Prompt: In 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: In 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.

No, a book, song, musician, or artist hasn't influenced the way I think about my life or my goals. The goals I can think of are centered on being as successful as I possibly can, financially and physically.

Today in class, we read chapter 5 and answered questions about it.

Today, I understood some of McCandless's ideas and where he got them from after hearing about how much Jack London affected his life.