Prompt: How does watching the film version of Into the Wild change or deepen your understanding of Chris McCandless compared to reading the book? In your response, explain one key difference in how his character or experiences are presented, and connect this to a time when seeing something visually changed your understanding of a situation.

Prompt Response: The film version of Into the Wild deepens my understanding of Chris McCandless compared to reading the book by utilizing visuals to show hyper isolation. Many shots in the film show him alone with his surroundings. The book helps me understand the psychology behind McCandless but the film makes me really feel it. A time when seeing something visually changed my understanding of a situation is when my sister and her friends made a horrible mess in the living room. I had underestimated how much damage such little girls could make. When I saw it, it was worse than I had thought it was. 

Summary: In class we watched another 40 minutes of the movie adaptation of Into the Wild and answered 3 reflection questions. 

Reflection: Through watching another 40 minutes of the movie adaptation of Into the Wild, I am recognizing how the film is portraying McCandless’s journey as more idealistic rather than in the book, where it’s more reckless. 

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