BOOK REVIEW #4; INTO THE WILD

Many great authors decide to present the main character by presenting what makes that character unique, and in some cases, idiosyncratic. The autobiography Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer has one of those stories in which the main character acts in an obscure fashion, revealing many genius qualities that cannot be seen in other novels. The novel starts out in an odd fashion. Christopher McCandless first introduces himself as Alex to an electrician named Jim. Jim is shocked as to find out that Christopher wants to head out into a national park and reside there for a few months. This statement shows Christopher displaying the quality of wonder. Although that thesis can be debatable, it is due to the fact that Christopher is willing to reside in a national park and explore the open land without human interaction that shows Christopher wondering about the natural world around him. Throughout the course of the autobiography, the reader will tend to see Christopher's obscurities come into place, actually becoming the center role of the novel as a matter of fact. The reader will then notice Christopher doing things one might think would be unconventional. This includes burning $120 worth of cash, using a microwave in an improper fashion, and becoming detached from his parents for two years. These cryptic and opaque gestures prove McCandless to be otherwise creative. One might argue this statement as well, but the fact that McCandless would go out of his way to do the unconventional, to stray away from society and to shape the world in the image he wants it to be proves that McCandless is a creative genius who strays away from being otherwise typical. Although living in the wilderness may seem exiting from one standpoint, it eventually got emotionally troublesome for McCandless. He struggled to find food for himself (this was a main issue for McCandless since the start of the novel since he didn't have the necessary tools for hunting). He writes in his journal that he is in "weak condition" and finds himself death of starvation. This shows Christopher being physically sensitive, a genius quality he displays as he shows himself struggling to survive in the wilderness. Krakauer's way of displaying wonder, creativity, and sensitivity through McCandless proves to be universal even in today's society. There are many people out there who wonder about the world around them, go out of their way and create the world around them, and maybe even react and become sensitive to the world around them. Into The Wild is a novel in which the main character displays his genius potential and makes his story and his genius qualities relatable for many generations to come.

Book Review #3, A Moveable Feast

There are plenty of authors that have came and went and attempted to prove their genius qualities through their writing. However, none will even come close to the way  Ernest Hemingway approaches his genius qualities in his novel, A Moveable Feast. In the novel, Hemingway displays his vitality, creativity, and sensitivity by navigating the reader on his personal journey across Paris. The first thing that is conspicuous in the novel is the way Hemingway adapts to Paris, not only by finding his way through the streets, but also by adapting to the people there as well. A suitable case is when Hemingway invites an acquaintance to a horse racing game and invites her to have a chat as well. His vitality in this case in point is prominent, because it shows Hemingway growing comfortable in Paris through the sights and through the people he encounters. Furthermore, Hemingway displays his creative side throughout the novel, through the remarks he creates as he writes his personal experiences in the memoir. The biggest example of this is when he describes a colleague, Scott Fitzgerald, as a "man who looked like a boy with a face between handsome and pretty." This remark ensures Hemingway's creativity as a writer because he turns a simple experience with an acquaintance and turns it into something entertaining. Finally, Hemingway also proves himself as a genius due to the fact that he displays himself as a responsive human being emotionally. In the beginning of the memoir, Hemingway finds an attractive woman in a cafe but is scared to approach her. Later in the first chapter, he expresses his regret on not approaching her. This scenario is vital to proving Hemingway's sensitivity, because it shows he is responsive to the people that surround him. These scenarios prove that he is a genius because these are the type of scenarios that me and the society surrounding me can relate to. Despite the time gap between today and Hemingway's time period, Hemingway proves that many people in society can adapt to their surrounding environment and the people that are being encountered. Society can also relate to the fact that people respond emotionally to other people, just like Hemingway showed feelings towards the girl in the cafe. Hemingway is a genius because he shows human qualities such as vitality, creativity, and sensitivity and put them into personal experiences that many people can relate too.