Based on the first 40 minutes of the film and Chapters 1–11 of the book, does the visual version of Chris’s journey make his choices seem more justified or more reckless than the text does? Explain how the medium (film vs writing) shapes your perspective.

 Prompt Response: The movie makes Chris's journey seem more reckless to me. You can visually see what he is losing by doing this, and how nice his life was before he threw it away. It also makes him seem like more of an ungrateful brat in my opinion. The book makes you imagine the visuals and the tone of the characters but the movie tells you what they sound like and what the surroundings are. The book lets you make your own opinions and shape the story how you want.

Summary: In class we watched the movie.

Reflection: I prefer the book because Chris is getting on my nerves in the movie.

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