Into the Wild

1. So far I like the book. The writing style is pretty straightfoward which is nice. The plot is interesting, and I don't mind the characters. However, I haven't had a ton of time to get into the book yet.


2. Lost, I think for the most part he just doesn't feel like he's found his footing. I don't think he wants to except life working in an office building all day or whatever and that he just wants to feel unrestrained for a while.


3. I think the author is suggesting that the human experience should be whatever an individual wants it to be rather than what civilization/society collectively wants it to be and it doesn't need to be mapped out, it can be completely organic. I think that society/civilization is a major theme in the novel so far.


4. Chris reminds me a lot of Sam in My Side of the Mountain. He is sort of looking for somewhere to fit in just and instead of trying to find it in society he just completely drops out and turns to nature just like Sam does.
5. I guess like Chris I can be kind of stubborn too. Like when Jan was trying to give him stuff to help him out when he decided to leave the Slabs and he refused it and eventually just took it to make her happy. I do stuff like that a lot like if my mom is trying to give something when I'm in a hurry and I don't want it I'll refuse for a little while and then finally take it so she'll quit bugging me and then I'll "forget" it in the car or something. Otherwise I don't feel like I'm that similar to Chris.
6. Well in Sociology we were learning about this theory on why people are deviant there was a part about retreatism were people reject conventional ways of getting what they want and they aren't motivated by the goals society sets for them they essentially "drop out" of society. This is kind of like Chris I think. He doesn't want to achieve what society wants him to and he doesn't use conventional means to get want he wants so he basically just rejects society all together.