Where The Wild Things Are

Maurice Sendak’s inspirations for “Where the Wild Things Are” come from his own personal issues. Once stated by Sendak max was his “dearest creation”. Max gave life to the feelings that most adults ignore that children can have. Sendak, in his childhood, dealt with an emotionally unavailable mother and was frequently sick. This allowed Sendak to develop his imagination. In his childhood picture books, one can find images of characters that

When one thinks of a children's picture book, one usually thinks of bright colors and a story that involves a princess and a prince charming. One of the most classic children's books, Maurice Sendak's Where The Wild Things Are, however, neither uses bright colors nor a traditional love story. Instead the readers meet a young boy, Max, who, when sent to his room without dinner, imagines a far off land. We meet his friends, "the wild things", and learn that Max is the "most wild thing of all". Those aforementioned trends are not the only aspects that set Where The Wild Things Are apart from other children's picture books. Its structure, plot, and message all

The internal conflict between Max and his low self esteem is first demonstrated in the very first sentence of the book which is,”Ive never had a brain until freak came along and let me borrow his for a while, and thats the truth, the whole truth.”(1). This shows that Max seems to have a low opinion of himself ,especially his intelligence. This also implies that Max is going to make a very good friend. This internal conflict is further elaborated when it is shown that Max is afraid to speak in class because his “mouth shuts up when theres more than one or two people, and a full classroom full, forget it.” (82). This shows that Max seems to be embarrassed to answer questions in class. He seems to have the mental capacity to learn in a normal school but has interfering internal and external problems that have caused him to have difficulty learning. To conclude, Max’s conflicts are primarily internal ones that are a big part of how he develops as a

“I’ll eat you up!” Where the Wild Things Are is an American movie released in 2009 that centres on Max, a rather mad young boy who in the end changes to become that of the ideal child. Through Max’s growth, Director Spike Jonze displays that different Transcendentalist tenets are still a valid aspect of our culture, and that writers such as Thoreau and Emerson still have their influence. Transcendentalists from the 1800s, such as those previously mentioned, have values generalized into living purely as who you are, and living simply. Where the Wild Things Are reproduces these Transcendentalist ideas into modern society: peace in nature, civil disobedience with free-thought, and the importance of self-reliance.

In this chapter it talks about how Mr. McCandless had stopped traveling for quite a period of a time to be precise he spent a little over two months in one place, Bullhead city this however happened to be the longest time Mr. McCandless ever ‘settled down.’ In the excerpt The dominant primordial beast was strong in Buck, and under the fierce conditions of trail life it grew and grew. Yet it was a Secret growth. His newborn cunning gave him poise and control. It bears relevance to this chapter because it describes Chris McCandless as he was ‘charging up’ for his next big adventure and try to save up some money for the big trip to Alaska,

In the novel, Freak and Max become like brothers by how they act toward one another as if they are family. Freak states, ‘“We are Freak the Mighty, that’s who we are. We’re nine feet tall, in case you have not noticed’”(Philbrick 40). That statement shows that Freak and Max have a strong bond and they are proud of being friends. Then, Max says, ‘“I swear on the dictionary if Freak ever tries to eat Chop Suey again, I’ll dump it on his head or something”’(Philbrick 87). That statement proves to the reader that Max cares for Freak and will do whatever it takes to protect him. Finally, Max says

To everyone around him, Max is his father, making him a target for bullies young and old. Even his grandparents, who are now his legal guardians, are afraid of him because of his resemblance to the man who killed their daughter! For those who do not recognize him as the spitting image of a murderer, his sheer size and stupidity scares them away. For the people who are not afraid, they bully and tease him. Day after day, Max is taunted by his classmates with the slogan “‘Killer Kane, Killer Kane, has a kid who got no brain’”(Philbrick 76). Maxwell has not been able to find a person who wants or accepts him, but when Freak arrives, it is almost as if Max knew he had met his other half. Freak helps him with insecurities, and Max has the happiest year of his life.

In the beginning of the book Maximum Ride max does not know that family is the most important thing in life so she is feeling lonely and stressed. One specific example that shows this is “max your way out of line” fang said furiously “ there is no way he is. Coming with us” Fang said. “He saved our lives and they were going to kill him” max told fang. “good” fang said. “ he tried to kill us a hundred times”. Max let the person who almost killed her fang and the rest of the flock come with them. And max does not see the big deal. Another specific example that shows this:. “ the one think we have is each other . the one thing we can depend on, no matter what. We have to… talk about stuff.” I would pretty much rather have been torn apart by wild animals. “I like it better when you don't talk” (22) Max is saying that to the person she loves the person who has always been there for her who cares about her. So why is she telling him to stop talking. Lastly a specific example that shows this:

Jon Krakauer wrote an extraordinary book entitled Into the Wild, which was adapted for film by Sean Penn. The book and film tell about McCandless life which the son of wealthy parents, who graduates from Emory University as a top student and athlete.McCandless was smart and love to write a real story, which that let him to go to Alaska, I agree with him to write a real story it should to be someone lived . Also, he was ignorant at the same time.

Max is first described as “. If we were to judge him solely on his appearance, we might assume that he is very big, brainless, and he isolates himself from the world. In fact, when we first see him in daycare, “Called me Kicker for a time- this was day care care, the year Gram and Grim took me over-and I had a thing about booting anyone who dared to touch me.”

The novel Into the Wild is a nonfiction novel published by Jon Krakauer who investigated the life and death of a free spirited individual named Christopher McCandless. McCandless was a recent Emory University graduate who sought to suck the marrow out of life through an independent experience in nature and purposely sought to this experience in the rawest form of supplies. He was found dead in August of 1992 in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness. For the sake of his journey, he purposely didn't bring an adequate amount of food or supplies.   Consequently, those who read of his actions wonder what evoked him to live the way he

Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer is a piece of literature that explains the strange, yet popular, death of a young man named Chris McCandless. Throughout the book, Krakauer uses quotes to express how Chris’s personality touched each person he met as he traveled the country, making his way to the state of Alaska. Krakauer does amazing job by going in depth and really researching the death of Chris, his friends and acquaintances reactions, and similar stories that follow the same pattern as the one of Chris. But Krakauer wrote this book for a reason. The nonfiction novel was written because after writing an article on McCandless, the author found himself haunted by his death, but also related to the type of person Chris was, and wanted to learn more about the boy who died in the wilderness. He wanted to find answers. Krakauer’s purpose was to inform us of the bizarre death of Chris McCandless, and to shine light onto his journey across and to discover why he did so, because of how much his death haunted him.

Transcendentalism is an extremely difficult philosophy to truly understand and even more difficult follow and apply to everyday life. Chris McCandless, from the movie Into the Wild, goes on a long journey after college attempting to live freely by the principles of Transcendentalist philosophers such as Emerson and Thoreau. Chris attempts to live happily, but what matters is whether or not Chris believes that his life was successful at the time of his death. He tries to find happiness within himself and discover truths in the world and in his own life. Chris McCandless does follow the ideas of Emerson and Thoreau because he abandons his family and possessions and gives up his potential success in order to discover truth and find happiness. His pursuit of these ideals teaches that transcendentalism is not a practical philosophy because Chris fails to find happiness through these ideas.

I thought of you and your books and words, and this strange story came into my head. I hope you can find some good in it. ”(444)Max is handling his memories, conversations, and thoughts with or about Liesel to create something. Using words to leave something of him behind in view of that Liesel has done so much to make his hiding less of a prison

Where the Wild Things Are written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak, is one of my all-time favorite children’s book because as a little girl, I remember before going to bed and picking out this book for my father to read to me. My father had a wonderful speaking voice that allowed for these characters to come alive in my mind. I could imagine being the protagonist character Max, and sailing off to place full monsters and mystery. There is a part in the middle of the story called “The Wild Rumpus” and during that time, my father would start making drumming noises to help me imagine the monsters and Max dancing in the forest. His story telling voice and music making helped this book come to life. For those reasons, this book will always be