Think about a moment when your understanding of your family changed as you got older. How did that shift impact your perspective, and how does that connect to Chris’s realization about his parents in Chapter 11?

 Prompt Response: As I grew older, I ceased to view my parents solely as individuals who are obligated to provide for me, but rather as people in their own right. While I hold my mother and father in high regards, beyond that, I cherish my entire family, there are moments when I am reminded that people are capable of making lasting emotional mistakes. They can utter words that they didn’t intend to say or commit actions that they didn’t intend to do, yet deep down, they genuinely desired to make those mistakes. There are certain flaws in the way my mother, father, and I function. However, regardless of these imperfections, I still hold them in high regard and will always do so. This parallels Chris McCandless’s perspective on his parents, as he gradually distances himself from them both physically and emotionally.

Summary: In todays class, we completed another chapter of "Into The WIld" and did an assignment based on the novel.

Reflection: Reflecting on this, we all make mistakes, and it’s our choice whether we want to accept, embrace, and learn from them or reject them entirely, viewing them as permanent flaws that can’t be fixed. Chris McCandless, on the other hand, saw his parents’ mistakes as permanent flaws that couldn’t be rectified.