Into the wild is the next book in our english 1a class. I have not finished the book however i can tell where our class is going with this next book...
We have discussed privilege extensively. However with this book, Chris comes from a very privileged family. However, having grown up in that sort of environment, he wants to escape and be on his own. he donates his college fund to charity and burns the rest of his cash, along with cutting up all his identification cards and his credit cards.
Chris's family is very privileged. his father a scientist for nasa and his mother a very driven individual. both his parents started their own consulting business and now have everything they could have ever wanted. Chris upon graduation, was offered a new car. so why would any one want to leave a situation like this? Chris feels that his familys privilege is just the surface. he longs for the deeper meaning of life and adventures on his own. He was a person of higher class, but now he has no money, no home and has made himself equal to some of the earths poorest people.
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