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qwerty123
qwerty123
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High School - 9th Grade

Name two qualities that Walt McCandless and his son have in common and support each with a quote from Chapter 11 of Into the Wild.

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Posted by qwerty123 on Tuesday January 15, 2008 at 2:24 AM and tagged with chapter 11, characters, into the wild.

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  1. dymatsuoka

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    Walt McCandless shared a number of qualities with his son Chris.  Perhaps the most striking of these is a deep underlying intensity.  The author says of Walt, "the set of his jaw betrays an undercurrent of nervous energy...there is no mistaking from whence Chris's intensity came".  Father and son also shared an interest in traveling, and exploring the great outdoors.  In recounting some of the trips on which he took his family, Walt says, "there was always a little wanderlust in the family, and it was clear early on that Chris had inherited it".  In addition to his proclivity for rugged adventure, Walt had fine talent in music, which Chris, who at various times in his life played the guitar, piano, and French horn, seemed to inherit as well. Walt states that "both Chris and Carine shared (his) musical aptitude" (Chapter 11).

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    Posted by dymatsuoka on Tuesday January 15, 2008 at 4:04 PM