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Into the Wild and Lord of the Flies

Into the Wild and Lord of the Flies. Into the Wild. Written in 1996 by John Krakauer It is an expansion of an article he wrote for Outside Magazine Three year research Book was adapted into a movie in 2007. John Krakauer. -Born in 1954 -In 1977, he traveled alone to the

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Into the Wild and Lord of the Flies

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  1. Into the Wildand Lord of the Flies

  2. Into the Wild • Written in 1996 by John Krakauer • It is an expansion of an article he wrote for Outside Magazine • Three year research • Book was adapted into a movie in 2007

  3. John Krakauer -Born in 1954 -In 1977, he traveled alone to the remote Stikine Icecap in Southeast Alaska • Climbed Mount Everest • Into Thin Air also a best seller • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVSR4zEJvtg

  4. The Story • Chris McCandless donates his life savings and ends almost all contact with his family. • Dreamed of living off the land in Alaska. • Book gives in depth views of the lives of other explorers • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpkeJWXY4ZA

  5. Lord of the Flies -Written by William Golding in 1954 -Work of fiction -Very rich in symbolism -Adapted to film in 1963 and 1990 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T45MsH6pwM4&feature=related

  6. William Golding • 1911-1993 –born in England • Golding's experience in World War II had a profound effect on his view of humanity and the evils of which it was capable • Awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983 • He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988

  7. The Story -Group of boys stranded on a tropical island after their plane is shot down during the war. -Boys struggle to survive and maintain order on the island http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8duykHFyXKk

  8. Reading Calendar Lord of the Flies March 19th : Chapters 1-3 March 26th: Chapters 4-6 April 2nd: Chapters 7-9 April 10th: Chapters 10-12 Into the Wild March 19th: Chapters 1-5 March 26th: Chapters 6-9 April 2nd: Chapters 10-15 April 10th: Chapters 16-end Test: Wednesday April 11th

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