Travels, Initiatory journeys, exile

Roald Dhal, The Hitch-hiker

Kerouac, On the road: reading activities

On the road, the novel of the beat generation

The original scroll. No paragraphs.

Into the wild (film)

Watch the trailer and music videos from the movie’s soundtrack

• Jot down the stressed words. Why are they important.

• Spot the elements that are characteristic of the bildungsroman (coming of age novel) and of travel novels.

• How are these elements regarded:Consumer society / mass production / moneySuccess / Nature / Wilderness / Cities / civilisation / Culture / counter-culture / spontaneousness

Pick out lyrics to justify your point of view.

Final Test

• In preparation for you bac folder,• Find a third document that you could include in this

folder.• Find the theme and a question, imagine a guide-line

and get ready to present your folder. (links between the 3 documents, pronunciation of the important word, necessary vocabulary and linkwords…)

• I will grade your plans and you can make an oral presentation to Erica or Me.