Analysis Of Chris Mccandless In Into The Wild, By Jon Krakauer

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

Chris “went too far in the opposite direction” (188) and is not there to conquer. Instead, he has come in search of a blend of self-sacrifice and independently achieved happiness. I can understand his action since I learn that he is a typical young person and wants to get away from life and have an adventure, but he does so foolhardily. He isn’t ready for what he is going to do; not prepared to live in the wilderness.

The book is worth to read and should be kept for next year reading. It will help the students understand more about the life of living in the wild and how to survive from it. For those who love travelling and exploring, the book or the movie version can be helpful at giving ideas of preparedness and journaling for exploration and not ending up dying like Chris. Moreover, the young readers will be able to learn more about the real world in a different point of view and how to fit in the society in a way that they can still find a sense of happiness and

I learn that Gatsby was not born into wealth and privilege and did not have any special background that gave him an advantage over others. From the past, he was not a true Oxford man as “[he] only stayed for five months”(129). He did not come from the old money or a wealthy family because “his parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people” (98), but his struggle against poverty was what made him exceptional. Instead of discouraging him, his living conditions sparked the desire and pursuit of personal success. What he did daily when he was young and poor has impressed me the most and inspired me to apply his methods into my life, because with the creation of his daily schedules which was divided into his well organized routine and “general resolves” (173), he has proved his potential for greatness because he predetermined the ways to success, which was constant self-improvement. He knows the limit of his capabilities and has a strong sense of self. The authenticity of his general resolves was magnificent because his ideals of success were very spiritual and pure for me. Starting from “a penniless young man without a past, and at any moment the invisible cloak of his uniform might slip from his shoulders” (149), he has proved that anything is possible if he sets his mind to it as he now becomes a changed successful man - the Great Gatsby, who will never give up his