Be sure to read Part Four, Chapters 11-14 for Tuesday's class. We only have one more part, and 5 more chapters! Catch up if you're behind, since the book will be important for your Conversation Paper #2 (which I'll assign on Tuesday).
Here are some questions to consider about Chapters 11-14:
* Why is the final chapter called "Wild," which is also (coincidentally?) the name of the book? Hmm...
* What does she mean by the phrase/metaphor, "Grief doesn't have a face" (212)?
* Why does she return to the opening pages of the book in Chapter 13? OR, perhaps a better question is, why does she start the book with events in Chapter 13, and not return to tell this story for 13 chapters?
* What does she mean by the phrase, "The universe, I'd learned, was never, ever kidding" (209).
* What is the significance of the title of Chapter 13, "The Accumulation of Trees"?
* How does she grow on the trail in general? After six weeks of traveling, what does she now see, feel, or experience differently?
* Why does she object so strongly when the interviewer for Hobo Times refers to her as a "hobo" in Chapter 11? Is he right to persist in calling her one?
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