n 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 Response: The book, angels flight by Michael Connelly influenced how I think about corruption in government and the police force. In the book, a man who has done very evil acts to children is killed, but he is rich and has high connections in the government and so the fact that he did these things is not disclosed to the public.

Summary:

Today we read chapter 5 of into the wild and then we answered 7 questions on the chapter we had just read.

Reflection:

I learned more about who Chris McCandless was and what is adventures as a drifter were like.

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