ItW 1-2
Describe the symbolic act of rebellion McCandless did daily after his shifts at McDonald’s.
Gets the dogs out
McCandless inadvertently uncovers some scarring truths about his past on this journey: discuss the “betrayal” he discovers, by his father in particular, and also how McCandless reacts.
His father had a secret family
Because it’s such a crucial detail…name the subject of the book he nabs from campus book store.
Plants of Alaska (Tanaina Plantlore)
Frankenstein has nothing but hatred for his monster, but describe the monster’s decidedly more complicated feelings.
Betrayal
...and revenge starts with poor William - characterize how William treats the monster before he gets got.
He calls him ugly
We’ll actually start in the Author’s Note! Characterize the upbringing of Christopher McCandless in a single word, and then explain what you mean.
Privileged
Tell what Krakauer intends to do in Alaska...
What mountain is he going to climb?
Devil's Thumb
As the book begins, we see Frankenstein has a second title, or subtitle - identify the subtitle of Frankenstein.
The Modern Prometheus
Say why Justine pleads guilty, even when she’s innocent...
So she'll receive absolution (religious forgiveness)
Characterize the monster’s immediate feelings about the death of his creator (p219).
Guilt
Characterize Alaskan’s reaction to McCandless’s death, as seen in the letters to Krakauer.
Angry
Describe how Chris reacts to setbacks and difficulties in his high school and early college days.
He gets frustrated and quits
Name the only visible difference between H. alpinum (wild potato) or H. mackenzii (wild sweet pea)
On page 53, we get a pause in the narrative, as Frankenstein talks directly to Walton, when he says, “I see your eagerness, and the wonder and hope which your eyes express, my friend, that you expect to be informed of the secret with which I am acquainted; that cannot be.” Why doesn’t Frankenstein tell him/us the secret to creating life?
Doesn't want the same misfortune to befall him/us
There’s a saying around the book that runs something like this: knowledge is knowing ___ isn’t the monster. Wisdom is knowing ___ is the monster.
Frankenstein - Frankenstein
Summarize McCandless’s feelings toward the government, rules and regulations, etc. How is that expressed in the episode with the car?
Won't follow gov't rules that don't make sense
Describe the origin of the guitar found in the back of McCandless’s car in the desert. It was a gift from ___ to ___.
Walt to Billie, McCandless's mother
The origin story of Frankenstein is the stuff of legend, and we get a version of it on page 14 - summarize it in your own words.
Friends went to Switzerland, weather was cold and rainy, told ghost stories to pass the time
Victor Frankenstein decides to head to Chamonix - describe his reason why (and then, once more with feeling, how this fits with Romanticism?)
To heal his soul in nature (Romanticism)
Name what person in Mary Shelley’s life the monster's funeral would eerily resemble.
Percy Bysshe Shelley
The final twist of the knife is when Franz learns McCandless has died; tell how he reacts.
He gives up religion and starts drinking
McCandless takes off after high school on an early cross-country road trip, nearly dying in the Mojave desert. Finish this sentence, of Walt remarking on Chris: “Chris was good at almost everything he ever tried,” Walt reflects, “which made him…”
Characterize McCandless’s mood at the very end.
And then, from the Epilogue, describe how Walt and Billie are changed from having visited the bus.
At peace
Closure
Towards the end of chapter 13, the monster has a stunning realization: list how he’s actually better than humans, and then describe how this might change his view towards humanity. (3 diff ways)
He's faster (more agile), stronger, tougher (not smarter)
Besides Frankenstein himself, only one person in his family is left standing in the end - name him! If you picked him in the survivor pool before the book started, congrats, collect your pay out.
Ernest