapter 3.  Explain the significance of this revelation to Janie.  In this chapter Janie finally realizes that because you marry someone does not mean you fall in love with them. You can make an attempt to love a person, but that does not mean you will truly love them. “Janies first dream was dead so she became a woman.” (25)

14.                        Describe Logan’s attitude toward Janie.  How does it change over time?  Logan becomes more impatient with Janie realizing she does not care for him. He does not want to do as much work and is less worried about impressing her. He even wanted her to do more of the work.

15.                        Describe Janie’s first impression of Joe Starks. Janie thought that Joes Starks dressed very nice and found him very appealing. So she decides to try and get his attention. “It was citified stylish dressed man with his hat set at an angle that didn’t belong in these parts.” (27)

16.                        Why do you think Janie decides to run off with Joe Starks? Janie runs off with Joe because Logan treated her poorly and they were always arguing. Logan was not nice to her and she decided she needed to move on.

17.                        Joe and Janie move to a new all-black town.  Detail their first impressions of the new town.  The town they move to is very small and low in population. It is also surrounded by trees. “Just like Ah thought,” Joe said. “A whole heap uh talk and nobody doin’ nothin’. I god where’s de Mayor” (34)

18.                        What are Joe’s goals, both stated and implied? Joe wanted to get land and put up stores and a post office. He also wants to build and house for him and his wife Janie.

19.                        Joe takes the new town by storm.  List several things he accomplishes.  Joe gets people to build roads. He also creates a shop as well. “Hes gointuh put up uh store and git uh post office from de Govern’ment.”(38)

20.                        Discuss the townspeople’s feelings toward Joe.  Joe is a good leader but in ways snobby. He made himself the mayor and he helped the town a lot.

21.                        What are the advantages and disadvantages of being Mrs. Joe Starks?  A disadvantage is Janie is sometimes ignored by Joe and he is very stuck up. Janie is able to put in her input on what the town needs, which is an advantage. “Thank yo for your compliments but mah wife don’t know nothing bout no speech makin’. Ah never married her for nothing lak dat.” (43)

22.                        What does Janie like and dislike about the store?

Janie

23.                        Describe Joe’s attitude towards women.

Joe does not have very much respect for women and feels as if he is almost above them. He feels they should stay and take care of their husbands and do their house work. “Shes a woman and her place is in duh home.”(43)

24.                        Discuss the symbolism of the head rag Janie wears around the store.

The symbolism is Janie wears this hiding her true beauty because Joe does not want other men to ogle her. It almost makes Janie feel like Joe’s servant.

25.                        Trace the origins of trouble through Janie and Joe’s marriage.

The trouble of Janie and Joe’s marriage started when they discovered the town and Joe started helping the people there. This ruined their marriage because he did not pay attention to Janie and often was stuck up and rude to her.

26.                        Why does Joe buy the mule from Matt Bonner?

Joe buys the mule because he feels bad for it since it is over worked and not treated right. The mule and is abused and Joe feels it needs a rest.

27.                         How does Janie hope with her unhappy life with Joe?

Janie lives her life outside and by herself, she also watches nature to pass the time.

28.                        Explain Joes motivation for striking Janie.

Joe’s motivation for striking Janie is she made fun of him and got fed up with him hurting her. Also she embarrassed him in front of all the men.

29.                        What disturbing revelation does Janie learn from Phoeby? How does that revelation apply to Janie?

She tells Janie that Joe is going to die and everyone knows it. Janie begins to worry and look at her life differently. “

30.                        Detail the circumstances surrounding Joes death.

Joe dies of kidney failure and he is also dieing of old age.

31.                        Discuss Janies reaction to Joe’s death.

Janie is happy Joe dies because he did not like the ways he treated her. Also she hated the way he treated others. Janie had lost respect for Joe over the years of their marriage. “ Ah aint here tuh blame nobody. Ah’m just tryin tuh make you know what kinda person Ah is befo’ it’s to late.” (85)

32.                        Contrast Janies inward emotions with her outward appearances at Joe’s funeral.

Janie is truly happy with Joe’s death and is happy he would not be around to abuse her more. At the funeral Janie puts on a sad face so no one will notice how happy she really is. “Janie starched and ironed her face and came set in the funeral behind her veil” (88)

33.                        Characterize Janie’s feelings about finding a new mate after Joe’s death.

Janie does not want to marry immediately after Joes death and decides to wait. She is also very cautious about men. “Joe ain’t had time tuh git cold yet. Ah ain’t even give marryin’ de first thought.” (91)

34.                        Describe Tea Cake How do he and Janie meet?

Tea Cake met Janie when he was on his way to watch a baseball game and realized she was not going.

35.                        Speculate about Tea Cake’s choice of a time to first visit Janie at her store. Tea Cake was very careful and respectful. He treated Janie like an equal and she appreciated that he was not pushy. “Tea Cake wasn’t strange. Seemed as if she had known him all her life.” (99)

36.                        Why is the fact that Tea Cake ask Janie to play checkers signifigant?

37.                        Janie frequently refers to Tea Cake as “crazy”. Interpret Janie’s meaning. Janie means silly, it is a sign of affection to Tea Cake from her. She finds Tea Cake funny and calls him this when he acts silly in front of her. “Crazy thing!” Janie commented, beaming out with light. He acknowledged the compliment with a smile and sat down on a box.” (101)

38.                         Tea Cake shows her he is sincere by telling her how he misses her when shes not there and describes his feelings.

39.                         The town became angry that she had chosen Tea Cake. This was because the town felt Janie could do much better. “All the men that she could get and fooling with someone like Tea Cake.” (110)

Zora Neal Hurston

1. Zora Neale Hurston was an American folk writer, one of her books was Their eyes were watching God.
2. She was born in Alabama, but then raised in Florida, she eventually attended Howard University along with Columbia University.
3. Hurston was a fiction writer, who was best known for writing metaphorically.
4. During her time as a writer she focused on race a lot.
5.Hurston was not popular during her life time, but later after death she became a favorite writer.
6.She was not a wealthy person during her life time and was unpopular.
7.Hurston eventually died of health issues and was recognized after death.
8.In 1970's Hurston's efforts and writing were recognized.
9.One of her books weren't published till 1995.
10.She was said to have a huge influence on Alice Walker, who is another famous African American writer.


"Zora Neale Hurston." Microsoft® Student 2009 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2008.




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Harlem Renaissance

10 Facts
- The Harlem Renaissance got its name from a large African American neighborhood named the Harlem.
- This was a time period where black writers flourished, many wealthy white people supported them in the arts.
- The Renaissance started in the 1920's and ended in the early 1930's.
- African American's flourised in music, composer's such as Louis Armstrong developed popularity.
- There was a strong sense of racial pride for the African Americans during this time period.
- The Renaissance gave all types of people and insight to what life was like as an African American during the 1920's.
- This era opened an opportunity to show that the white race did not hold anything against the arts, such as literature and writing.
-The Harlem Renaissance started with the Great Migration, which was a movement of African American people from the South moved to the thriving North.
- The NAACP(National Association for the Advancement for Colored People) was also founded during the Harlem Renaissance.
- Another movement enspired by the Harlem Renaissance was the "Back to Africa", started by Marcus Garvey.




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Louis Armstrong
- Louis Armstrong was a popular jazz, cornet and trumpet player, who also sang and was a band leader during the Harlem Renaissance.
- Armstrong grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana, in poverty, he completed school up to only the fifth grade.
- By 1925 Armstrong had a contract recording records and then began his very successful career, creating hits such as songs like "Weather Bird".
-Armstrong was also author of the autobiography Satchmo.
- In 1987 there was a statue dedicated to Armstrong in New Orleans, he also appeared in over fifty motion pictures.

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Marcus Garvey
- Garvey created the movement, "Back to Africa" in the United States.
- He was the youngest of eleven children, born in Jamaica.
-Garvey at one point lived in England, but eventually ended up in the United States.
-Garvey was convicted of mail fraud in 1922 and was sentenced to prison in 1925.
-When Garvey was released from prison, he was deported to Jamaica and then later moved to England and passed away.

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Langston Hughes
- Langston Hughes was born in Missouri and was mixed raced (father and mother where both african american and white).
- Langston Hughes was raised in Kansas by his maternal mother, he and his brother were participants in want for the abolition of slavery.
- Hughes did not have a strong relationship with his father because his father was a racist man who despised the African American race.
- He was a popular poet and writer during the Harlem Renaissance.
- Hughes died of prostate cancer and was buried in an auditorium dedicated to him.


Works Cited

Wintz, Cary DeCordova. "Harlem Renaissance." Microsoft® Student 2009 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2008.

Hasse, John Edward. "Louis Armstrong." Microsoft® Student 2009 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2008.

"Marcus Garvey." Microsoft® Student 2009 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2008.

"Langston Hughes." Microsoft® Student 2009 [DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2008.

Creative Project

Grace Leung

3/20/11

Creative Project

Ode to Chris

You were the older brother that I always adored,

It is sad to see you gone;

I will miss your smile forever and never let it be ignored,

Your spirit will live on;

You left without even a word said,

It hurts me beyond belief;

No contact meant that our friendship was dead,

It caused our family much grief;

I did not know where you would go or wander,

I just wanted to know that you would come home;

You had so much you needed to ponder,

Did your Odyssey take you to Rome?

I saw so much promise in all that lay before you,

You were always so brave and kind;

When I discovered you never made it through,

I just will not let you out of my mind;

I cried myself to sleep,

Shivering in my cold bed;

I could only weep,

I wished you had been fed.

Characterization Chart

English Character Chart

Author’s Note

1.     “He changed his name, gave the entire balance of a twenty four thousand dollar savings account to charity abandoned his car and most of his possesions, burned all the cash in his wallet.” (1)

-         In this quote it describes how Chris began his new life and entered the wild, without any materialistic things or destractions.

2.     “His name turned out to be Christopher John McCandless.” (1)

-         This quote is Jon Krakaeur talking about Chris’ real name, which later became important in the book.

Chapter 1

1.      “He didn’t appear very old: eighteen, maybe nineteen at most. A rifle protruded from the young man’s backpack, but he looked friendly enough;” (3-4)

-This is a description of Chris on the road, from a person who gave him a ride early on in his journey.

2.      “Five foot seven or five foot eight with a wiry build, he claimed to be twenty four years old and said he was from South Dakota.” (4)

-         This is another description of Chris as a hitchhiker trying to get a ride.

Chapter 2

1.      “It wasn’t until I walked around the other side and saw a head sticking out that I knew for certain what it was” (13)

-         This is a description of how Chris’ body was found in a sleeping bag.

2.     “this is Butch . You better call the troopers. There’s a man back in the bus by the Sushana. Looks he’s been dead for a while.” (13)

After the hunters found Chris’ body they called the troopers and estimated it had been there for a long time.

Chapter 3

1.      “McCandless was smallish with the hard, stringy physique of an itinerant laborer. There was something arresting about the yougnster’s eyes.” (16)

-         This is another description later on in Chris’ journey.

2.     “He was nearsighted and wore steel rimmed glasses. He looked hungry” (17)

Chapter 4

1.      “Ignoring posted warnings that off- road driving is strictly forbidden, McCandless steered the Datsun off the pavement where it crossed a broad, sandy wash.” (27)

This is describing what Chris did when he entered the Detrimental Wash area.

2.     “ He was wearing long shorts and a really stupid hat,” says Jan Burress , a forty one year old rubber tramp…”(30)

This is a description told by Jan Burress a person Chris befriended on his journey, who played almost a mother character to him later on.

Chapter 5

1.      “When his camera was ruined and McCandless stopped taking photographs, he also stopped keeping a journal, a practice he didn’t resume until he went to Alaska the next year.” (38)

-         This quote tells us that Chris’ journey was not all photographs and at a time was not even recorded in a journal.

2.     “When he first started working he was homeless and he’d show up for work smelling bad.  It wasn’t up to McDonald’s standards to come in smelling the way he did.” (41)

-         This quote is a description of Chris when he worked at a McDonalds for sometime, eventually he quit his job though.

Chapter 6

1.      “McCandless cut him off abruptly. “Look Mr. Franz,” he declared, “you don’t need to worry about me  I have a college education. Im not destitute. I’m living like this by choice.” (51)

-         Franz plays a very big part in McCandless journey and influences him a lot, this quote is an example of McCandless independence while he was on the road.

2.     “Don’t hesitate or allow yourself to make excuses. Just get out and do it. Just get out and do it. You will be very, very glad that you did.” (58)

-         This tells us that McCandless influenced Franz a lot in this letter he wrote to him.

Chapter 7

1.      “I guess I’m getting a little snarly it being so late in the season and all, and us being short-handed besides. We was counting on Alex being back at work by now.” Fifty days have gone by since McCandless ‘s body was discovered in Alaska on the Stampede Trail.” (62)

-         This is a quote from Wayne Westberg, another person Chris worked for and grew close to. He was expecting Chris to come visit, but was saddened by his death.

2.     “He was kind of shy at first,” says Borah. “He acted like it was hard for him to be around people. I just figured that was because he’d spent so much time by himself.” (63)

-         This is a description of Chris’ attitude and personality while working with other employ’s.

Chapter 10

1.      “A head shot . His hair was long and he had a beard.Chris almost always had short hair and was clean shaven. And the face in the picture was extremely gaunt. But I knew right away. There was no doubt. It was Chris.”(102)

-         Sam, a friend of Chris’ family realized the missing boy was Chris’ and realized he would have to bring home the horrible news about Chris’ death.

2.     "It didn’t occur to me that the hiking might be Chris. Never even crossed my mind. Its ironic because when I read the article I thought, ‘Oh my God what a terrible tragedy. I really felt sorry for the family of this guy, whoever they are. What a sad story.” (101)

-         Sam realizes that he needs to tell the family about his death.

Chapter 11

1.      “The hardest part is simply not having him around anymore. I spent a lot of time with Chris, perhaps more than with any of my other kids. I really like his company even though he frustrated us so often.”(104)

-         This is a quote from Chris’ dad on how he missed having him around.

2.     “Even when he was little,” says Carrine, who was born three years after Chris, “he was very to himself. He wasn’t antisocial he always had friends and everybody liked him…” (107)

-         Carrine, Chris’ younger sister is describing his personality throughout his life.

Chapter 12

1.      “Chris had tossed back a few drinks that night and was pretty blitzed. He got real emotional. He was almost crying. Fighting back the tears telling dad that even though they’d had their over the years, he was grateful for all the things Dad had done for him. Chris said how much he respected Dad for starting from nothing, working his way through college, busting his butt to support eight kids.” (118)

-         From this quote it is learned that even though Chris lost respect for his father, he did care about him and in some ways appreciated him.

2.     “I saw Chris at a party after his sophomore year at Emory” remembers Eric Hathaway, “and it was obvious he had changed. He seemed introverted, almost cold.” (120)

-         This is a description of Chris’ attitude during his last year in college, before he left for good, it is by an old friend.

Chapter 13

1.      “Whats amazing” says Carrine as she studies these images of her brother “is that even though the pictures were taken ten years apart, his expression is identical.” (128)

-         Carrine, tells of how Chris had mostly the same attitude throughout his life.

2.     “The label was printed wrong. The label said Christopher R. McCandless. His middle initial was really J. It ticked me off that they didn’t get it right. I was mad. Then I thought Chris wouldn’t care. He would think its funny.” (130)

-         This is a quote from when Chris’ ashes were taken home and how he would have found it funny that his name was spelled wrong because he had a sense of humor in hard times.

Chapter 18

1.     “He noted, happiness only real when shared.”(189)

-         These are some of Chris’ last words, showing that in some ways he regrets leaving people, like family behind.

2.      “Extremely weak fault of pot. seed. Much trouble just to stand up. Starving. Great Jeopardy.” (189)

-         These are words Chris wrote during his final days and the pain he endured.

After reading Into the Wild, I have come to the conclusion that Chris McCandless was an inexperienced and unprepared person to want to live in Alaska on his own. He made a very bad descision in doing so. Chris was very unprepared and had no idea what he was doing. This did not make Chris a hero and he shouldn’t have been recognized as that for doing this. 

Questions for Into the Wild

1. Chris McCandless was a boy who decided he wanted to live on the road after college, he had straight A’s and a pretty normal life.
2. In the author’s note Krakauer introduces several different theme’s. One is hardship’s, because from the start he tells how difficult it would be to live in the wild.

3. It is trying to describe what it would be like to live in the wild on the day Chris died. (3)

4. Alex is the fake name that Chris uses when he is on the road, so that he can ‘t be found. (4)

5. He is a union electrician, who sees Chris walking by himself and asks him if he wants a ride. (5)

6. Gallien though Chris was crazy for hitchhiking, he also felt bad for him. He thought he was stupid for being unprepared. (3 and 4)

7. Gallien tells Chris to caution because the terrain out there is tough. He also tells him he is unprepared for what he will experience. (5)

8.  Chris refuses his offer and finds his offer a little offensive. Gallien gave Chris lunch and rainboots his wife gave him. He also offered to buy him hunting gear and he also gave him his number. (7)

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9. He decided not to alert the authorities, because he figured McCandless would be okay. He also thought that he would eventually give up and walk to the highway. (7)

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10. It is ironic because Chris did not do what “a  normal person” would and instead went out and lived there without giving up. Also many people considered Chris abnormal and having odd behavior. 

           11.  Krakauer would include a quote from Jack London because McCandless idolized this famous author. Also McCandless got many ideas from him, he admired this author and strived to be like him.(9)

          12.  The purpose of the descriptions were to give the reader an insight to what it felt like for Chris.(9)

          13.  The considered cause of McCandless death was starvation because he was unprepared for his journey. He also was not healthy and ate little while living in the woods. (14)

14. 

Wayne is a bar owner in a small town called Carthage in South Dakota. Wayne and Chris got along because Wayne felt bad for him and wanted to help. He let Chris stay with him for a couple of days and employed him for a while. Wayne even kept Chris’ secret about his real name. (17)

15.   The terms “leather tramp” and “rubber tramp” qualify as examples of local color.  What culture do they describe, and what is the difference between rubber tramps and leather tramps?

The culture that they describe is the culture Wayne lives in, which is a town called Saco Hot Springs. A rubber tramp is a vagabond who owned a vehicle. A leather tramp is a person who did not have personal transportation; hitch hikers. (17)

16. 

The author said this because he almost lived there and the community took care of him. Also he was separated from his family, and he felt alone. He also felt very at home in Carthage, he enjoyed the town greatly.

17.  

McCandless left Carthage because he was growing close to the town and needed to explore or go out on his “odessey”.

18.  The reader knows because he loans Wayne a book called War and Peace. He also wrote a letter to Wayne about the book. (19)

19.  

His early years were normal, he got good grades and belonged to a wealthy family. His parents fought a lot and wanted a divorce. McCandles was a smart kid with an adoring younger sister. (20)

20. 

He drove an old car and enjoyed nature a lot. His parents even offered to buy him a new car, but he refused it. (21)

22.  This statement applies to Chris because he tries to find himself on his quest away from, family, friends and people who care about him. In his traveling he hopes to find his reality or life.

23.Jan Burres is a woman who traveled around with her husband, Bob. They met Chris in Arcata, California. Chris stayed with them for a little, they had a son his age. They stayed in touch with Chris after he left. (30)

24.   The trip was hard and confusing for Chris. There were many different paths, that were confusing and hard to read. He loved Arizona and the climate, though.(32- 35)

25. He also talks in third person a lot. 

26.  The existential conclusion Chris reaches is he realizes how lucky his is to be alive. (37)

27. The life that Chris lead was of a normal person, with a job and home. He even rented an apartment and got a job. His job was at a McDonalds, he even used his real name to apply for it. (39)

28.  Describe the conditions and the residents of the Slab.  Note some of the local color that makes this community memorable.

           The people who lived in the slab were very poor and most of them were drifters. (43)

29. She recounts that he was hard working and musically talented. (43)

30.  Jan figured that Chris would figure it out since he was tough and has done difficult things before. (46)

Who was Ron Franz, and how did he enter the story?  What does Krakauer think about the relationship between Franz and McCandless?

            31. Ron Franz was someone who wrote to Krakauer,  through  Outdoor magazine that Krakauer wrote for. He was brought into the story when Krakauer asks to write an article on Chris McCandless. (47)

32.   It is the state park McCandless is traveling to in this chapter, it is supposibly very hard to survive in. He also meets Franz’s there. (49)

33.   The tragedy was, when he was away in for the military his wife and only child died. (51)

34. He felt like Chris needed help and wanted to treat him like a son. (52)

35. Leathermaking was something that brought Chris and Ron together, it was something they had in common. Franz also taught Chris secrets of the craft and helped him improve his skills. (52)

36.  The author tells us that on that day Chris was dropped off, it was his twenty fourth birthday. The author also tells us that he was a little sad to go, as was Franz. (53)

37.  When Chris writes a letter from Carthage, he tells Franz that he needs to go out into the wild on his own and just live. Chris tells Franz of how exciting it is. Franz replies to this by actually taking Chris’ advice and leaving his belongings and going out into the wild. (56)

38.  Franz found out about McCandless death while talking to two other hitchhikers who had read Outdoor Magazine. Franz reacted by becoming an atheist, since he believed if there was a God that that would have never happened to Alex. (60)

39.  Wayne was annoyed because he did not have Alex’s extra hand to help him with the broken down machine, as he wished. (62)

40.  The author’s analysis of McCandless and his father was very difficult, because they were both stubborn and had strong personalities. McCandless only really talk about his sister Carrine, he called her “beautiful and said that many guys looked at her”.(64)

41.The purpose of Rossellini’s story was to show how he thought like Chris when he first entered the wild. He left his regular life, which was very similar to Chris. But then soon realized it was not worth it and he couldn’t depend on nothing. Rosselini’s story was sent to Krakaeur to show that Chris was wrong to go out into the wild unprepared and that is why he died. (85)

42.It was to tell us that Chris was not insane, because they both were very alike in home life and went into the wild at a young age.

43. He was a dreamer like Chris and where both very intelligent, he also went to live in the wild and they both would have died of starvation, but McCunn commited suicide. (85)

44.  Summarize the story of Everett Ruess and his fascination with the American West and natural beauty.

45. Ruess and McCandless were both dreamers and they were both very social. (96)