Into the Wild
Chris McCandless. Who is he? I guess you could say he is the pure definition of a “transcendentalist”. A transcendentalist is a person who lives a completely different type of lifestyle than your average person, they believe in self reliance, they will always have a strong connection with mother nature, they’re individualists, and always searching for the meaning of life. McCandless went on a journey that no normal american would have thought was sane. He completely dropped put a pause to life and set off a journey to Alaska. He burnt his money. didn't say anything to his family, and just completely gave everything away. The book, Into the Wild tell’s McCandless’s epic story. But some folks don't agree with the way his death was treated.
Yes, Chris did end up dying. He died from not getting the basic nutrients from some beans that he ate that were life threatening. But many people do believe that his death was WAY too overrated. They say that he practically killed himself and the whole journey was a suicide mission. I think this is false. I
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It's not commonly found and has its own customs to it. For example, McCandless wrote a letter to his friend Ron that is very persuading. He tells Ron; “Ron, in short, get out of Salton City and hit the road. I guarantee you will be very glad you did.” For those who haven't read the book, Ron is 80 years old who lives a very simple life, who lives on a daily routine in an encampment. In the letter, McCandless is telling Ron to break the routine, completely drop everything, and leave the camp to give live a free, wild life for the rest of the time he has left. This is showing the nonconformity in his beliefs breaking out of him to try and get others to think like he does. And Ron does end up leaving the camp, and visiting the grand canyon. From this information, we can concur that McCandless does show that he lives up to the meaning of