Blog 11: Krakauer's Research

Krakauer's research did a good job of showing how each part of McCandless' journey was significant. I was drawn in by all the details and descriptions that Krakauer used to help us reader's feel the journey and to be more involved than just reading another biography. I think that it was really powerful how Krakauer went to the people that McCandless had come in contact to, and how he interviewed those people. First hand accounts are the best proof in my opinion, and I think it was important that Krakauer obtained that information. The only downfall is that not every person's memory is perfect, so some information could have been left our or forgotten or maybe altered a little by the people interviewed, not on purpose but just because that's how humans are. I think that the only weak part of Krakauer's research was how McCandless died. I felt that the rest pf the story made sense and was well supported, but there was too much emotions and byass from Krakauer in the way he described McCandless dying. And furthermore, his thoughts were proved to be wrong, so I'm skeptical about that part. Otherwise the book seemed believable and the research that Krakauer did was excellent.

Blog 10: Research Paper

My primary source shows how the culture of teenagers in the 1980's existed, and how there were different styles. It shows many different parts of these styles which are coming back in today's younger generations, and how these styles are affecting the culture of today. I address this by using examples from my paper that show how this culture from the 80's is being found in today's culture. I show which parts have been passed on and brought back as well as mention the parts that have been forgotten or just aren't "in style" right now. This is important because it helps display the images of the 80's and can help the reader make the connections that I made between the 80's and now. This is important to anyone because it shows how the culture and styles of this current time may fade away into the past, but there are parts that may be remembered and might be popular in the future, and it's interesting to think about the styles we have today that are unique to our time, and how they might be thought of in the future.