lets escape :)

*Spoiler alert for The Giver*

During the last few years of my life, I've become fascinated by the idea of escaping. To escape the boring repetition and schedules of daily life was always an idea I kept in mind while starting this years ELA class. I've always wanted to write a story about a person who escapes their boring lives, just like in Coraline, The Giver, or Alice and Wonderland.

Christopher Johnson McCandless, the main character in the book Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer, was longing for an escape just like me. He went "into the wild" and roughed it for a very long time living of a sac of rice.

I admire this book's strong sense of character. The book is written with a narrator telling Chris' story, but somehow it allows the reader to peak into Chris' mind even more.

While you read this book, you would notice that it is written like a document. It is filled with facts about Chris. There are journal entries about an abandoned car((which turns out to be his)). The narrator presents the facts and all the facts seem to show how one person's actions can affect the people around him. If one person breaks free, than people around that person are affected. This reminds me a lot of The Giver, which was my last entry. When Jonas left his community, all of the villagers got the memories and were affected a lot! When Chris left home, all his family was scared and all the fellow hitchhikers were inspired by him.

Since we can't emerge ourselves in Chris' head, I often wonder if he misses home. Whenever, other characters see him, they always describe him as free, great and blissful. But is he really though? Is he that happy far away from home? Doesn't he miss the small moments and memories of home. Little moments filled with joy are what I think life is worth living for. Great adventures are wonderful, but coming home to small things are really what makes it for me.

To conclude, I love my small life and I don't think I would be able to or like to escape just yet...