Just Mine Now

I several suggestions for you to think about doing while reading chapter 14. First, do you buy into Chris McCandless being suicidal as others have claimed him to be from the following quotation, (also part of the opening quote for chapter 1): "If this adventure proves fatal and you don't ever hear from me again I want you to know you are a great man.  I now walk into the wild" (133-134)?  Explain. You've been presented with many allusions within this text, something that should have meaning for you if you understand the allusions, a skill also needed in AP English Lit.  Do you know where "siren song" comes from or its meaning?  (You probably came across it in 9th grade.) The definition given in the free dictionary site online fits how it is used here.  Here are a couple others mentioned: Nietzche John Kerouac   To better understand the challenge Krakauer was facing climbing Devil's Thumb, try this link .  Scroll down toward the bottom of the...

What do you think about what Carine said, that "[t]here's no way he [Chris] would have taken the same kind of chances if Buck had been with him" (128)?  Explain your response.

Something that you will be identifying in works under study include logos, pathos, and ethos.  But identification is not enough.  Your focus should be the effect of these appeals on the content, and how it is presented.   You're far enough in the book by now (if you've read through chapter 13) where you should be able to identify how Krakauer's ethos is established.  But even though you see this now, you should have been noticing  the pathos and logos present, too - again, their effect. So now please describe how Krakauer has established his credibility.  Think about some of the other things I've asked you to notice while reading like different points of view presented in responding to this post.   Second, does his inclusion of pathos, especially in those parts in chapters 12-13 when you learn about Chris's personality/actions in college (the logos is here, too), and again later with his family members' reactions to is passing, how it...