Into the wild In the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer readers get insight about the life and disappearance of Christopher McCandless. This book talked about his life and steps he took that led to the devastating decision of his life ending. Many have questioned what led him to leave everything behind and take off into the wild? Although some may have different beliefs on why McCandless left his real motivation for going into the wild was because of literary influence, family influence, and independent influence. One reason he left was because of literary influence. Jack London, Henry Thoreau, and Leo Tolstoy are the main influences in McCandless’s journey into the wild. He seemed to seem strongly impact his life and decisions especially