INTO THE WILD Sean Penn RUBBER TRAMPS / LEATHER TRAMPS / SUPERTRAMP From the whole extract and the images of the ”Oh-my- God” hot springs camp where the other ‘tramps’ are situated, what is/are the essential difference(s) between Alex and the other tramps? QUOTES 1. Alex says: ”careers are a 20th century invention”, what does he mean by that? 2. “You’re wrong if you think the joy of life comes principally from human relationships”, what does he mean by that? ___________________________________________________________________________ RON & ALEX 1. Why do you think Ron gets so attached to Alex/Chris? ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. How do you interpret Alex’s look in the aerial tramway? ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Ron says to Alex: “what are you running from?” What are both of them running from? Alex is running from: _________________________________________________________ Ron is running from: __________________________________________________________ 4. Alex invites Ron to climb the hill twice. Why does he accept the second time? Though it is a beautiful image/symbol, what does it show about Alex’s behavior? Why?: ______________________________________________________________________ Alex’s behavior: ______________________________________________________________ RON’S WISDOM “When you forgive, you love. And when you love, God’s light shines on you.” Why does he say that to Alex? ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. What do you think of Ron’s adoption proposal? ___________________________________________________________________________ THEMES Give five themes of the extract you’ve just seen: 1. _____________________ 2. _____________________ 3. _____________________ 4. _____________________ 5. _____________________ watch the movie extract on the web class