In the novel Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless travels from Vermont all the way to Alaska into Denali national park. The way he decided to go through with his travels is considered to be unjust by most. Although his actions were not ideal he was happy with them and this was how he decided to go through with his plans. He gave away all of his money and material items just so that he could get rid of the thought of his family and, in a way, start his own. Chris McCandless was in fact just in his actions because of his legal rights of freedom of speech and he never stayed with anyone long enough for them to persuade him to not go to Alaska.
Throughout the reading and discussions of this book, Chris is thought to have been senseless
Survival: “He had a book about plants with him, and was using it to pick berries... Said he’d been surviving on edible plants he identified from the book.” (Krakauer 30) McCandless successfully provided the necessity of a sufficient amount of nutrients to fulfill his dietary needs. It is acknowledged that McCandless survived by foraging from the wilderness, essentially allowing him to consume meals without distress.
Discovering Chris McCandless In the nonfiction book, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer some people need money and flashy things to be happy but Chris McCandless only needs himself and nature. McCandless is hubris , adventurous and determined. These are just some of his characteristics. He has a deep love for nature and nobody can ever take that away from him.
McCandless went to the wild thinking he could find himself and happiness because he thought happiness comes from loneliness which he should be admired for. McCandless find happiness by being on road on his own which makes him feel independent. On this trip he encounter many people whom he get along very well, but he leaves all of those people. As a matter of fact McCandless could have stayed with Jan Burres if he just wants to be on road, but he didn’t because that’s not that he wants. He wants to be independent which he thinks can happen by being alone.
I believe we have a choice in this world, on whether to be remembered or to be forgotten. Chris McCandless was definitely remembered. Many people argue that Chris was either psycho, selfish, or a naturalist. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but I believe that Chris was an outcast. From when he was younger, until his death, everyone questioned his actions.
Firstly, Into The Wild written by Jon Krakauer is one of the best book I have read this year. Throughout the novel, I can see Chris McCandless is brave enough to do things that most people will not even think about doing as he is “looking for more adventure and freedom than today’s society gives people” (). From the beginning, even though his parents, Billie and Walt McCandless set him up for an impressive, promising life, Chris gives up this promising, successful future and spins into a journey filled with idealist literature and danger that skews his world view. This is due to the modern society offers that does not appeal to Chris, who just wants a different life that many have themselves. He sees the influences society puts on our lives
When he wrote this letter, he thought only of himself and his excitement to become one with the wild. McCandless never considered that his bluntness and un-attachment could potentially harm others. While one could argue that Chris was simply to the point in his letters, something his friends valued in him, and that he never meant to hurt the Burres’ family, there is no denying his purposeful harm of his family. Chris went as far as to say, ““ . . . with one abrupt, swift action I’m going to completely knock them out of my life.
However, some people, like Chris McCandless, think differently. They don’t believe in materialistic things and value. They think that life is meant to be lived to the fullest. That's why Chris McCandless was justified with leaving his family without a trace in Jon Krakauer's book “Into the Wild ''. Chris wanted to actually live life and not just settle with what the world was used to.
It is impossible to go through life without an outlet in which to relieve your mind of worry. For some people it is meditation, for others it is running, there are endless options. For Chris McCandless, it was pushing himself to be the best he could be. McCandless was motivated to trek into the wilderness by his disdain for his parents and his unusually large appetite for adventure, but he was also looking to become a different person while he trekked through the Alaskan wild. Before leaving on his adventure, McCandless’ relationship with his family was rocky.
Realist: This means to have an understanding of what can be accomplished. By using this word, Krakauer was able to let the readers know that he viewed McCandless as more of a realist than an idealist. Being a realist is a noble trait, due to its denotation meaning of the word which implies that one knows their own limit and weakness and knows how to set forth and complete a goal. Ambivalent about killing animals: The meaning of the phrase is having mixed or contradictory feelings or ideas about killing animals.
Into the wild “Some people feel like they don’t deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past” (John Krakauer). Do you think feeling some type of way should give you the right just to leave everyone? I believe that McCandless is dumb for leaving his family and friends without a warning. Having them worried sick for him without knowing anything of where he is.
Into The Wild portrays a man who went on a fatal unforgettable journey through the alaska wilderness. Chris McCandless was a man with great courage and the ability to live on his own made him more of a hero going on his fatal journey. Many would say he was foolish or not thinking right, but that is not the case. The case here is simply a man with courage wanting to fulfill is beliefs through his journey. One may ask what is courage.
Born in A Different Life Life on the road is an idealistic way to escape from societal problems. There is no denying that it grants individuals satisfaction by allowing them to fulfill their goals, as well as providing immense freedom and control over one’s life; however, it is a fundamentally illogical path to take due to nature’s malevolence. In Into The Wild, Krakauer writes a biography about a young man named Chris McCandless, in which he illustrates the similarities between himself and McCandless’s overly ambitious journey to accomplish feats in the wilderness. Coinciding with their similarities, they also faced an oppressive father figure at home, which lead the both of them to believe that their journey will provide them an answer to their problems at home. McCandless planned to survive in Alaska by living off the land while Krakauer wanted to be the first one to climb the Devil’s Thumb.
“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” ―Maya Angelou. Jon Krakauer’s true story titled Into the Wild is about a man who decides to throw away his old life and escape the rules of conventional society. Twenty-two-year-old Chris McCandless came from a well-to-do family in Virginia and, without warning, abandons everything. He changes his name, loses contact with his family, gives away his car and all his money, and begins a two-year long journey hitchhiking to Alaska where he eventually dies of starvation.
We have all made mistakes, for some they are small mistakes that do not impact anyone. For others, they are of mammoth proportions and have a preponderant impact on how people think, or say about them. In the book Into the Wild it tells about the journey of Chris McCandless who died in the Alaskan wilderness. Chris McCandless was definitely one of these people who made a big mistake. People around the globe have mixed feelings about this twentieth century adventurer.
Chris McCandless was a college student with a need for adventure. On April 28, 1992, he left on a journey which would lead to the end of his life. After news of his death had reached public ear, most people came to the same conclusion: Chris McCandless was an uneducated, arrogant boy who went on a journey seeking death. However, in the novel Into the Wild, Jon Krakaur portrays Chris McCandless’ transcendental quest as a journey full of wonder. Throughout the novel, Krakaur defines McCandless as an intelligent, hard working, determined young man.