Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Famous Writers in Into the Wild

Leo Tolstoy was an author in the late 1800s. Some of his most famous book are Anna Karenina, War and Peace, and The Death of Ivan Ilyich. He is quoted at the beginning of chapter three, "Carthage". He said, "I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt in myself a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life." This relates to the way Chris McCandless lived and his outlook on life because Chris wanted the same thing. He did not want to be tied down to one place or to people, which is why he was so afraid of close relationships.















http://www.biography.com/people/leo-tolstoy-9508518

Henry David Thoreau was also a writer in the 1800s. His most famous works are Walden and Civil Disobedience. A quote from Walden is at the beginning of chapter six, "Anza-Borrego." He stated, "No man ever followed his genius till it misled him. Though the result were bodily weakness, yet perhaps no one can say that they consequences were to be regretted, for these were a life in conformity to higher principles." This relates to McCandless in the way that he would not conform to modern society. He lived the way he wanted despite the consequences. He is also quoted at the beginning of chapter twelve, "Annandale" when he said "Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth." This relates to McCandless in that he wanted to find the truth in the world and live by that truth.















http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau

Mark Twain, a writer in the late 1800s, is most famous for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and its sequel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. He is quoted at the beginning of chapter seven, "Carthage." In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn he said, "There was some books... One was Pilgrim's Progress, about a man that left his family, it didn't say why." This is exactly what McCandless did. He left his family and did not tell any of them or tell them why. Mark Twain is also similar to McCandless in that he changed his name from Samuel Clemens to Mark Twain and Chris McCandless changed his name to Alex Supertramp.















http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/tip-sheet/article/64432-the-10-best-mark-twain-books.html

Bob Dylan once said, "A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and gets to bed at night, and in between he does what he wants to do."
Chris would like this quote because it is exactly how he lived his life, the way he wanted.















http://www.kboing.com.br/bob-dylan/fotos/
http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/bob-dylan

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