Into the wild Socratic seminar discussion questions. 1. Krakauer writes into the wild to determine what drives Chris to embark on a dangerous journey and to speculate Chris's motives for trying to get out of the wild. How does Krakauer uncover the answers to Chris's motivations? What evidence does Krakauer use?
2. Jon Krakauer writes the story of Chris McCandless recording the adventures of Alexander Supertram ( or variations of that name). Explain the significance of the relationship of Alexander Supertramp to Chris McCandless. What does writing under a different name allow Chris as Alexander Supertramp to do that he can't do as Chris McCandless.
3.In providing a narrative of McCandless's journey, Krakauer draws on the writings Chris leaves behind in the blank pages and margins of his books and on their walls of the bus where Chris spends his final months. What does Krakauer learn from these writings? How does Krakaueer compare Chris to other writers and Krakauer himself?