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Intro
Christopher McCandless is extraordinary. Whether he is considered a hero or a fool, his compellingly gritty story of his grand Alaskan odyssey does not go unnoticed. To leave behind everything deemed normal and pursue his own ideals is a grand feat alone and his raw desire to live unconstrained by modern societal expectations is extreme. Calling himself “an aesthetic voyager” (page???), McCandless declared he would “no longer to be poisoned by civilization,” (page???) and set out into the wild. Author Jon Krakauer uses the story of a individualistic young man to convey the topic of extremist responses to different circumstances and how they attempt to live in the way they find ideal. McCandless was heavily influenced by the aspect of transcendentalism which eventually led to his downfall. McCandless’ definition of happiness would have been simple. He wanted to find himself, who
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A hard-hitting theme of self-reliance and independence is a take on American society’s ideals. There are many values that people in modern society seem to have forgotten and in the novel Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer puts emphasis on these values; the quest for personal knowledge and happiness, the pursuit to live by one’s own ideals, and the ability to be comfortable in solitude and independence.
Initially
Growing up, Chris found himself isolating himself from his family.
However
Once Chris grew old enough to fathom his own thoughts and express himself in his own way, he branched off in a complete opposite way of his family. McCandless grew up with a rather strong opposition to materialistic wealth. He believed his wealth was “ shameful, corrupting, inherently evil” (115) which led him to become ashamed of what he had and that nothing good came of it. Krakauer mentioned that “Children can be harsh judges when it comes to their parents, disinclined to grant clemency and this was especially true in