The+Journey+(Chris,+Cooper,+Ross)

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 * Title of your section (listed below)
 * 4 sentence summary
 * 2 most important quotes / why they’re important to overall book
 * Image that represents key ideas / events from the chapter(s) à NOT a photograph from the book—an image that you think captures the ideas of this section.
 * Purpose of the section (think about why Krakauer is choosing to include this information in the book—how does it add to the story?)
 * Lingering questions (any questions that you’re still wondering / want to discuss that are related to this section)


 * __Chapters 4-7: The Journey__ **

In the start of his journey, Chris McCandless leaves his yellow Datsun and a few belongings which he buries underground right beside Lake Mead in the Mojave Desert and works in Las Vegas working at a restaurant. After traveling through the desert, Chris spent two years in Bullhead City, Arizona where he spent working hard flipping burgers and then back to work with the Burres'. Krakauer then spends time in the woods tracing McCandless' steps and trying to live through his experiences. Chris then travels up into Alaska and writes some of his friends he has met on the way expecting to not see or talk to them ever again because of almost certain death.



Quote One- "You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships. God has placed it all around us. It is in everything and anything we might experience" (57). This quote shows us the inner feelings of Chris McCandless. Chris believed strongly that happiness and meaning could be found anywhere in the world. He believed that it was necessary to turn away from societal standards in order to embrace the fullness of life. This idea reappears throughout Chris' journey.

Quote Two- "So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism...nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future" (56-57). This quote emphasizes the idea that people are held back from doing what makes them happy because of society's suppressive forces.

Krakauer chose to include this section because it is an essential part of Chris McCandless's journey. This section takes the reader along the same path that Chris traveled on his quest to find self meaning. Without this section, the reader would not gain a real understanding of the hardships involved in a life solitary life of adventure.

Lingering questions- 1. Why did Christopher burn/donate all of his money if he was going to work again to try and make more money? 2, Why did Christopher never write his parents while he was writing all the random people letters.