There are many people in the world that have made a difference. Every person alive, that has been alive, and will be born, will have an effect on the world in one way or another. Two people that have affected the world are Mahatma Gandhi, an Indian antiwar activist, and Chris
McCandless, from the true novel Into the Wild. These two may have affected the world differently, but when their actions and stories are put together, a whole is created.
If someone was to hear the names Chris McCandless and Mahatma Gandhi, he or she would probably not envision them being similar. There may not be millions of similarities, but there definitely are enough to prove that they are indeed similar. To begin, McCandless and
Gandhi both think their own way. They do not conform to what
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Ghandi was a little bit different. Shortly after he was married, at the young age of 13, “he rebelled by smoking, eating meat and stealing change from household servants.” (Mahatma Gandhi 1). Just like Gandhi, McCandless was an
Tjortjis 2 exemplary student. “In May 1990, Chris graduated from Emory University in Atlanta… had distinguished himself as a history and anthropology major with a 3.72 gradepoint average.” (Krakauer 20). Not only did Gandhi and McCandless share the power of knowledge, but unfortunately, death as well. Coincidentally, both died with their beliefs; McCandless believed that he could go off into the Alaskan wilderness and be at peace with nature, but in the end, nature won. As for Gandhi, he fought for peace and was later assassinated on January 30, 1948.
(Mahatma Gandhi 1).
Even though Gandhi and McCandless share similarities, they are almost complete opposites. To begin, Gandhi was a very religious person. After the passing of his father, Gandhi would read various sacred texts and learn about new religions. “Gandhi grew up worshiping