Character Profile

If you had one month and unlimited funding to follow one person around writing a profile of them for a major magazine, who would that be and why? What makes that person so compelling? Why do you think their story would fascinate your readership?

The Last American Man

What are your thoughts on The Last American Man thus far? Write about anything that strikes you. Some ideas: Gilbert's writing style, Eustace Conway in relation to Chris McCandless, the concept of the "last American man." What passages stick with you?

Into the Wild

What parts of Chris McCandless and/or Jon Krakauer do you see in yourself?

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