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: The movie deepened my understanding of Chris by showing us more of his motivations as he was drunk. This scene isn't book but it is a good scene because it explores Chris motivations for wanted to be alone in the wild further. This also reminds of a time when someone in my class was talking bad about someone they didn't like, until a few weeks later I met the person they were talking about and they were nothing like the person had described them. This showed me that the person in class was a bad judge of character.

Summary: Watched part of the Into the Wild movie and answered questions about it.

Reflection: I learned more about Chris's goals.

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