The author focuses on Everett Ruess in Chapter 9 because he wants to show the comparison between other extremists and Chris. After discovering the death of Chris McCandless and learning more about his life and what happened to him, people began to call in and write to the New York Times. They sent angry responses and would express their opinions on how idiotic Chris was and how similar his story was to every other idealist that wandered into the woods and never came out. So in Chapter 9, Krakauer decided to take a different aproach in showing people that Chris was not like everybody else. Chris had a purpose. Chris had a dream. He wasn't just some hippy from California lookin' to "become one with nature" because it was the cool thing to do.
In chapter nine the focus us how the character Everett traveled throught most of his hight school life and even after that. It also shows the similarity between Everetts and chriss' experiences are nearly the same. I think that if anything, Alex or Chris may have read the story that was published and thought it was a good Idea to do the same thing and just get away from it all like how Everett did and still be the grate person he is. To me Chris got his influence by Everett. It wasn't just out of no where that Alex thought about it. He had to get the idea from somewhere/one.
Chapter nine focuses on other different explorers because they are used as a comparison to Mc Candless. This focuses on the work as a whole because the comparison shows how Mc Candless was a very intelligent person, and the only reason that he left into the wild was because he enjoyed nature and the freedom to explore, instead of the other cases with the explorers described. The comparison makes Mc Candless situation stand out from all the other explorers because he was independent and did not worry about the consequences that came after.
Yes, to the point. Mc Candless is compare to other men because of the route he took in living in the wild. Although the author tells the audience that Chris is a very intelligent man does he lack common sense and died. Wilber G.
Chapter 9 focuses on Everett Ruess and how he can be compared to Chris. Ruess disappeared into the desert of the American Southwest in 1934. Krakauer talks about Ruess to compare him to Chris. Ruess and Chris had many similarities such as the fact that they both decided to change their nameon the road. Ruess as well wanted solitude and to live freely with nature. Krakauer further convinces the reader that Chris was not the only person to think like this and suggests that is actions were unprecedented.
This focus ties other stories to the one of Chris. The story demonstrates that there are many other individuals who wish to venture on into the wild. The places where they chose to go may be different but their attitude is similar. This also establishes the fact that it becomes part of human nature to explore their curiousity. Including chapter 9 provided insight on another individual that can be compared to Chris because they were both educated yet intrigued by the beauty and wonder that nature holds and eventually died.
The focus for chapter nine is to introduce a new character to the investigation that could be seen as a reference/ influence for Chris's journey to Alaska. Everett Ruess was also a man who was very similar to Chris's foolishness. For instance, he also changed his name, flees civilization, but is never found. There are also monks that still practice the same dwellings as Chris and Everett. Therefore these people can be interpreted as the cause for Chris McCandless's in-normal "tramping" adventures.
Yeah I see what you are saying, and I agree with you. But I still think that there is more to it than just as it is. I also think that the two are being juxtaposed through the way they are act.
Like Jesus I also believe there is more to Chapter 9 that you may have left out of your response, but no worries. I agree with the whole comparing Chris and Everett’s' life styles and the similarities that one may have read throughout the chapter but I also believe that it focuses on the fact that all though many may have thought that Chris was a bit "mental" for leaving his rich life, there were others that were just like him who also left their old lives to go into the wild.
As we said in class today chapter nine shows how chris and everett had vary similar wants on there outcome of going on this wild adventure. It also shows that chris was not only like the others but at the same time he was very different on the way he approached things. during his travels Chris would stop here in there together new materials but then leave when he became close with that person.
Chapter nine focuses on a different subject to show similarities and differences between Chris and other explorers. Chapter nine compares Chris's journey to Everett's journey and how similar they are. These comparisons show that removing oneself from society and living riskily can be a symptom of insanity or stupidity, but it is not inherently so.
Well I'm glad to hear that it is not because then I would be all over the place. However, I do agree on what you say because the author does compare the two and their experiences that they both have gone through.
I agree with you. The author in a sense is trying to obtain the attention from the audience by sharing his experience like the journey that Chris took.In fact, they both have very similar traits and characteristics that are the same.
In chapter nine it tell us that Chris was not the only person to go on an insane journey. There was another man named Everett similar to Chris. Though Chris approached things in his own way. Chris never asked for help with anything or wanted to receive it.
In chapter nine focuses on Everett because it wants to create a sort of juxtaposition between him and Alex. Krakauer also does this so the reader can see that even though Alex may have seemed as an unconventional person, he puts Everett there to show that there are other people just like him who will do what they believe in.
The author makes a different approach in chapter 9, in which he focuses on other people that had many characteristics like Chris. These people had similar traits like Chris and their behaviors were closely related. Many Alaskan believe that these people were crazy but some were not necessary crazy but actually were looking for a purpose in life. Everet Rues was one of the men mentioned when they were comparing Chris to other hitchhikers that had the same behavior as Chris.
Now this new focus gives the audience a new perspective to what others taught of Chris’s dreadful death and how many other guys were in the same situation. Chris was one of many cases in Alaska but what really made Chris more important than the others? Many people judge Chris and the others to be crazy but in reality they were not, they were completely aware of what was happening, well educated but the reason they went into the wild was to find a new purpose to live for. Wilber Gutierrez
In chapter 9, the author introduces new characters to see how they are similar and if they were crazy. This chapter mainly focuses on the story of Everett Ruess. It points out that the Ruess' family was actually a nomadic family that didn't settle down until they reached southern California. Once they settled young man, embarked on his own voyage into the wild. Throughout the chapter it simply describes the many experiences that Ruess encountered on his journey, for examples his near death experiences, like when he was stung by wild bees and had poison ivy. It also lets us know how Ruess may have adopted his new name from a book he may have read. It talks about the comparison of his consequences and his journey.
The author focuses on Everett Ruess in Chapter 9 because he wants to show the comparison between other extremists and Chris. After discovering the death of Chris McCandless and learning more about his life and what happened to him, people began to call in and write to the New York Times. They sent angry responses and would express their opinions on how idiotic Chris was and how similar his story was to every other idealist that wandered into the woods and never came out. So in Chapter 9, Krakauer decided to take a different aproach in showing people that Chris was not like everybody else. Chris had a purpose. Chris had a dream. He wasn't just some hippy from California lookin' to "become one with nature" because it was the cool thing to do.
ReplyDeleteIn chapter nine the focus us how the character Everett traveled throught most of his hight school life and even after that. It also shows the similarity between Everetts and chriss' experiences are nearly the same. I think that if anything, Alex or Chris may have read the story that was published and thought it was a good Idea to do the same thing and just get away from it all like how Everett did and still be the grate person he is. To me Chris got his influence by Everett. It wasn't just out of no where that Alex thought about it. He had to get the idea from somewhere/one.
ReplyDeleteChapter nine focuses on other different explorers because they are used as a comparison to Mc Candless. This focuses on the work as a whole because the comparison shows how Mc Candless was a very intelligent person, and the only reason that he left into the wild was because he enjoyed nature and the freedom to explore, instead of the other cases with the explorers described. The comparison makes Mc Candless situation stand out from all the other explorers because he was independent and did not worry about the consequences that came after.
ReplyDeleteI agree that chapter nine focuses on comparing Chris to other explorers. Do you agree Chris is similar to Everett?
DeleteYes, to the point. Mc Candless is compare to other men because of the route he took in living in the wild. Although the author tells the audience that Chris is a very intelligent man does he lack common sense and died.
DeleteWilber G.
Chapter 9 focuses on Everett Ruess and how he can be compared to Chris. Ruess disappeared into the desert of the American Southwest in 1934. Krakauer talks about Ruess to compare him to Chris. Ruess and Chris had many similarities such as the fact that they both decided to change their nameon the road. Ruess as well wanted solitude and to live freely with nature. Krakauer further convinces the reader that Chris was not the only person to think like this and suggests that is actions were unprecedented.
ReplyDeleteThis focus ties other stories to the one of Chris. The story demonstrates that there are many other individuals who wish to venture on into the wild. The places where they chose to go may be different but their attitude is similar. This also establishes the fact that it becomes part of human nature to explore their curiousity. Including chapter 9 provided insight on another individual that can be compared to Chris because they were both educated yet intrigued by the beauty and wonder that nature holds and eventually died.
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The focus for chapter nine is to introduce a new character to the investigation that could be seen as a reference/ influence for Chris's journey to Alaska. Everett Ruess was also a man who was very similar to Chris's foolishness. For instance, he also changed his name, flees civilization, but is never found. There are also monks that still practice the same dwellings as Chris and Everett. Therefore these people can be interpreted as the cause for Chris McCandless's in-normal "tramping" adventures.
ReplyDeleteYeah I see what you are saying, and I agree with you. But I still think that there is more to it than just as it is. I also think that the two are being juxtaposed through the way they are act.
DeleteLike Jesus I also believe there is more to Chapter 9 that you may have left out of your response, but no worries. I agree with the whole comparing Chris and Everett’s' life styles and the similarities that one may have read throughout the chapter but I also believe that it focuses on the fact that all though many may have thought that Chris was a bit "mental" for leaving his rich life, there were others that were just like him who also left their old lives to go into the wild.
DeleteAs we said in class today chapter nine shows how chris and everett had vary similar wants on there outcome of going on this wild adventure. It also shows that chris was not only like the others but at the same time he was very different on the way he approached things. during his travels Chris would stop here in there together new materials but then leave when he became close with that person.
ReplyDeleteChapter nine focuses on a different subject to show similarities and differences between Chris and other explorers. Chapter nine compares Chris's journey to Everett's journey and how similar they are. These comparisons show that removing oneself from society and living riskily can be a symptom of insanity or stupidity, but it is not inherently so.
ReplyDeleteWell I'm glad to hear that it is not because then I would be all over the place. However, I do agree on what you say because the author does compare the two and their experiences that they both have gone through.
DeleteI agree with you. The author in a sense is trying to obtain the attention from the audience by sharing his experience like the journey that Chris took.In fact, they both have very similar traits and characteristics that are the same.
DeleteIn chapter nine it tell us that Chris was not the only person to go on an insane journey. There was another man named Everett similar to Chris. Though Chris approached things in his own way. Chris never asked for help with anything or wanted to receive it.
ReplyDeleteIn chapter nine focuses on Everett because it wants to create a sort of juxtaposition between him and Alex. Krakauer also does this so the reader can see that even though Alex may have seemed as an unconventional person, he puts Everett there to show that there are other people just like him who will do what they believe in.
ReplyDeleteThe author makes a different approach in chapter 9, in which he focuses on other people that had many characteristics like Chris. These people had similar traits like Chris and their behaviors were closely related. Many Alaskan believe that these people were crazy but some were not necessary crazy but actually were looking for a purpose in life. Everet Rues was one of the men mentioned when they were comparing Chris to other hitchhikers that had the same behavior as Chris.
ReplyDeleteNow this new focus gives the audience a new perspective to what others taught of Chris’s dreadful death and how many other guys were in the same situation. Chris was one of many cases in Alaska but what really made Chris more important than the others? Many people judge Chris and the others to be crazy but in reality they were not, they were completely aware of what was happening, well educated but the reason they went into the wild was to find a new purpose to live for.
Wilber Gutierrez
In chapter 9, the author introduces new characters to see how they are similar and if they were crazy. This chapter mainly focuses on the story of Everett Ruess. It points out that the Ruess' family was actually a nomadic family that didn't settle down until they reached southern California. Once they settled young man, embarked on his own voyage into the wild. Throughout the chapter it simply describes the many experiences that Ruess encountered on his journey, for examples his near death experiences, like when he was stung by wild bees and had poison ivy. It also lets us know how Ruess may have adopted his new name from a book he may have read. It talks about the comparison of his consequences and his journey.
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