How Into the Wild relates with other literature this quarter...

The book Into The Wild, by Jon Krakauer, is strongly tied to other pieces of literature that we've read this quarter. Two main themes jet out as direct parallels. Rebellion from authority is one theme that ties Krakauer's work to others we've studied. In Into The Wild, Chris rebels against his parents and general society. “he intended to invent an utterly new life for himself, one in which he would be free to wallow in unfiltered experience,” (Krakauer 23). He rebels, because his beliefs are of having only what you need, rather than the modern day "gluttony". This is a lot like Black Boy and The 400 Blows, because they both also have strong themes of rebellion. In Black Boy, Roger rebels against the authorities in his life. In The 400 Blows, Antione rebels against his parents because he feels that they are too strict on him. Rebellion is a parallel for these literary pieces.

Another theme that connects Into The Wild to other literature we have studied is the theme of discovering who you are. In Into The Wild, Chris finds himself while journeying. He finds everything he loves in life and discovers who he is. He finds that out in the wild he is “living to the fullest extent in which the real meaning is found,” (Krakauer 37). This is similar to Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. In ELIC, our main character, Oskar, goes on his own journey: a journey to find the purpose of the key. Through this journey, Oskar grows exponentially and learns much about himself. Discovering yourself is another parallel between our literature this quarter and Into The Wild.