Taylor+Pestorius+RP+Post+4


 * 1) How close is the novel //Into the Wild// to Chris McCandless's real story?
 * 2) "Carine McCandless, Chris McCandless's sister"
 * 3) Carine McCandless
 * 4) http://www.christophermccandless.info/carinemccandless.html
 * 5) Web. 28 May 2014.
 * 6) SOAPSTone:
 * 7) Subject: the extent of truth in the description of the McCandless's home life in //Into the Wild.//
 * 8) Occasion: Specific stories about Chris's childhood were omitted from the book and movie
 * 9) Audience: those who want to know more about Chris's story
 * 10) Purpose: to establish the reason Chris really ran away.
 * 11) Speaker: Carine McCandless
 * 12) Tone: Cautionary, forgiving
 * 13) On the website, Mr. and Mrs. McCandless try to cover the more negative parts of Chris's childhood and state that they don't know why Chris ran away. Carine states this as untrue, even though they had a better childhood than many, Chris was often indirectly blamed for a lot of the family's turmoil, because he was born from an adulterous relationship.
 * 14) I believe that the reason Chris ran away was because he felt a good amount of guilt and animosity towards his father for cheating on his first wife and for his birth being the cause of a family's destruction.
 * 15) I am convinced of Carine's statement. This seems to be the most logical reason yet for Chris's detachment from his family and being that Carine was Chris's closest friend throughout his childhood, I believe that her statement has strength.
 * 16) "I remember Chris being consistently told through our mother’s tears that the family struggles began with his birth, when she became “stuck” with our dad. Chris carried this unfounded guilt with him until the wisdom that comes with age resulted in feelings of betrayal and eventually anger. This mislaid blame was never rescinded, only ignored. Seeing no alternative but to completely remove himself from the pain he could not manage, Chris had just cause to leave in the way that he did. For him it was a matter of survival. He overcame adversity to live a positive and beautiful existence on this earth. His brothers and sisters understand and respect that."


 * 1) What is a criticism of //Into the Wild// that doesn't have to do with Chris McCandless but with Jon Krakauer?
 * 2) A Critical Review of Into the Wild
 * 3) Jasmine Ruby RoseAnna
 * 4) http://jasminerubyroseanna.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/a-critical-review-of-into-the-wild/
 * 5) Web. 28 May 2014.
 * 6) SOAPSTone
 * 7) Subject: Jon Krakauer's book Into the Wild
 * 8) Occasion: to support or debunk other criticisms on the book
 * 9) Audience: blog-readers
 * 10) Purpose: to give an unbiased, thorough criticism of the book
 * 11) Speaker: a critic
 * 12) Tone: informative
 * 13) "I would agree with Ghostwriter 511 that the book is hard to classify, however I don’t think this necessarily matters as it doesn’t detract from the enjoyment of the story. Although I agree that it is ‘light on facts and heavy on speculation’ I think this can be said to an extent about any piece of non-fiction that relies on the memories and the perceptions of others for some of its content."
 * 1) "I would agree with Ghostwriter 511 that the book is hard to classify, however I don’t think this necessarily matters as it doesn’t detract from the enjoyment of the story. Although I agree that it is ‘light on facts and heavy on speculation’ I think this can be said to an extent about any piece of non-fiction that relies on the memories and the perceptions of others for some of its content."