In Chapter 5 of Into the Wild, McCandless is strongly influenced by writers like Jack London, whose stories shape the way he thinks about adventure and wilderness. Has a book, song, musician, or artist ever influenced the way you think about life, goals, or the world around you? Identify the specific book, song, musician, or artist and explain how their ideas or message affected your thinking.

 Prompt: A song that inspired how I think about a goal is started from the bottom. I think about my basketball journey when I listen to this song. In the song Drake is talking about how he came from the bottom to the top when it comes to music. I relate to this a lot when it comes to basketball because when I first started everyone use to talk about how trash I was and now i'm on varsity. 

Summary: We read Chapter 5 and answered questions about it.

Reflection: I learned more about McCandless's journey.


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