Answer to Question #197685 in English for Makaia Hill

Question

In the epigraph for Chapter 1, Chris states in  a postcard dated April 27, 1992 to Wayne Westerfield…”I now walk into the wild.”  In Chapter 1, he tells Jim Gallien, “ I don’t want to know what time it is. I don’t want to know what day it is or where I am.  None of that matters.”  Write about the quotes and/or your assessment of Chris McCandless so far? An epigraph is a relevant quotation at the beginning of a book, chapter, etc. 

Answer 1

The second chapter of Into the Wild opens with an epigraph before delving into author John Krakauer's narration. An epigraph is a short quotation or passage at the beginning of a book or part of a book. It is intended to develop the theme of the section. The first part of the epigraph reads ''Jack London is king