Leo Tolstoy wrote, “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence” (Krakauer 15). In chapter three, Chris McCandless meets Wayne Westerburg and spends a good amount of time in Carthage, South Dakota. While there, he stayed with Wayne for three days and told him all about his plan to go to Saco Hot Springs. Chris left for his next adventure, but returned to Carthage shortly thereafter. Then, after Wayne was arrested, and Chris did not have any work to do, he left again to pursue his dream of living in Alaska.
In his book Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer explores the impossibility of attaining complete self-reliance, revealing how eternally elusive it is. Krakauer suggests to the reader that Chris McCandless is not an independent, young man capable of walking into the wild self-sufficiently, alluding to the idea that in order to reach an autonomous state, McCandless had to rely on other things to get him there. Krakauer supports the suggestion that McCandless was not independent with the notion that when confronted with opportunities, McCandless chose to take what was presented to him rather than work for what he needed. A way in which Krakauer expresses self-reliance as being impractical is when McCandless decides to “take advantage of [the bus’]
Krakauer’s investigation then picks up a replacement subject: McCandless’s frustration together with his family. once McCandless graduated from highschool, he went on a visit to CA and discovered that his father had been a spouse. Krakauer theorizes that McCandless’s anger at this long-kept family secret offers some motivation for his need to go away his life behind. Krakauer then dedicates 2 chapters to his own ascent of the Devils Thumb.
In the book ‘’Into The Wild” (1996), by Jon Krakauer the author described the journey of a young man named Christopher Johnson McCandles. Who traveled different states of the United States as Alexander Supertramp. Jon Krakauer traces Alex’s journey into the wild by providing information from a third person point of view and also shares the comments of people whom encounter Alex throughout his journey that ended when Alex decided to hitchhiked to Alaska and travel by foot into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley . The highest mountain in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet above sea level. Alex body was found four months later frozen and decomposed by a moose hunter.
My list book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is a nonfiction story explaining the life of Chris McCandless when he decides to leave his family and friends and explore life on his own. In 1990 Chris McCandless decides to run away from his family and the rest of society by traveling on a massive cross-country adventure. McCandless first travels to The Mojave Desert and abandons his car after the engine gets wet in a flash flood and refuses to start. He then hitchhikes to Mexico and buys a small kayak, in which he explores many irrigation canals and eventually finds his way to the Gulf of California.
This scenario raises many questions such as “How did he get there?” and “How did he die?”. These questions will cause the reader to continue with the book to receive answers. Another way Krakauer writes this book is using anecdotes from his own life and other people’s lives. An example of this is when Krakauer
Jon Krakauer’s fascination in a young man’s life turns out to be more than an article of the boy’s adventure and the journey he set out for himself. Krakauer reflects on much larger subjects within the book based on his path while trying to understand Chris McCandless. Chris McCandless, a young man from an East Coast family, abandons everything set for him in his path. Donating twenty-four-thousand-dollar savings account to charity, burning the cash he had, leaving his car and possessions behind were all decisions Chris thought were right for him. His confident yet riskful choices led him to an independent life in the wild.
Jon Krakauer faced many obstacles on the mountain very similar to Ody’s journey in “The Odyssey”.
Jon Krakauer in the book, Into The Wild(1996) investigates a young man named Christopher McCandless that went missing in the Alaskan wilderness. Krakauer talks about his investigation by writing about where McCandless traveled and who he talked to before he went missing. Krakauer talks about McCandless and the mistakes that he made during his travels. The main reason for McCandless’s death was because of how stubborn and reckless he was. First off, Chris was not prepared for his journey in Alaska.
A journalist by the name of Jon Krakauer wrote the book “Into The Wild”. He used this piece of literature to persuade to the audience that McCandless is inspiring and courageous role model. Going out into the world showed how others can connect to Mccandless and it would withhold judgment. An inspiring person is someone who shows others the urge or ability to do or feel something that may be creative,risk taking and or challenging. Krakauer is proving how McCandlesses adventurous actions proves he had a lot of courage meaning he was not deterred by danger or pain.
In “Into the Wild” (1996), Jon Krakauer claims that Chris McCandless’ life resulted the way it did due to his failed relationship with his father. Krakauer juxtaposes his own relationship with his father to that of Chris and his by comparing how both men failed their father’s expectations while also contrasting how their lives and relationships turned out as a result. “The revelation that he was merely human” (149) helped assist Krakauer in order to forgive his father and shine light on why Chris reacted the way he had, while also sorting out the details of his life until death. Krakauer seemingly addresses people who are experiencing a similar situation because he justifies Chris’ actions in an unbiased, reverent tone, rationalizing his actions
Into the wild is a book, by Jon Krakauer, which tells the captivating story of how a man's imaginable future of an impoverished life, excluded from society, eventually leads him to his everlasting Utopia. Chris McCandles was a man who was not fascinated by the companionship of society. He was a man who found joy in living a life, which some would call underprivileged. He was a man who showed his strong-will through his determination to live a life full of alluring adventure in the wilderness. As Chris wrote, "No longer to be poisoned by civilization he flees, and walks alone upon the land to become lost in the wild."
There are always three sides to a story, the point of view of both individuals and the actual truth. When someone only knows one part of a story, their opinion may be swayed, but when they gets to hear both sides of the story, they are able to form their own opinion. In the book “Into The Wild” by Jon Krakauer I was able to view both sides of the story. There is the side of Chris McCandless, with the blaming and lies and the other side is his family, with concern and heartbreak. When I started to read the book Into the Wild, it seemed to me like his parents were not very worried about what he was doing with his life because he was a wonderful son and student so there was nothing for them to worry about.
Krakauer, who is an experienced mountaineer himself, suggests that McCandless was driven by a desire for adventure and a romanticized vision of the wilderness. Krakauer illustrates that McCandless was not the first individual to embark on such a journey. McCandless was aware of the dangers he faced. It can be said that the survival of Krakauer and the unfortunate demise of McCandless is ultimately determined by chance. McCandless’ lack of careful consideration for his safety and well-being is evident throughout his journey in Into the Wild.
Based on a real story, Into the Wild can make us think from different perspectives about what the main character Christopher McCandless did. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is a dramatic but also remarkable story from a young, newly graduated, college student that escaped for a long wild journey but never came back. As time passes throughout the book, the reader may notice how the main character interacts with society and nature, finally McCandless dies in the wild but even though he was struggling for survival he died happy. Some people never get out of their comfort zone, others are tired of it and retire from their comfort zone to have different experiences in life, some are good enough or some are terrible.
