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Post by spiritmage234 on Sept 17, 2007 14:52:56 GMT -5
. . . Ok I have NO idea who those people are. But what do you need help with? Find sources? Organization? Actually writing it???
(I have more trouble with the last one, but that's just cuz I'm lazy.lol.)
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Post by Empy on Sept 17, 2007 17:56:08 GMT -5
Well, I was just wondering if you could look at this:
“Actions speak louder than words.” This quote has proved true for many and Christopher McCandless was no exception. His actions, which ultimately lead to his untimely , are chronicled by Jon Krakauer in his book, Into the Wild. The novel prompted much response nationwide. Opinions on McCandless vary, some perceive him as a hero, testing himself in the wilderness. Others interpret his actions as that of a soul-searcher who abandoned social conventions in order to find truth while still others regard McCandless as a jerk who clings to his misguided principles and hurting those who care about him. Although McCandless exhibits qualities of both the hero and the Soul-Searcher, his personality appears ntly as a selfish, inconsiderate jerk.
One major indication of McCandless’ selfish tendencies is his disregard for others’ feelings. Throughout his travels, Chris met a number of people almost all of whom grew attached to the young man. One significant example of this is Chris relationship with Ron Franz, an elderly man McCandless met on his journey to Alaska. The two grew close in a short period of time however despite their close relationship, McCandless soon left with little regard for Franz’s feelings. Although McCandless assumed the separation was painless, it was not the case for Franz whose affection for him was, “genuine, intense, and unalloyed” (54). Unlike McCandless, when the two parted, Franz was “deeply and unexpectedly hurt” (55). The old man’s affection for McCandless remained however and upon learning of his , Franz broke his abstinence and attempted with alcohol. He later said, “Hoped it would kill me, but it didn’t. Just made me real, real sick” (60). From his disregard for the friends he left behind, one can see how self- absorbed McCandless was.
Not only did McCandless abuse the emotions of those he met on his travels, but those of his family as well. He and his parents were not on good terms and Chris harbored resentment for them. He took their concerns and admonishments as meddling and did not appreciate the life they had given and provided for him. His relationship with his father was especially skewed due to his discovery of his father’s extramarital affair with his ex-wife. Chris’ discord with his parents went so far as him plotting a means to hurt both, a plan he detailed to his sister. In the letter he states, “I’m going to let them think they are right, I’m going to let them think that I’m “coming around to see their side of things” and that our relationship is stabilizing. And then, once the time is right, with one abrupt, swift action I’m going to completely knock them out of my life. I’m going to divorce them as my parents and never speak to either of those idiots again as long as I live.”
From this correspondence, McCandless’ resentment towards his parents is apparent. It also reveals how his discontent with his life with his family was a factor in his journey to Alaska; he traveled to Alaska in order to hurt his family and it is likely that had he survived the expedition, he would not have told his family. He did not survive the trip and his greatly affected all those who cared for him. After learning of Chris’ demise, his parents both experienced incredible grief. His mother, “lost eight pounds before her appetite finally returned. Walt reacted the other way, eating compulsively, and gained eight pounds” (131-132). From their reactions to their son’s , it is clear that both his mother and father cared very much about Chris. From his actions however it can be seen that McCandless did not hold them in the same regard. His disdain and treatment of his family are clear indications of how much of a jerk McCandless was.
McCandless displayed blatant disregard for those who cared about him in his journey of self discovery. Because they did not understand his beliefs, he sought to hurt his parents. In his travels, McCandless managed to hurt almost all of those who were close to him but his actions show no remorse. In his final writing, he proclaims, “I have had a happy life” (199). McCandless’ was not happy however and those he left behind were in turmoil and grief. It can be assumed that McCandless did not consider how his actions would affect those who cared about him. That in itself displays his self-absorbed persona and that is why McCandless is an inconsiderate jerk.
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historyman12
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Post by historyman12 on Nov 23, 2007 15:28:20 GMT -5
*REVIVES THREAD VIA DEFRIBILATORS*
now, if we have any screenwriters here, what merthod do you use, the Picemeal method, the Dot to Dot method, or the Full Roadmap method?
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Post by beautyfr.pain on Nov 26, 2007 18:36:45 GMT -5
My brother's been experimenting with script writing, I believe, but once you're in college, it's like you don't have free time, so he's probably dropped it like the many other things he's started . Could you explain what each of those methods are? I'm sorta lazy and don't feel like looking them up...0=) Added advice: Don't constantly change POVs. There's nothing wrong with changing the POVs in the story to keep things fresh (lol), but I've read good fanfictions but the whole entire story contained " *insert name here's POV*" every.single.paragraph. which basically killed it. If you haven't read a book like that, you might not want to write a fanfic like that x.x
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Post by historyman12 on Nov 29, 2007 10:44:30 GMT -5
My brother's been experimenting with script writing, I believe, but once you're in college, it's like you don't have free time, so he's probably dropped it like the many other things he's started . Could you explain what each of those methods are? I'm sorta lazy and don't feel like looking them up...0=) Added advice: Don't constantly change POVs. There's nothing wrong with changing the POVs in the story to keep things fresh (lol), but I've read good fanfictions but the whole entire story contained " *insert name here's POV*" every.single.paragraph. which basically killed it. If you haven't read a book like that, you might not want to write a fanfic like that x.x Piecemeal: most research, by far, but no outline dot to dot: heavy research, outline consisting of 3-5 important acts, none of "unimportant" or "less significant scenes", so to speak. not that the rest would be filler cr@p, but not as OMG MAJOR EVENT! scene full roadmap: heavy research, outline of every scene more outlining than writing xD. that's it.
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Post by spiritmage234 on Dec 20, 2007 17:40:43 GMT -5
Wow. I haven't been on here for awhile. Good news bad news. Bad news first. Except for some new story outlines, haven't gotten anywhere with my original stories. But for the good news, I have started doing some hardcore fanfic writing. ^_^ They're all for Rurouni Kenshin so far.... Here's my Fanfiction.net page: www.fanfiction.net/~thespiritmageEh, only the RK fans should check it oot, since they're the only ones who would have an interest in them. ^_^' I did awesome on my essays in my Composition course in college. I got all A's. ^_^
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Post by Yakuza on Dec 21, 2007 0:39:08 GMT -5
Ive gotten to be more of an off the wall writer. If the idea is fresh in my mind, I have to write it then and not be distracted while doing so.
Like recently I went to wal mart to buy some deoderant. And this kid walked into the same aisle as me and just ripped one. And I just stood there like ... holy jesus... like no human could ever emit that smell. And he just looked at me like "what you wanna go?" and I kind of game him that look like "Im afraid to hit you, I might knock some more out"
So I went home and wrote a story about a man who killed a woman in order to hide his embarrassing social blunder.
I turned it in.
Got a A-. Because I missed every single apostrophe.
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Post by TML on Dec 21, 2007 2:31:35 GMT -5
^ That made me laugh. hahahaha!! xD The way you described it made me crack up!! :rofl:
@magey: YAY!!! For you!!!
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Post by spiritmage234 on Dec 21, 2007 6:33:59 GMT -5
Yakuza: Holy crap! *LMAO* @tml: Thank you! thank you! bow=>
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Post by ilovetaang03 on Dec 21, 2007 7:23:24 GMT -5
oh my god i hate writers block it is so sutpid
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Post by ethe on Dec 31, 2007 16:11:15 GMT -5
Ive gotten to be more of an off the wall writer. If the idea is fresh in my mind, I have to write it then and not be distracted while doing so. Like recently I went to wal mart to buy some deoderant. And this kid walked into the same aisle as me and just ripped one. And I just stood there like ... holy jesus... like no human could ever emit that smell. And he just looked at me like "what you wanna go?" and I kind of game him that look like "Im afraid to hit you, I might knock some more out" So I went home and wrote a story about a man who killed a woman in order to hide his embarrassing social blunder. I turned it in. Got a A-. Because I missed every single apostrophe. That deserved Karma ~ ^^ I have a little advice.. don't know if it's been said or not but oh well; PLEASE do not keep saying he says, she says. We know that so and so said something, tell us how they said it :P For instance, "I.. There's something I want.. no, need.. to tell you." He whispers soflty, feeling those three little words climb up slowly in his throat. "Are you.. sure?" There is the slightest bit of fear in her voice. Is better than:"I.. There's something I want.. no, need.. to tell you." He says. "Are you.. sure?" She says. I can deal with the he says, she says thing if the story has a good plot. But if not..
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Post by spiritmage234 on Dec 31, 2007 16:31:58 GMT -5
^Yeah, I avoid that at all cost. >< What I have a problem with is how to begin my sentences. I'm not gloating when I say that I think I'm a good writer.... But when ever I actually read over my work, I can never help but notice that I make some sentences into parallelism by starting three sentences in a row with "he" or "that." I always change the first word when I notice this. But then I have to go on to changing the content of the sentence. Which leads to changing the whole direction that the paragraph was going. It get's quite annoying.
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Post by Hinata Uzumaki IS BACK on Feb 13, 2008 8:18:05 GMT -5
i'm writing a story too. i dont know why i am. i'm just bored with my pathetic life. its a fantasy genre.(love those xD)) has anyone wrote a story before here?
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