The American Dream
The Writers
Into The Wild
Wilderness Defined
Famous people, materialism & money
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What is the American Dream?
A set of ideals and the basic idea that you can achieve success through hard work.
100
“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.”
Henry David Thoreau
100
Main character of Into The Wild.
Who is Christopher McCandless or Alexander Supertramp.
100
Who wrote the text 'Wilderness Defined'
Who is Rick Bass
100
Paul McCartney said about this Beatles song that "all these material possessions are all very well, but they won't buy me what I really want."
What is 'Can't Buy Me Love'
200
According to this "all men are created equal" and have the right for "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
What is the United States Declaration of Independence
200
This writer was used in the plot of 'Breaking Bad' sharing the same initials as the main character.
Who is Walt Whitman
200
Glorified destination for the main character's quest
What is Alaska
200
Comment on ”The term designates a quality that produces a certain mood or feeling in a given individual”
200
Who is the richest man in Denmark?
Who is Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen
300
Who did the famous joke "it's called the American dream because you have to be asleep to believe it"
Who is George Carlin
300
How is the 'Byronic hero' characterized?
300
Why did Chris reject his parent's lifestyle?
300
The modern dictionaries definition of ’Wilderness’
"An uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region."
300
Who said “It’s clearly a budget. It’s got lots of numbers in it.”
Who is George W. Bush
400
The American Dream has often been criticized for instance in this 1998 Hollywood film starring Johnny Depp & Benitio Del Toro.
What is 'Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas'
400
The coming of age stories by Ernest Hemingway
What is 'The Nick Adams Stories'
400
What conclusion does Chris come to prior to his death?
Happiness is only real when shared.
400
Comment on "Romance languages, on the other hand, have no single word to express this idea (of wilderness) but rely on one of its attributes."
400
Harvey Comic's "richest kid in the world"
Who is Richie Rich
500
Who defined the American Dream in 1931?
James Truslow Adams
500
Who said "Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship"
Who is Lord Byron
500
The plant which kills Chris in the film.
What is 'The Wild Sweet Pea'
500
Comment on - ”A recent study of metropolitan areas refers to ’this new wilderness’ that has grown up in Megalopolis.”
500
"I like my money where I can see them - hanging in my closet"
Who is Carrie Bradshaw
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