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Superimposition In Into The Wild

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The LA scene in into the wild is a crucial scene regarding to Chris’ journey. Chris walks past a bar in the city at night, and stops to look at a man who is flirting with two girls. Sean Penn employs the technique of superimposition by putting Chris’s face on the mans face to reveal Chris’ thoughts at the time about what his life may have been life if he didn’t leave the city, and that he would of resembled his father. This is the moment when Chris decides he does not belong in the city and never will. This was a turning point in his journey, as he now knew he could never go back to where he was. After Bethany’s attack, she begins to lose hope and her faith in God. This is demonstrated through the use of Inner dialogue. Bethany thinks to herself:

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