Talk:Into the Wild
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The synopsis of the novel seems like a spoiler, but all of this information is printed right on the front cover. Reiver 02:52, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
- Yeah, but HOW he dies specifically isn't revealed into the end. Ahanix1989 14:26, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
The first sentence is definitely too much of a spoiler. Just because it is about a real person doesn't mean the ending should be given away. Someone had that thought and it has spoiled the book and the movie to an extent.24.154.208.178 05:52, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] $240,000,000.00
it may seem trivial, but the book cover claims he had given $250,000,000.00 to charity, not $240,000,000.00 which is stated in the article.. should this be updated in the article? --DMW 03:20, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Why isn't this about THE BOOK
This book, which the article is supposed to be about, is barely mentioned. The synopsis is about the subject of the book, not about the book.
- how did the author piece together the information?
- who did he interview?
- did he have access to the subjects family?
- did he visit the places described personally?
- etc.
- In answer to these questions:
- yes, he did have access to the subject's family. 2They asked that 20% of the royalties go to a Chris McCandless scholarship foundation; Krakauer writes in the Acknowledgements that the book would have been impossible to write without their assistance, and the full access they provided to Chris' papers, letters and photographs.
- yes, Krakauer did visit some of the places he describes (all would have been impossible). The book concludes with a trip he makes to McCandless' camp at the hulk of the Fairbanks bus 142 near the Teklanika River on the Stampede Trail.
- he interviewed several people who personally knew Chris, including employers, friends and family
- he pieced together his documentary evidence from journals kept by Chris McCandless, postcards and letters he wrote to his friends/family, and the personal interviews he personally conducted. Ivankinsman (talk) 08:39, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Big Hard Sun
The original composition is by Gordon Peterson - see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb5KXozi_HM&feature=related and see this http://www.hearsayculture.com/?p=82 And this: http://www.myspace.com/tributetogordonpeterson —Preceding unsigned comment added by Wamnet (talk • contribs) 23:13, 22 February 2008 (UTC) Wamnet (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 22:24, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
