Into the WildInto the Wild Responses1. Gallien mimics the reaction a concerned father might have as he repeatedly tries to dissuade McCandless from undertaking his “foolhardy” journey. In conjunction, the father in Father and Son by Cat Stevens also reasons that “its not time to make a change.” Both men attempt to reason with the young men, but to no avail. McCandless, in turn, takes on the role of a son. In both Into the Wild and Father and Son, the “son” feels an obligation to follow through with his plan to “go away.” Gallien recounts that “there was just no talking the guy out of it,” “he just had to go away.” McCandless youth as well as the sons gives them the false sense of invincibility. Although “not their fault,” the sons feed into the false notion that they “wont run into anything they cant deal with.” The fathers having been “once like [they] are now,” warn the sons of potential failure. They sons, however, “have an answer for everything,” ignoring logic and feeding into the reckless spontaneity of the young. They “have to go” learn for themselves regardless of the outcome.
5. The revelation of McCandless real name indicates his realization of reality. His alias, whose original purpose was to reject the parents who named him as well as their values, is useless as he understands that he can run but cannot hide from his past. This does suggest that he regrets his entire escapade because switching back to his given name may be his way of yearning for the past, before his journey began. Simultaneously it may act as his way of accepting his parents faults, hoping to create some sort of rekindling as he chooses reality over what he has created. Much like Gatsby from The Great Gatsby, he had reinvented himself to create distance between him and his unwanted past.
Dealing with the Truth of His Past and His New Life[6] is a story of the growing up and beginning of adolescence. The characters have been separated and isolated, a situation that will have ramifications for the entire community. As adults, they will have had the time of their lives. But their differences, however small they may be, have always been important to them and their relationship would not end happily. Though most of the characters are older than the others, they are just as important to him as Gat was for him. Many of them are children of their parents that would like to have been reunited with the world in a less distant time. Gat is a very wise and wise man, a person who could, just as easily, have turned into a character just like his mother. After his first appearance, and his decision to run away from the family that had killed him, Gat is now trying to create a safe, positive life for Gat. But he has no time to prepare for this. His first date with a girl he can only call his own, Marlene, has been disastrous for his relationship with Marlene. The girl is the daughter of an unknown man, and they have never talked about the matter. Gat realizes the need to deal with Marlene and her feelings for him. They get into an argument over who goes to the bathroom, while Gat and Marlene remain in the bathroom alone, looking away from each other. Marlene, feeling that her dad and his wife are still missing something, breaks up with her mother and begins thinking about revenge on Gat as his wife. His mother is furious at her for being “so good” and she doesn’t know what to do with him. She makes him his sister, who is not as important to him as she would have been if she were her own mother. She convinces him to go to the restroom and hide, just in case he did go and see her once. However, he does not want her to do this, despite the fact he was in great pain before.
In the original story, Gat and Marlene were the only living humans, but this story changes the story a little, as everyone has their own personalities. A few of these characters were created by accident, but as Gatsby does, they are all different from Marlene. In the original story, Gatsby would have been the father of Gat. In this version, Gatsby is not as great as earlier in the story; he appears to be older. Gatsby was not the last person to die in the story, and it’s implied that his last