Differences between Chris and Rosellini
1. Gene Rosellini came from a wealthy, welll-known family. Chris came from a middle class family.
2. Gene devoted his life to an ambitious anthropological experiment. Chris decided to venture into the wild and put his beliefs and wishes into reality.
3. Rosellini exercised compulsively. Chris spend his time reading and hunting.
4. Rosellini purgeed his life of everything ,except for the the most essential tools, which he created from native materials with his own hands. Chris had a gun and a backpack.
5. Rosellini comitted suicide by stabbing himself in the heart. Chris was found dead in a bus in the wilderness.
Similarities between Chris and Rosellini
1. Rosellini and Chris both recieved very good grades
2. Rosellini and Chris were both good athletes.
3. Rosellini and Chris both experimented by separating from the society.
4. Rosellini and Chris were both "seekers and had an impractical fascination with the harsh side of nature"(p.85).
5. Rosellini and Chris did not believe in using modern technology.
Differences between Chris and Waterman
1. Waterman's parents were divorced. Chris's parents werenot divorced.
2. Waterman worked out excessively. Chris did not work out excessively.
3. Waterman climbed Mt. McKinley at age 16. Chris climbed it when he was older.
4. Waterman had a notebook and took notes at every chance he could. Chris mostly read rather than took notes about what people were saying.
5. Waterman is described as "mentally ill"(p.85) and Chris was not mentally ill.
Similarities between Chris and Waterman
1. Chris and Waterman were both raised in the Washington suburbs.
2. Both Chris and Waterman did not have good relationships with their parents.
3. Chris and Waterman were not prepared enough to embark on cold journeys such as climbing mountains.
4. Chris and Waterman were both "seekers and had an impractical fascination with the harsh side of nature"(p.85).
5. Chris and Waterman both "displayed a staggering paucity of common sense"(p.85).
Differences between Chris and McCunn
1. McCunn killed himself. Chris did not commit suicide.
2. McCunn hired a bush pilot to drop him off for his journey. Chris hitchhiked and walked to the start of his journey.
3. McCunn said that his main reason for his trip was to take pictures of the wildlife. The reason for Chris's journey was to find his true self by following Thoreau's writtings by living in complete solitude.
4. McCunn was 35 years old when he embarked on his journey. Chris was 19 years old when he embarked on his journey.
5. McCunn went into the wild "assuming someone would automatically appear to save him before he came to grief"(p.85). Chris fended for himself in the wild and did not rely on anybody else.
Similarities between Chris and McCunn
1. They both journeyed into the wild.
2. They both brought a gun to aid in survival on their journey.
3. They both "displayed a staggering paucity of common sense"(p.85).
4. Chris and McCunn both ventured to cold areas.
5. They were both unprepared for the cold journey they faced.
I believed that Krakauer incorporated these stories into this novel because he wanted the readers to gain insight into the journey of Chris by studying stories that may be along the same lines. We could gain ideas and information from other stories and apply it to the information we previously learned about McCandless.
Similarities between Chris and Rosellini
1. Rosellini and Chris both recieved very good grades
2. Rosellini and Chris were both good athletes.
3. Rosellini and Chris both experimented by separating from the society.
4. Rosellini and Chris were both "seekers and had an impractical fascination with the harsh side of nature"(p.85).
5. Rosellini and Chris did not believe in using modern technology.
Differences between Chris and Waterman
1. Waterman's parents were divorced. Chris's parents werenot divorced.
2. Waterman worked out excessively. Chris did not work out excessively.
3. Waterman climbed Mt. McKinley at age 16. Chris climbed it when he was older.
4. Waterman had a notebook and took notes at every chance he could. Chris mostly read rather than took notes about what people were saying.
5. Waterman is described as "mentally ill"(p.85) and Chris was not mentally ill.
Similarities between Chris and Waterman
1. Chris and Waterman were both raised in the Washington suburbs.
2. Both Chris and Waterman did not have good relationships with their parents.
3. Chris and Waterman were not prepared enough to embark on cold journeys such as climbing mountains.
4. Chris and Waterman were both "seekers and had an impractical fascination with the harsh side of nature"(p.85).
5. Chris and Waterman both "displayed a staggering paucity of common sense"(p.85).
Differences between Chris and McCunn
1. McCunn killed himself. Chris did not commit suicide.
2. McCunn hired a bush pilot to drop him off for his journey. Chris hitchhiked and walked to the start of his journey.
3. McCunn said that his main reason for his trip was to take pictures of the wildlife. The reason for Chris's journey was to find his true self by following Thoreau's writtings by living in complete solitude.
4. McCunn was 35 years old when he embarked on his journey. Chris was 19 years old when he embarked on his journey.
5. McCunn went into the wild "assuming someone would automatically appear to save him before he came to grief"(p.85). Chris fended for himself in the wild and did not rely on anybody else.
Similarities between Chris and McCunn
1. They both journeyed into the wild.
2. They both brought a gun to aid in survival on their journey.
3. They both "displayed a staggering paucity of common sense"(p.85).
4. Chris and McCunn both ventured to cold areas.
5. They were both unprepared for the cold journey they faced.
I believed that Krakauer incorporated these stories into this novel because he wanted the readers to gain insight into the journey of Chris by studying stories that may be along the same lines. We could gain ideas and information from other stories and apply it to the information we previously learned about McCandless.
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