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- Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:37 pm
- Forum: Discussions on the Book
- Topic: how did reading this alter your existence?
- Replies: 13
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Re: how did reading this alter your existence?
I dont't know if i am a terribly shallow person, but this book had no effect on me. I liked the book but really got nothing from it. I could not connect to any of it. I have never had things handed to me, and i have never wanted to run away and become some transient. The book made me feel sorry for ...
- Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:32 pm
- Forum: Discussions on Chris
- Topic: Was chris christian?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 25066
Re: Was chris christian?
What does it matter? And if he was not, that would not change the meaning of a story. He does end up saying God bless in the end, while that is a common saying I would have to assume he was. The journey he took had nothing to do with religion. In fact, his idea was quite transcendentalist, most tran...
- Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:25 pm
- Forum: Discussions on the Book
- Topic: The life style he chose
- Replies: 18
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Re: The life style he chose
Summary It takes alot for someone to leave everything that they would have in a normal life, and being that McCandless's parents gave him everything he could of ever wanted, he still chose to leave it all behind. Up to this point I agree with you. When you say he wanted to see what it was like to l...