Into the Wild Chapters 9-12 Review

The Davis Gulch is a desiccated expanse of bald rocks and brick red sand without much vegetation and no shade, while the canyon allows fresh air to pass through and has vegetation; suggesting that all areas of nature have different features.

This explains how even though they moved around a lot they made the best of it and became successful, making every hour count.

It means that he is ready to face the wilderness and the challenges that come with it.

<p>They were both romantics, heedless of personal safety, undeterred by physical discomfort, adopted new names, and they liked companionship but not for long periods of time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The feeling of determination, and not letting anything stop him.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It was Latin for 'nobody' and his father believed it was because of the book he had read many times about Captain Nemo who flees civilization and cuts all ties with earth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because when reading about the monks, it resembles Everett Ruess and Chris McCandless because of their similar characteristics: courageous, recklessly innocent, and the urgency of their desire and their isolation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chris was in need of a purpose and felt that the wilderness would give him that, and the beginning complements the chapter because he left his life behind and was alone, without family or someone to trust.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because he was trying to get out of the gifted program, when other children would be happy to be in it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They were both stubborn, dreamy, woodsman, and didn't quite fit into society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because Chris knew about the rule, he just thought it was stupid and decided to ignore it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Although he was good at many sports, he had little patience learning the finer points of any of them. For example, when his father tried to teach him golf he refused to accept that form was everything.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A workout that Chris invented and did with his cross-country team, where the team would run as fast as they could through places they weren't supposed to be in, until they intentionally got lost.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Emerson would say that Chris is impatient and doesn't wait for things to come to him.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because Chris did not want to be doing the same thing his whole life; he wanted to explore and adventure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chris believes that wealth is shameful, corrupting and inherently evil, but his parents have money because they worked for it, which is ironic because Chris was a natural born capitalist with an uncanny knack for making a buck.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chris found out about a secret his parents kept, that two years after Chris was born, his father Walt was still with Marcia, which hurt both families and led to more lies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He believed 'the government is best which governs least' because he was outraged by the injustice in the world.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They all shared the effect of grief, and were all aware of their surroundings in case they saw Chris.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forsberg believes McCandless blundered upon the cabins, flew into a rage over the intrusion of civilization on his wilderness experience, and systematically wrecked the buildings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chris didn't use a map because he wanted to do his journey with close to nothing, wanting to see how far he could set his limits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He writes, 'It is the experiences, the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found.'</p> Signup and view all the answers