Book Club: Into the wild

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On June 2nd 2016, the American Corner Bitola, as part of the 2016 EducationUSA Competitive College Club Bitola, organized Book Club meeting led by Mr. Charles McKinney, local Peace Corps Volunteer. 

The book selected for this session was “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer . The book addresses the issues of how to be accepted into society, and how finding oneself sometimes conflicts with being an active member in society. Most critics agree that the main character left to find some sort of enlightenment. He also tries to find his way in the wild with as little material possessions because "it made the journey more enjoyable". His extreme risk-taking was the hubris which eventually led to his downfall.

This book is great for discussion and sharing ideas, because it has deeper meaning in the text with the "revolutionize your life and move into an entirely new realm of experience".



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