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Note to student: Please respond in short-answer format to the following questions as you read Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild. Responses should be thoughtful and well-supported via a careful reading of each part of the book. Please type and edit your work, and bring it with your book to the first day of class in August. Finally, you should expect some form of assessment on the book—test or essay—during the first week of class.
For seniors in English IV elective classes and English IV AP classes
- Irony is an important thematic element in the book, especially situational irony.
Cite at least three examples of situational irony (i.e., when the last thing expected to happen does indeed happen). Think about Chris and his experiences—especially once he gets to Alaska.
- What activities interest Chris at different times in his short life? Do these activities, hobbies, and interests make sense as you understand his personality? Explain.
- Describe Chris’s relationship to his family: his mother, Billie, his sister, and his father, Walt? Do these familial ties suggest any character flaws or strengths in the child, teenager, or the young adult we see Chris become? Explain.
- Draw a map or a create a timeline of Chris’s travels after his graduation from Emory University in Atlanta. Where does he go? How long does he stay in each place? Are there any similarities to all of his stops? If so, what are they?
- In what way is Chris McCandless like you? In what way is he completely different? Explain.
- In many books, even non-fiction pieces like this one, the author does not intrude on his/her story. However, Into the Wild is different. How does Krakauer intrude on his story about Christopher Johnson McCandless?
Explain whether or not you believe it is a strength or weakness?
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