Epilogue post

Though the epilogue in Into the Wild was very short, it was also extremely important. How did the epilogue change your opinion or attitude toward Christopher's family after their reactions to visiting the bus in Alaska? Also, if you were in the parents situation, would you also want to visit the bus? Why or why not?

It definitely changed my opinion of the parents. I knew they cared at first, but as a reader, it is comforting to see the Dad stressing and being nervous, as well as the mom being collective. For me, it gave them personality where there really hadn't been before. There is all this talk about how the dad betrays the wife, and that their family was being torn apart from the inside, and here they are in the forest united as a family for the last time. I didn't much care for either the mom for putting up with the dad's second marriage or the dad's betrayal but now I found them human. And of course I would go to the spot where Chris died if I was the parents. I think you have to, otherwise it would definitely bother you forever. A very good ending to a very good story.

Research paper

QUESTIONWhat is your primary source for the research paper and why did you choose that source to argue what you want to argue? If you haven't focused yet on a specific argument, why do you think your audience will want to read what you think about the source? What do you think your audience should get out of the paper you are planning to write?

My primary source is the 1971 classic, "A Clockwork Orange" which is extremely interesting and takes a political twist. It is about a young man who right away is up to very criminal acts, including assault, theft, and rape. The irony of the situation is that he lives with his mom. I believe that he is a metaphor for the American culture because soon he is put into prison after being turned on by his gang. He is then put under behaviorism psychology where he is conditioned against any villainous acts. It gets to the point where even thinking about sex literally causes him pain. He is put back out in the world. The interesting part is that the governor and government then pawn him off as a big success in modern research of controlling people.

My paper will primarily focus on the movies effect on red flagging a liberal and conservative view of such research mentioned before. The interesting part about this, is the movie glorifies the villain and makes you think for yourself. This movie also had a huge effect on censorship, as it gets pretty graphic, actually showing full frontal nudity. It was then nominated for best picture and changed all our minds on what a great picture could be. The audience itself could take the information and actually think about how they feel toward behaviorism and humanistic research. It is very controversial and hasn't been brought up much.