Independant Reflection

My first impressions of the book was that it could have a good story line that might be able to hook and keep my interest throughout the book. Since i am not a big book reader i was happy to see that Krakaur made the book an 'easy read' in the fact that there weren't too many WPP so i never got the feeling that i was reading the same page forever. Its about a man named Chris McCandles who comes from a wealthy family and one day decides to give all his possessions and money away to different charitys to travel the US's westcoast to eventually end up 'going into the wild' in the Alaskan wilderness. John wrote the book with a circle plot so the death of Chris came first then it rewinded time from the beginning while also have a side plot of John's own experiences climbing mountains, climbing, etc.. The main thing i didnt like was that there wasnt much time spent on what things he did in the different states he visited before going to Alaska. I feel like there could have been some stories within those states that could have made Chris's mindset a little more clear of why he wanted to live in the wild. Although there were some slight flaws i would recommend this book to people who like going outdoors or even thinking of doing the same thing; it would bring some dangers of the wilderness to sight and show that its no walk in the park.

Individual Written Reflection

My frst impressions of the book weren't very good. It started off really slow and was hard to follow because the time period would keep jumping around from time time so it was difficult to stay focused and interested. But as it went on it became a little more interesting. It was also hard to follow because Krakauer doesn't tell the reader right away that Alexander Supertramp and Christopher McCandless are the same person so for a little I thought the book was going to be based off of two different characters. My final impressions of the book weren't too fond because I thought it would of been better if Alex had survived. But at the beginning it tells you that he's going to die so that kind of ruined the book for me. I also felt kind of bad for Alex because if he were to survive nineteen days longer then he would of been found by those hikers and could of left the Alaskan wilderness. My favorite part of the book as in chapter two when Wayne Westerberg is the last person to see Aex before he goes into the wild. Why I like this part is because its a major turning point in the book and Westerberg is offering to buy Alex better materials so he has a higher chance of surviving but Alex denies his offer. At the same time this is my least favorite part of the book because this shows how ignorant Alex truly is for thinking he can urvive in the wild without the right materials. What I thought should have been different about the book was the time period jumping from time to time. If it wasn't like this it would of been easier to follow and I would of been more interested instead of being confused. Overall I thought Into The Wild was a solid book. I wouldn't recommend it to very many people, just to those who like the outdoors.

Independent Reflection

My first impression of this novel was that it seemed very interesting and definitely made me curious on how he died and his last 3 months of his life, what happened and how close was he to actually surviving in the wild. My final impression of the novel was sad and felt bad for him that he died and how close he came to still being alive if he would have stayed alive 12 days longer the hunters could of found him. My favorite part of the novel was when Krakauer was talking about climbing devils thumb and he almost didnt do it and at the last minute found a clear path to the peak I felt like him and chris were alot alike in the way they both loved to be in the wild and they both had problems with there dad. My least favorite part was the fact that chris was so stubborn to take any gear with him into the wild and the fact he really thought he could live off only a 10lbs bag of rice. I felt like they should have added more stuff about all the other places he visited I know it would of made the book longer but I feel like it should talked about his whole adventure.

Independent reflection

My first  Impressions of the book were that it would be pretty good. It starts our with a circle ending the tells us of Chris' death, then takes us back to the begining working towards the end.  My final impression of the book was that Krakauer glorified McCandless' journey and took away from the fact that he wasted his future on a stupid decision to go live in the wild with none of the proper equipment. I agree with the people who wrote in to Krakauer after he published his article. Every year it seems some group of stupid people who think they can climb a mountain go to Mt. Hood and end up getting lost and waste millions of Tax payer dollars looking for people who don't plan properly and only hurt those around them. I really don't have a favorite part but my least favoritpe parts of the book were when Chris' so called friend would give him shelter and try and help him but then when he is leaving they don't stop the kid and they are each equally responsible for his death. I really hope there were people along Chris' travels that tried to talk some sense into the him, if there were those people I am disappointed in Krakauer for not including them because then he is avoiding the fact that he neglected and common sense and went into the wild with a death wish.

Written independant review

My first impression of the book was very mediocre because it was only telling about the background knowledge that you would need to know when the author refers back to certain points. Some of my least favorite parts of the novel were when the author talked about his own personal experiences. I did not like this because I think the book should strictly should have talked about Alexander Supertramp's experiences and not some author's personal experiences that he relates to the character. If I wanted to hear about how people relate to the story or the characters in it I would go on a blog and read hundreds of them their. So what I think should have been left out was the author's personal experiences. If the author had no more to say then he should have just shortened the book entirely. Last, I no this is impossible but I just wish McCandles was around to tell in detail about his journey because that was the main focus of the story and the person was not around to tell about it. All together I think the book was worth while to read because it gave people a true insight about the Alaskan wilderness people who may live in the city know a little bit more about what it is truly like to try and survive in the wilderness.

Question 5

how could the conflict could have been handled differently?

Question 4

Who would you recommend the book to?