Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March. During his second term as commissioner, Connor wrote a letter
to President Franklin D. Roosevelt that revealed his views on race: he warned the liberal-leaning president that in cities where "the doctrine of white supremacy" fails, "Negroes become impudent, unruly, arrogant, law breaking, violent and insolent. " Several years later, a grand jury described Connor as "explosive, vindictive … dictatorial … autocratic and [someone who] uses no persuasion, logic, or reason, if any he has. " If a student compares this excerpt to the power of dictators, which type of connection is made? text to self text to world text to text text to person.
Generally Alaskans were quite critical of Chris. They felt he was a misguided idealist at best. They thought he disrespected the area by going in with little supplies or experience. They also felt that Krakauer glorified Chris's idealism, especially when it came to surviving in the wild.
