Jack London
White Fang
" A Vast silence reigned over the land. The land itself was a desolation, lifeless, without movement, so lone and cold that the Spirit of it was not even that of sadness. "
Page 9
This Quote relates to Chris McCandless because he is in the wilderness. There is nothing but Chris in the wilderness. He was not sad about it either. It is What he wanted to do. He was not miserable even though it was very cold.
Leo Tolstoy
Family Happiness
" I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt in myself superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life"
Page 15
This quote relates to Chris very well. It explains why he was seeking his adventure into the wilderness. He wanted excitement and danger. The only way to get this was to go to Alaska. It was his way of getting his energy out.
Theodore Roszak
In Search of the Miraculous
" In may, after all, be the bad habit of creative talents to invest themselves in pathological extremes that yield remarkable insights but no durable way of life for those who cannot translate their psychic wounds into significant art or thought"
Page 70
This quote relates to Chris in his thinking. It is saying that people with extreme ideas sometimes can not think logically about small details. People who have had psychological wounds have a hard time healing, but they do this by extreme activities. For example, Chris's family problems might have led him to go to Alaska and try to live in the wilderness.
1 Timothy 4:12
Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.
This is one of my favorite quotes because it shows that anyone can set an example. It shows that anyone can make a difference. This related to Chris because even though he was young, he set an example of how people should treat each other with an open mind.
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