audrey answers “In what ways did the story inspire you?”

Karma Gurung asked this question about Into the Wild:

In what ways did the story inspire you?

audrey I have always been what my parents call a "free spirit". The idea of leaving Missouri without any goodbye hugs or a party is one I've entertained sinc…moreI have always been what my parents call a "free spirit". The idea of leaving Missouri without any goodbye hugs or a party is one I've entertained since a young age. My eyes have always been set on the northwest region and reading Into the Wild has made this dull throb for freedom a deep wound in my side. After reading this book I began actually planning my department and figuring out my finances, but because of Alex, I'm not worried. Not a bit. The idea of finding what it means to live- even if it's very different from my parents, peers, or even Alex's is so much more important important to me. To me- Into the Wild isn't exactly about a hitchhiker or a man going to Alaska, it's about a young man figuring out what his own idea of living is to him, and that's beautiful to me, and that's how Alexander Supertramp inspires me.(less)

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