Into the Wild2007

Ron:
You strike me as a bright young man. Am I wrong about that?

Alex:
Think I got my head on my shoulders pretty good.

Ron:
That's what I mean. Wha- how long you been out here?

Alex:
Couple of weeks.

Ron:
And before that?

Alex:
A lot of places. Been moving around a lot.

Ron:
Well, how old are ya?

Alex:
Twenty-three.

Ron:
Twenty-three years old! Son, don't you think you ought to be getting an education? And a job? And making something of this life?

Alex:
Mr. Franz, I think careers are a 20th Century invention and I don't want one. You don't need to worry about me; I have a college education. I'm not destitute. I'm living like this by choice.

Ron:
In the dirt?

Alex:
Yeah. In the dirt.

Ron:
Where's your family?

Alex:
Don't have one anymore.

Ron:
That's a shame.