Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Into the Wild #3


1.    List about Chris (Alex)

                                I.            Determined

                              II.            Lost

                            III.            Indecisive

                            IV.            Loner

                              V.            Roaming around

                            VI.            Hobo

                          VII.            Fisher

                        VIII.            Gatherer

                            IX.            Fighter

                              X.            Runaway

                            XI.            Educated

                          XII.            Smart

                        XIII.            Resourceful

                        XIV.            Hiding

                          XV.            Illegal immigrant

                        XVI.            Desperate

                      XVII.            Crazy

                    XVIII.            Bold

                        XIX.            Antisocialist

                          XX.            Nature lover



2.    My reaction would be shock because he did say he would come and say good-bye beforehand but he just up and left. Also, as I read the letter, it seems like that he and his parents are not the closet they could be. I assume that because if they had been to would have been a lot harder for him to just leave like he did. Also, he did not actually tell them what or where he was and was going to go; therefore, I take that as him being done with his family and not wanting to be seeing them for a while. As for him telling his family he was going to disappear for a while, shows how much he wanted to get away from his family. However, I also think it was a cry for help, that Chris wanted his family to tell him no, to stay with them. I believe his parents lost themselves in their wealth and ignore him; however, this is just my prediction. At the time I would say his intention was to leave and maybe not turn back, he sounds undecided.

3.     A motivation behind such a strong action could be the fact he was done getting everything and being a spoiled child, maybe he wanted to give back to the underprivileged by donating money. On the other hand however, he could just want to start over fresh with his life and that was his way of cleaning his plate. Also, he could be boarder line not all there in the head.

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