Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Into the Wild of KO

I have spent all day observing the people on this large green campus. When the kids are all in class the campus is peaceful and quiet, like this it very serene as the tall trees behind the turf almost block the houses completely from view. The senior green is chalked full of natural life that live in the trees, squirrels, birds, and growing mushrooms all enjoying their rightful place in nature. Their is a beauty in this place, until the kids come out. At which point, the beauty is ruined by groups of stuck up snobs, too caught up in studying or too angry because something didn't go there way like it always does, ignoring the and ruining the natural beauty around them. They are all dressed head to toe in the most expensive clothing that they can find, so they will not look different from one another. Here, being different is frowned upon because all anybody cares about is what other people think. I don't care what other people think or how they look at me. I embrace being different and another place  I will hitchhike to a campground where other people like me reside, people who aren't afraid to embrace nature and cast aside the eyes of society. However, i must first spend the night on the campus, surrounded not by the noises and distractions of society. No i will spend the night on the senior green enjoying the natural and peaceful beauty of the campus when the kids aren't around while also experiencing nature in the way that it was meant to be.

2 comments:

  1. I like how you bring in the squirrels and quiet of the campus while kids are in class, but I feel as though Chris would have found it too manicured; the guy wanted to live in the bush of Alaska. Also, the kids with their expensive clothing and Chris feeling like he is drowning in societal ideals is a good point; remember how he ditched all of that. Maybe you could try to bring that into play as well, on how he left everything behind to travel. Over all, really good job capturing Chris's mentality.

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  2. Hi Colin,

    Caroline makes some good points in her comment, and I agree with her idea that Chris likely would have found the KO campus a bit too manicured. Try to be even more descriptive of the animals and things in nature that Chris is drawn to. It's a great idea having Chris talk about hitchhiking to a campground to find more people like him. You could develop this even more to show what Chris relishes in the natural world.

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