Setting
Into the Wild is set in the _______________________.
Alaska interior
Chris McCandless renamed himself _________________ because ______________.
Alexander Supertramp; to sever himself from his old life and start a new life
The main themes of Into the Wild are . . (You must list at least two.)
1. personal freedom
2. the attraction of the wilderness.
3. True happiness
4. Being accepted by society
What does "contumacious" mean?
stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient to authority
What are synonyms of egress?
departure, doorway, exit
Alaska is surrounded by these three bodies of water:
the Bering Sea, the Arctic Ocean, the Gulf of Alaska
_______________ is an elderly man who meets McCandless when he offers him a ride. They become friends, and Franz wants to adopt McCandless.
Ron Franz
Into the Wild is the classic example of (choose all the apply)
man vs. nature
man vs. self
man vs. man
all of the above
man vs. nature; man vs. self; maybe man vs. man (Alex and his father)
What does "bourgeois" mean?
of or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes
What are synonyms of wild?
undomesticated, natural, uncivilized
The Yuton Construction Company bought three of these. One was left to serve as a shelter for hunters and trappers.
bus
Who is the protagonist in this novel?
Alex Supertramp
What genre is Into the Wild?
nonfiction
What does "ideologue" mean?
a person who zealously advocates an ideology, which is any body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc... that guides and individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.
What are synonyms for plebian?
lower-class, working class
What state is Carthage in?
South Dakota
The narrator and author of Into the Wild:
Jon Krakauer
True or False: Alex survives his challenges and makes it out alive.
False; he dies after 4 months.
What does "primordial" mean?
existing at or from the beginning of time; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; primeval; primitive
What are synonyms for altruistic?
charitable, good, do-good, unselfish
The bear-paw poppy, Arctomecon californica, a wildflower found in an isolated corner of this desert:
Mojave
A well-intentioned operator of a grain outfit who assists McCandless early in his wanderings and becomes a close friend. __________________ is a convicted felon who served a short sentence for a victimless crime involving the piracy of television signals.
Wayne Westerberg
Theme is . . .
A universal idea, lesson, or message. There can be more than one.
What does "itenerant" mean?
traveling from place to place; working in one place for a comparatively short time and then moving on to work in another place, usually as a physical or outdoor laborer; characterized by alternating periods of working and wandering.