This last week we official picked a movie for our tragic hero project and began working on our posters and essays. My groups movie is Into the Wild. It is based on a true story of a man who leaves society to find his goal in life and ends up trapped in the forests of Alaska. For my essay I will be writing on Hamartia/Hubris. Hamartia and Hubris are the parts of tragedy that explain the pride and flaw of the hero. In this case, the main character and hero, Alex, has extreme pride in his abilities to survive in the wild and pushes society out of his life. Alex's downfall is that he believes that society is the killer, yet nature takes it's toll on him. He is so confident that they system of society is flawed that he quits his prestigious college, burns his social security, and leaves his wealthy family. Alex hitchhikes across the country trying to find himself. Perhaps part of his problem was that he was looking to hard to learn lessons. It is very hard to learn a life lesson if you are looking for it. I hope our poster turns out good and my essay will be just as interesting.
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