How Is Chris Mccandless Similar To Into The Wild

Changes in life can cause people to chase after a fleeting escape toward everlasting peace. The book “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed is no exception, with the author's life in shambles and limited choices, she decides to pick the most insane one of them all. Which later turns out to be the most satisfying one that helped her repair the path she needed to take. The choices she made were similar to that of Christopher McCandless and his choices in “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer. Both books bring an incredible amount of similarity between the two, showcasing the same life struggles with the same escape plan. After her mother had passed away from being incredibly ill, and family members slowly drifting apart.Cheryl Strayed decided to divorce her husband

Saying "the death of my mother was the thing that made me believe the most deeply in my safety: nothing bad could happen to me, I thought. The worst thing already had” (Strayed 36). While both individuals had roughly the same reasons to leave and pursue such a long and tedious journey, Christopher McCandless reasons were a little bit more complex, even with the discovery of his father's secret family was the final straw. His reasons were more aimed towards his personal ideology. While Cheryl Strayed was finding a process, a form of escape, to heal her wounds from the death of her

And starts working on her diet and physical health to be able to traverse the entire trail. At this stage of the book, she was prepared physically and mentally for the journey. While Christopher McCandless hadn’t prepped for it, and instead just decided to leave and hope for the best by surviving through the lands. Cheryl Strayed was prepared for her journey in a way that Chris McCandless never was. The Pacific Crest Trail is popular with seasoned, dedicated hikers and I believe Cheryl trained to get herself into shape once she decided to tackle it. She also had supplies sent to certain stops along the way. She wasn’t living off the land in the way Chris McCandless was trying to do. Maybe the difference is that Cheryl had not given up on the real world, she was trying to see it in a different light. I think Chris had given up on the world and wanted no part of