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What do Tolstoy and Stegner mean? Do Now:

What do Tolstoy and Stegner mean? Do Now:. "I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt in myself a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life." by Leo Tolstoy.

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What do Tolstoy and Stegner mean? Do Now:

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  1. What do Tolstoy and Stegner mean? Do Now: • "I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt in myself a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life." • by Leo Tolstoy • "It should not be denied...that being footloose has always exhilarated us. It is associated in our minds with escape from history and oppression and law and irksome obligations, with absolute freedom, and the road has always led west. • by Wallace Stegner

  2. Into the Wild Music by Eddie Vedder: “Society” from the film Into the Wild

  3. Outside Fairbanks, Alaska

  4. Downtown Fairbanks, Alaska

  5. Denali National Park, Alaska

  6. Denali National Park, Alaska

  7. Denali

  8. Hiking in Denali

  9. Kenai Fjord, Alaska

  10. Hiking in a storm in Denali

  11. Teklanika River, Stampede Trail, Alaska

  12. Stampede Trail, Alaska

  13. Antelope Canyon, Arizona

  14. Arctic National Park, Alaska

  15. El Golfo de Santa Clara, Mexico

  16. Devil’s Thumb, Alaska

  17. Detrital Wash, Arizona

  18. Davis Gulch, California

  19. Anza-Borrego Desert State park

  20. El Malpais National Monument and Conservation Area, New Mexico

  21. Pacific Northwest

  22. Stikine Ice Cap, Alaska

  23. Seal Rock, Oregon

  24. Cannon Beach, Oregon

  25. Horseshoe Bend, Colorado River

  26. Colorado River

  27. Emerald Beach, Mexico

  28. Mee Canyon Alcove

  29. Ice Cave near Denali, Chugach Mountain Range

  30. Outside Haines, Alaska

  31. End Journal Prompt • In your opinion, why did Jon Krakauer include the two quotes from Leo Tolstoy and William Stegner? What message do they share with the reader? • The images you just viewed are of places of interest in Krakauer’s book. What kind of reactions did you have while viewing them? Did they inspire you? Bore you? Did you connect with them in any way? Are you curious about them? How did the music impact your perception of the images? How are the images congruent? Using the images as inspiration, explain the meaning of the term “open road.” • Your response should be a minimum of two full paragraphs in length.

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