Lionel/ Boo Boo Monologue

For me, Lionel, the day was a good feeling when I look back on it. The day is so prominent to me because it was one of the days that I had run away down to the dinghy and sat down to gaze out at the water and think about why I was upset. To this day I can’t remember why I ran away, but it must not have been important. Looking back I think about when mom had come down to the lake to find me and said she was calling herself an admiral. I told her she wasn’t, but it was only because I was in a bad mood.  She tried cheering me up and I was resisting. Eventually, I turned my emotions from being angry to being sad. I think I even started to cry. She got into the dinghy with me and comforted me as I wept.  After, we went to go to the store and purchase bread and pickles, we were going to eat the pickles in the car, and then we went to where my daddy was working to pick him up. We brought him home and we went on the boat with him. The relationship between my mom and I that day was fantastic, she was able to cheer me up by doing the things that I enjoyed even after how upset I was. I’m grateful that she was there for me when I needed her and still is today. -Lionel

Lionel Monologue

Spencer Altman

I am a four year old boy named Lionel. I have a very funny story to share that I will continue to tell for the rest of my life.  My nanny Ms. Snell once called my dad a kike and I thought she said kite so being my four year old self I went around saying that my dad was a kite.  I thought kites were really cool therefore I thought Ms. Snell complemented him.  I then went to my father's dinghy with my mom and met my friend boo boo down there. Boo Boo is very nice and caring he called himself vice admiral Tannenbaum  Later that day I went on the dinghy "which is a small boat" with my mother.I threw a pair of my uncles goggles off the boat. My Mom was very nice and compassionate. I felt very happy on the Dinghy.
-Lionel

Trevor

I woke up in my house by the lake and recall. I was just a small child, innocent and oblivious. All I remember is my mom distracting me with keys…. The awful keys…. She crept towards me on the boat that my dad owned and slipped her hands down my pants. My dad was in jail. I still remember it clearly and it still haunts my everyday live. I couldn’t even look her in the eye. I was just so young.  The day after my mom touched me, I wanted revenge. I never looked at her the same way. Looking back at this tragic I cannot move on. I must leave reality. I have no one to go to anymore. Bye

-Lionel

Lionel Monologue

     In October when I was four years old, my parents, Sandra our maid, Mrs. Snell the housekeeper and I spent the summer at my parent's lake house.
    There is one day in particular that I can remember far more clearly than all the rest. I had decided to run away on that fateful day to escape my mother, it was not the first time. Before I left I told Mrs. Snell so my father would know where to come and save me.
     I went to my father's dinghy, a small sailboat for island hopping. I waited for my father but he never came. My mother came though.
     Upon her arrival at the dock she said "Ahoy" and greeted me like a pirate. She the maintained that she was a Vice Admiral and I should let her on the boat. However the purpose of my being on the boat was to be away from her. But she wasn't an Admiral and therefore she had no claim to coming on the boat. My mother desperately wanted to climb into that boat she tried every form of coersion she could think of. She whistled a pretty tune and told me she missed me. I threw the goggles into the boat.
that upset my mother because they had belonged to my Uncle Seymour. They were my Uncle Webbs' now, but because they had belonged to Uncle Seymour upset my mother. Seymour killed himself when I was an infant; I suppose it was PTSD but they were unable to diagnose it back in the day.
After a while I let my mother come into the dinghy with me; she had been very upset but I realize noe it was all staged for her benefit. Once she came in the boat she started kissing me all over...she nibbled my ear and she claims she tucked in my shirt, but I remember it differently. I ran away from my mother and into the house looking for my father.
    Father said mother was a lady, for a while that is what I thought to, but after that day she was no longer a lady to  me.
Alexandra Burke

Monologue

P.O.V. of Boo-Boo:

It was a beautiful day at the lake house. The sun was shining perfectly through the window and the wind rustled the leaves on the trees outside. I walked through the dining room door to the house to find my two maids Mrs. Snell and Sandra sitting at the table drinking tea. I went to the refrigerator looking for some food to eat. I then sat down at the window and looked out at the water. Mrs. Snell said that Lionel was thinking about running away again. He had promised me that he would stop all the shenanigans and stay home. He started running away young. He never really said why he wanted to leave either. I've always wanted to know too. Anyways, curious about my son, I stormed out of the house to the back lawn glancing down at the water. I found my son sitting on his father's dinghy. I walked over towards him calling out admiral type names. He seemed to ignore them so I called his name. He then said that I could not be an Admiral because I was a women. At this point, I was furious with him but I had to keep my cool. I proceeded to make an oval over my mouth like a kazoo and played Taps. He finally looked up at me but refused to have me on the boat. I reminded him that he promised me to never run away again and he denied that. I had to play his game. I needed to listen to him. Finally, I tossed a wrapped package at him. He unwrapped it but then threw it over the edge. I was puzzled. Lionel then started to cry and at that moment I stepped onto the dinghy and over to my son. I flung my arms around him and comforted him immediately. He said that he heard the maids call daddy a kike and that he was concerned. This day was so significant because my son, Lionel, and I had finally connected on an emotional level. Our relationship was stronger because of this one day.

~Kelly Carucci

Monologue

            I woke up on a regular day, by slowly rolling out of bed and trying to get myself downstairs. When I arrived at the bottom of the stairs I saw my two maids called, Ms. Shell and Sandra. As a kid I did not listen to people very well, so one time my maid Mrs. Shell called my dad a kike but I thought that she said kite. I decided to go around and say to everyone that my was a kite because I thought it was awesome my dad is an interesting toy. Later on that day, I started to act like a real child and I ran down to the dinghy where my mother, Boo-Boo, soon met me. That day really stuck in my memory for a long time because it was that day, that my mom and I shared a really special connection with each other. That day down by the dinghy was one of the major times in my life that my own mom actually cared and loved me.

Boo-Boo/ Lionel Monologue

Sun, Sep 21, 2014


Boo-Boo Lionel/ Monologue

From the P.O.V. of Lionel:

It started like any normal day, waking up and hitting my head on the back of my cradle and being too cold. However, this day turned out to more important than I ever could have imagined. I went downstairs and when I crawled into the room where two maids, Sandra and Mrs. Smell. I could not be sure, but I think her name was Mrs. Snell but I had a lisp and I could never pronounce certain words right. I heard one of them say my dad was a kike. Back then, I did not know what that was and also I misheard her and thought she said kite, which I loved. So I assumed she was calling my dad a fun toy, which I was fine with. Then I went down to the dinghy and decided to run away so that I did not have to deal with anything because I had plenty on my plate already. That's when my mom, also known as Boo-Boo, came down to the dinghy. This day soon became important because this was the first time she had ever shown any affection to me and really cared about me. Our relationship that day was almost too weird for words, but somewhat magical, for her anyways. She was enlightened while I kind of just took it like a good boy. I was very innocent at this time, hindering me from seeing what she was really doing to me: harassing me. I never could really trust her ever again, and our relationship was never quite the same after that horrific day.

---- Jeffrey Baker

Three Stories Comparisons

In the first three stories of Salinger's Nine Stories, I have seen a couple reoccurring themes. First off, war. Though it doesn't make a major appearance in all three stories, it is mentioned at least once throughout all of them. In "A Perfect Day for Bananafish," Seymour's depression and strange pedophilia is most likely caused by his depression from World War II. In "Uncle Wiggly," Eloise's ex-lover Walt died from a bomb explosion in the war in Japan. Finally in "Just before the War with the Eskimos," Ginnie's sister's fiance fought in the Navy. Another major theme in the stories is depression. We see it in almost all the characters, except maybe Sybil. Big things like Seymour's suicide but also little things like smoking a cigarette show us depression in each of the characters. Speaking of cigarettes, those have made a pretty big appearance as well. I could argue that it was the 1940's, and everyone smoked back then, but it may also represent their depression. Finally, another connection I can make between the stories is pedophilia. We see this heavily in Bananafish in Seymour's relationship with Sybil, but we also see it in Uncle Wiggly with the symbol of the bed and as well in Eskimos with Eric's strange dialogue to Ginnie and forcing her to eat a half of a sandwich. All in all, these stories feel very similar to Catcher in the Rye, and I wonder if all of Salinger's works have the same kind of tone as these two books.

Connections Between Stories in Nine Stories

What connections can you make so far between any of the first three stories in Nine Stories?

In all three of the stories there are characters that smoke. Muriel from Bananafish, Eloise who smokes excessively in Uncle Wiggily and Franklin in Before the war. All the characters use this as a coping method or a way out of real life. Also, in all three stories one of the men have or had been in the war. Walt from Uncle Wiggily was  Eloise's partner until he passed away in Germany due to a bomb that exploded. Seymour in Bananafish was sent off to fight in WW2 and in Just Before the War, Ginnie's sister's fiancé was in the Army as well. Also, all of these stories take place around the same time so that dates and places are all relevant. Another connection between all three stories is pedophilia. In Bananafish, Seymour and Sybil are in the water and he takes her legs and pushes them down in an awkward way and thrusts her over the wave. Once they are back on dry land, he also grabs her ankle and pulls her closer however, she goes back to the hotel. In Uncle Wiggily, Eloise goes up to see Ramona who is sleeping and grabs her ankle and pulls her over to the middle of the bed for a strange reason. Lastly, in Just Before the War, the young man that visits the apartment, Eric, comments on how good Ginnie looks in her fur coat. (She is a 15 year old girl and he is a 30 year old man).

3 Stories Comparison

September 15, 2014
English 4

3 Stories Comparison 

In the three stories that we have read thus far, I can identify a few concepts and elements that they all have in common. The first element is the fact that in each story, there seems to be a plethora of italicized words. On practically every page, there is an italicized word. But, more noticeably, almost every word does not truly even need the emphasis. The next concept is that all have extremely bizarre male characters. In the first story there was Seymour, in the second story, there was Jimmy, and in the third story, there is Selena's brother, Franklin. All of these characters all show their strange ways throughout the stories, but more importantly, the fact that there is one in every story. The final element that each story shares is the even more outlandish endings to each of them. The first story ended with Seymour killing himself in front of a little girl. The second story ended with the women crying. Finally, the third story ends with a weird tale about how a few years ago, it took her three days to take out an item from her pants. These are all the things that these stories have in common with each other.

Three Stories Comparison

One common theme within the first three stories is the idea of war. In "A Perfect Day For Banana Fish" Seymour went off to fight in World War II in Germany. In "Uncle Wiggily In Connecticut" Walt also fought in a war. In "Just Before the War With the Eskimos" the fiance of Ginnie's sister also had fought in war. I also see a connection of child abuse/pedophilia. In "A Perfect Day For Banana Fish" Seymour pushes Sybil on a tube in the water and in "Uncle Wiggily In Connecticut" Ramona gets abused by her mother. These events may be slightly different but they do relate by making the character (ramona/sybil) uncomfortable or hurt. The last connection i saw was between "A Perfect Day For Banana Fish" and "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut." The theme i see here is that there is a disconnection between characters after a main event occurs. Seymour goes off to fight in Germany and ends up getting somewhat disconnected from Muriel. They used to love each other in a much different way before seymour left. When Jimmy gets into a car crash, Ramona tries to forget about him and move on with her life. These are very similar situations because they both have characters becoming disconnected through a physical event.

Three Stories Comparison

One connection I can make is between all 3 stories. In all 3 stories, there is somebody mentioned to be apart of a war. In "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish", Seymour fought in a war, in "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut", Eloise's ex-lover Walt fought in a war, and in "Just Before the War with the Eskimos", Ginnie's sister's fiancé fought in a war. Another connection I can make is between "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut" and "Just Before the War with the Eskimos". In both stories, there is somebody that isn't willingly to let go of somebody else. In "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut", Eloise can not let go of Walt, her ex-lover who died in war. In "Just Before the War with the Eskimos", Franklin can not let go of Joan, Ginnie's sister that he met at a Christmas party, and he tried to contact her afterwards, but failed. A third connection I can make is between "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish" and "Just Before the War with the Eskimos". In both stories, there are questionable/inappropriate occurrences. In "A Perfect Day for Banana Fish", Seymour kisses Sybil's feet while they are looking for banana fish. In "Just Before the War with the Eskimos", Franklin's friend reaches over and grabs the collar of Ginnie's coat without asking.

Three Stories Comparison

The first connection between the three stories is between the stories, "A Perfect day for Banana Fish" and "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut." The connection is how the character Jimmy is someone who Ramona cares about but once he gets crashed by a car, Ramona tries to forget about him. This can compare to the relationship Seymour and his wife had and how they loved each other. Once Seymour went to war, the two of them grew apart, which could have been one of the reasons Seymour committed suicide when he returned from war. Another connection between stories could be with the stories, "Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut" and, "Just Before the War With the Eskimos," with how in Uncle Wiggily Ramona and her mom got into an argument about holding onto Jimmy and not letting him go so quickly. This can relate to Just Before the War because Selena and Ginnie fight about paying each other back. In both of these stories argument come up and then get resolved.

Spencer -3 stories

The first connection that I can make is between A Perfect Day for Bananafish and Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut because both of these stories have charcators that represent innocense.  Jimmy and Sybil are both charactors that do no wrong and although jimmy is imaginary his personality is still young at heart.  The sencond connection is also between A Perfect Day for Bananafish and Uncle Wiggily in Connecticut because they both involve child abuse. In a perfect day in Bananafish Seymore is a pedifle and plays with a little girl named Sybil, in Uncle Wiggliy Ramona is abused by her mother and although it is nothing sexual it is still abusive.  Just before the War is a little like Uncle Wiggily because people go at it with eachother, in just before the war its about tennis balls and in uncle wiggily its about imaginary friends.

Questions for Bananafish Reading

Question #1: Why was the German poem book so important to Seymour and Muriel and why did he want her to read it?

Question #2: Do the Bananafish symbolize something in the story? If so, what and why?

A Perfect Day for Bananafish

1. On page 23 when he explains how banana fish live, eat and eventually die do you think think is a metaphor for war veterans?

2. What is the point of Murial's mother keeping an eye on her like a hawk even though Seymour has been recovering?

A Perfect Day for Bananafish - Noah Hawks-Ladds

Noah Hawks-Ladds
Period G
9/9/14

A couple of questions:

Why does Seymour have all these names for Muriel?

Do the German poems have some sort of significance to a World War? It mentions he was in the army.

Does Seymour have to see a psychiatrist because of depression from the war?

Why doesn't Muriel's mom trust Seymour?

What is the symbolism behind bananafish? Why is it a perfect day?

Why does Sybil ask about wax and olives, and why does her statement about chewing candles end in "finally?"

Why does he kiss Sybil's foot, and why does he ask the woman if she is looking at his feet?

Why did he kill himself?

^^ Much discussion needed tomorrow.

A Perfect Day for Bananafish Reading Questions

1. What do the bananafish Seymour and Sybil go looking for represent?

2. Why might Muriel's mother be so concerned about Muriel being with Seymour if she knows that he has a psychiatrist that is helping him?

Perfect Day for Bananafish By Jeffrey Baker

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                          English 4

                          Mr. Merrill

                          Jeffrey Baker

    

                          1. On pg. 19, why, all the way on pg. 19 is the word finally mentioned in the story?

2                        2. When the young man kisses Sybil’s foot, what does that symbolize and why?

A perfect day for bananafish

Spencer Altman
Mr Merill
9-9-14


1.Why did Seymour kill himself
2.What role does Muriel play in this short story?
3.Do you think Seymour was a pedofile?
4.Do you think Seymour suffered from PTSD?
5.How does Seymour intentionally crashing a car into a tree tie into this story
6.What caused Sybil to run back to the hotel?

Into the Wild soundtrack

Song for into the Wild

            The first song I would have chosen is into the wild. In the book, Christopher is  theoretically in the wild because he travels with out a sturdy home and has no friends. In the song, they rap about riots in the city.

            The next song I chose is song by Philip Phillips and it is called Home. I could imagine Christopher’s parents singing this song for him to come home.

            The next song is cups by Anna Kendrick. Both these people can relate to each other because of loneliness.

            The next song by Mumford and Sons called the cave. This song reminds me of Christopher because he has lots on hope.

            The next song is Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Roll. Christopher relates to Rick Roll resilience.

            The next song is In The Arms of an Angle by Sarah McLachlan. I would play this song when Chris finds out his dad has a second wife.

            500 miles by the proclaimers will be in the movie. This is a good travel song for the first part of the movie when Chris is hitchhiking to Alaska.

            Vanessa Carlton – A Thousand Miles would be a good song for the movie. “Making my way downtown walking fast faces past and im home bound.”

            Dream on by aerosmith would be a good song because Christopher has many dreams just like the song describes.

            Living on a prayer by bon jovi. This song would relate to Chris because bon jovi is singing about a person down on his luck.

Into the Wild Sound Track

My Into the Wild sound track...

These songs relate to the way McCandless felt throughout the book; lonely, sad, scared and like an outsider.  A lot of these lyrics show these emotions and would help an audience feel for him.  Some of these are quite slow and sad and would show that he is lonely and cold and others are more showing his anger and how he is scared because he knows he is going to die out in the woods.

1. Invisible by U2 

2. Boston by Augustana 

3. In the End by Linkin Park 

4. The Outsider by Mariana and the Diamonds 

5. All Alone by Anberlin 

6. First Breathe After Coma by Explosions in the Sky 

7. Splendor by M83

8. Your Bones by Of Monsters and Men 

9. Human by Daughter 

10. Shiver by Coldplay 

Soundtrack for Into The Wild

Here are ten songs that I would like to share with you guys. Some of us share similar idea's which I hope is fine...

1. "Traveling Man" by the Allmand Brothers, describes Chris due to the fact that he is moving across the country and traveling to many places. He ends up wandering to Arizona, Alaska, and California. Chris also traveled by foot through the woods.

2. "Goodbye Cruel World" by Pink Floyd is a perfect song to describe how Chris shuts out everyone for the world and in his town. He even shuts out his parents. Chris does not want to keep in contact with anyone. He wants to be on his own. 

3. "Lean On Me" depicts how Chris needs someone to count on and to always be there. He encounters a few people along the way like Jane and they grow very close in a short amount of time.

4. "Crazy City" by Barclay James Harvest shows how Chris wants to escape and be escape all the street lights and cameras to be unknown and MIA.

5. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Tammi Terrell has so much meaning behind it and in this case it could refer to a few things like Chris feeling that he can do anything in the beginning of the book. He wanted to discover the world.

6. "Let It Go" by Demi Lavato explains how Chris has to let go of everything he has after college to go on his own.

7. "My Wish" by Rascal Flatts could most likely explain how his parents are feeling by not being able to talk to Chris. They just have to wish and hope he is okay.

8. "Somewhere I Belong" by Linkin Park is a song that describes how Chris feels like an outsider and that he does not fit in anywhere. He could be thinking that somewhere in the world he has a home and fits in.

9. This song is about finding a voice and discovering who you actually are. "Roar" by Katy Perry can be used as a soundtrack from the movie when Chris escapes the dangerous mud slide.

Finally,

10. "Fearless" by Taylor Swift is a song that is 100% accurate due to the fact that most people in the world would not chose to travel the US and not tell their friends let alone their own parents.

This post has a VIDE variety of song choices and I encourage you to check them all out even if they are older!

Soundtrack for Into The Wild

Spencer Altman

Mr.Merrill

9-3-14

Wild Fire - John Mayer

Lost at Sea - John Mayer

Devil may Cry - The Weeknd

Videotapes - Radiohead

Set Fire to the rain - Adele

Some nights- Fun

Sell your soul - Hollywood Undead

Wax and Wire - Loch Lochmond

Rolling Stone - The Weeknd

5th Symphony - Beethoven

I choose this setlist because I feel that these songs correlate to Alex’ journey.  All of these 
songs are low key and they are all fun to listen to. The best song that describes Alex’ 
journey is Lost at Sea by John Mayer because Alex seems a little bored of everyday life so he goes on a journey, John Mayer describes his journey as getting lost at sea.  I feel that these songs describes how McCandless was feeling before he left to go on his big adventure in Alaska.  All of these songs are very fitting to Alex’ “outdoorsy” lifestyle and sum up who he was as a human being.  Hope you enjoy!

Into The Wild Soundtrack

1. Turn The Page by Bob Seger
This song is about the singer constantly travelling across the country and "turning the page". McCandless was constantly on the move.
2.On My Way by Rusted Root
This song is about going on adventure which McCandless certainly did.
3.On my Way by The Proclaimers
This song is about moving on to move past one's troubles.
4.The Scientist by Coldplay
This song is about things not working out. Things did not work out for McCandless.
5. Mad World by Tears For Fears
This song is about being surrounded by familiarity and not finding comfort in it. McCandless did not enjoy the comforts of his home.
6. Man In Black by Johnny Cash
This song is about doing things for unfortunate people. McCandless donated lots of money to an organization fighting hunger.
7.Friends In Low Places by Garth Brooks
This song applies to McCandless because he hung around homeless and "hippies".
8. Piano Man by Billy Joel
In the book it is said that McCandless had a knack for the piano and he played in a bar similar to the song.
9. Death By Misadventure by Ted Nugent
McCandless died by misadventure which is the subject matter of this song.
10. Beethoven's 5th Symphony
This song sounds like disaster striking. McCandless was stricken by a disaster.
All of these songs apply to McCandless at different stages in his journey/expedition.

Into the Wild Soundtrack

My Into the Wild Soundtrack:

1. “The Distance” by Cake. This song is about somebody refusing to give up and striving for greatness. All throughout Chris McCandless’ journey to Alaska, he never gave up, even when people tried to talk him out of it.

2. “You Got a Friend in Me” by Randy Newman. Throughout McCandless’ trip, he met many people (Wayne Westerberg, Jan Burres, and Ronald Franz) who grew to love him in a short amount of time. Also, all of them told McCandless that when he got back, he could call them, and they would be there.  

3. “We Only Come Out at Night” by Smashing Pumpkins because it is about not fitting into society, and many people thought McCandless was crazy for going on his journey. This made McCandless and society think he was an outcast.

4. “Dreams” by Van Halen because this song is about taking risks, and that’s exactly what McCandless did. He took the risk of not being able to make the journey because people possibly could not have picked him up, and drove him to his destinations. Also, he took the risk of dying, which didn’t turn out the way he wanted.

5. “Eleanor Rigby” by the Beatles because McCandless feels alone in Alaska, and he knows that nobody can help him because he can’t write letters and/or call anybody of the people who would be willingly to help him.

6. “Letting Go” by Melissa Etheridge because this song is about leaving home and letting go. McCandless decided to leave his family after he graduated college, and cut off all communication with them, therefore letting go.

7. “Last Second Confessions” by Ten Falls Forth because when McCandless realized he wasn’t going to make it, he felt defeated, and that’s exactly what this song is about.

8. “Go Rest High On That Mountain” by Vince Gill. This song is about the pain of losing a loved one. McCandless’ mother, father, and sister felt when they found out the terrible news.

9. “Down in the Hole” by Alice in Chains. McCandless, at the end his journey, felt depressed and knew that it was the end of the line for him. This song is all about being depressed, and “down in a hole”.

10. “All by Myself” by Celine Dion. Again, this is another song about McCandless being all by myself in Alaska, and how he had nobody there to help him.

Soundtrack for Into the Wild by Noah Hawks-Ladds

What's up English class --

So, for my soundtrack I decided to select some songs that display things like running away, loneliness, and in general songs that pertain to Alex and the other examples of people like him that had similar experiences.

1. Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles

2. Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin

3. Runaway by Linkin Park

4. Runaway by Red Hot Chili Peppers

5. Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day

6. Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day

7. Nobody Home by Pink Floyd

8. Lonely Boy by The Black Keys

9. 42 by Coldplay

10. Shadow of the Day by Linkin Park


So, first off I'd like to say that while there could have been far better options for the theme of these songs, these songs and artists are all my favorites, so I guess i am a little prejudice. Now to the songs! Eleanor Rigby is quite a short song but just looks at society in a similar way Alex did. What are all these lonely people doing with their lives? Where do they all belong? I feel like Alex felt in a similar way. For Stairway to Heaven, I just had to put this on there. Everyone knows this song and while its not exactly similar to the way Alex was creating his "stairway to heaven", I just think it fits the part. Next, two songs called Runaway, by two of my favorite bands. The title of these songs and the general ideas in the lyrics really fit the part, in my opinion. Boulevard of Broken Dreams has always been my favorite song since I was little. Though the reasons of Alex and the character in this song for "walking a lonely road" are quite different, they both are doing the same thing. Leaving behind their past and just walking along in loneliness to complete the unfinished puzzle of their confusing lives. Now, we transition into Alex's new life, alone in the brutal Alaskan conditions. The person in this song suffers from different events, but just wishes for it all to go away and to be woken up when September ends. As for Alex, he first is happy with his decision but then realizes what he's done to himself and most likely wishes he could be woken up as well. I also just felt a connection between him and this song. (I also really like it.) Nobody Home and Lonely Boy are just very simply showing Alex's loneliness in the wilderness. I also love these bands, and I think they are great choices. 42 by Coldplay and Shadow of the Day are quite sad and basically are just describing his painful death. As Alex slips away from his life, I feel these songs and their lyrics portray a similar image.

Hopefully you enjoyed my ideas, and definitely look these up on youtube. They are all great songs by great bands. Thanks!

- Noah Hawks-Ladds

Soundtrack for Into The Wild

Soundtrack for Into The Wild

The following album has songs in it that portrays the journey of Alex as sad, lonely, and home of an empty life that he lives in his travels. The album is called Parachutes by Coldplay.

Soundtrack for "Into the Wild"

All of the following songs in this list are all songs that can make you tear up and feel for the character, in this case, Chris McCandless. If I was going to pick the soundtrack for the movie, these would be the songs I would choose. During the movie, all these songs would be able to find places to fit right in with the plot. Not only this, but each one contains a message within it that a viewer would find engaging and interesting. Number 10 especially lets us know that he is truly all alone out in the wild.

1. Jeff Buckley -- "Hallejah"
2. Johnny Cash -- "Hurt"
3. The Smiths -- "I Know It's Over"
4. PJ Harvey -- "Silence"
5. Julee Cruise -- "Questions In a World of Blue"
6. Beethoven -- Moonlight Sonata
7. Kermit the Frog -- "Rainbow Connection"
8. Antony and the Johnsons -- "Hope There's Someone"
9. Elliott Smith -- "King's Crossing"
10. Celine Dion -- "All By Myself"

~~ Jeffrey Baker