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

The allure of danger and extreme risky activities is central to nature. Christopher McCandless, the main character of Into the Wild, written by Jon Krakauer, isolated himself from society to live in the wild to achieve his dream to be one with nature. However, McCandless died in an abandoned bus on the Stampede Trail, Alaska, USA, from unknown causes. There are people that call him a hero and those that don’t. The novel Into the Wild is about McCandless’s journey and the novel shows his mistakes. He tried to follow the paths philosophers and transcendentalist have taken but ultimately failed to do so. It is evident in the novel, Into the Wild, McCandless was not justified in leaving society to join the wild because he used the ideas presented by Henry David Thoreau in “Civil Disobedience” and “Walden” to a level of extreme

Such as “Civil Disobedience” written by Henry David Thoreau where McCandless tried to copy his ideals. “If the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government, let it go, let it go; perchance it will wear smoother—certainly the machine will wear out.” (Civil Disobedience). “Truthful responses to these queries were not likely to be well received by the rangers. McCandless could endeavor to explain that he answered to statutes of a higher order—that as a latter day adherent of Henry David Thoreau, he took as gospel the essay “On the Duty of Civil Disobedience” and thus considered it hs moral responsibility to flout the laws of the statue. It was improbable, however, that deputies of the federal government would share his point of view. There would be thickets of the red tape to negotiate and fines to pay. His parents would no doubt be contracted.” (Krakauer 28). Chris McCandless discarded his relationships with his family and friends because he thought that would help him to be closer to his