Death of an Innocent Evidence

Question 1

Spiritual Journey 1

Answer 1

“The climactic battle to kill the false being within and victoriously conclude the spiritual pilgrimage.” - McCandless’ Postcard (metaphor compares spiritual journey to battle within himself)

Question 2

Spiritual Journey 2

Answer 2

“Chris McCandless was at peace, serene as a monk gone to God.” - Krakauer (simile compares him to a monk)

Question 3

Skills 1

Answer 3

(In contrast to his initial lack of skill in hunting) “He also became much more successful at hunting.” - Krakauer

Question 4

Skills 2

Answer 4

“He killed 35 squirrels, four spruce grouse, five jays and woodpeckers, and two frogs, which he supplemented with wild potatoes, wild rhubarb, various berries, and mushrooms.” - Krakauer (listing emphasises the variety of food he ate)

Question 5

Mental 1

Answer 5

“but unmistakably joyous: “CLIMB MOUNTAIN!”” - Krakauer (direct speech from McCandless in combination with him writing in all caps with exclamation point helps us to understand how joyous he was)

Question 6

Mental 2

Answer 6

“No longer to be poisoned by civilisation he flees” - McCandless (hyperbole emphasises his hate for civilisation, verb ‘poisoned’ shows how he thought of civilisation as almost sickening)