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Into the Wild Journal #3 In chapter five Jack London states, “The dominant beast was strong in buck, and under the fierce conditions of trail life it grew and grew. Yet it was a secret growth. His newborn cunning gave him poise and control”, this relates to Chris and his journey by he was a strong young guy to go out into the wild alone. Chris was a beast because he survived off edible plants and he was proud of living off edible plants. It shows that Chris would do anything to survive; he was wild hearted! He lived a feared life! Chris didn't have any money, no car, and no food. So how would he survive? Chris was a smart young guy who knew that he was looking for in life and; he did it all alone. He did get help from people that saw him struggling out on the streets, he was working at McDonald. Every time people helped him out he would stay a few months with them but then he would leave and they wouldn’t seem him, or hear from him until they received a post card from him. Chris went to LA to get an ID but felt extremely weird in society that he needed to get back on the road. To me Chris was a different person, he doesn't like society, he wasn't a socialize person and he knew society wasn't for him. Chris was much happier living in the wilderness without anyone controlling him. Chris been living on the streets with bums, tramps, he also smell ready bad according to his mangers at McDonald. One of my favorite quotes Chris states in the book is “It is the experience , the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found”. Chris states that taking pictures in not important to him , that you need to live the experience to get the real meaning out of it, once you live it that’s all what matters to you.(Love of

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