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Mccandless In Into The Wild By Jon Krakauer

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McCandless made a lot of mistakes in his journey because of his stubbornness and arrogance. During an exchange of words between McCandless and Jim Gallien, Gallien thought that McCandless did not have the proper equipment to survive in the wild so he tried to convince him to get the necessary gear and equipment but McCandless refused to do so. “Gallien thought the hitchhiker’s scheme was foolhardy and tried repeatedly to dissuade him: “I said the hunting wasn’t easy where he was going, that he could go for days without killing any game. When that didn’t work, I tried to scare him with bear stories. I told him that a twenty-two probably wouldn’t do anything to a grizzly except make him mad. Alex didn’t seem too worried. ‘I’ll climb a tree’ is all he said. He had an answer for everything I threw at him” (Krakauer 6). …show more content…

During an exchange of words between McCandless and Jim Gallien, Gallien thought that McCandless did not have the proper equipment to survive in the wild so he tried to convince him to get the necessary gear and equipment but McCandless refused to do so. “Gallien thought the hitchhiker’s scheme was foolhardy and tried repeatedly to dissuade him: “I said the hunting wasn’t easy where he was going, that he could go for days without killing any game. When that didn’t work, I tried to scare him with bear stories. I told him that a twenty-two probably wouldn’t do anything to a grizzly except make him mad. Alex didn’t seem too worried. ‘I’ll climb a tree’ is all he said. He had an answer for everything I threw at him” (Krakauer 6). McCandless would not let anyone change his ideals even though they propose reasonable opinions which puts him in all kinds of trouble, including his death, throughout his journey. If McCandless weren’t so protective and close-minded of his ideals and beliefs, he would’ve made less mistakes and his death would’ve been easily

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(Krakauer 3). In this quote it is saying that some guy found McCandless hitchhiking looking hungry, this means that McCandless wasn't skillful enough to be in the wild and accomplish his

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Where there wasn’t anyone to tell him, no, don’t follow that route. We don’t want you to hinder all that we have indure, your parents want more for you.. He grew weary of his surroundings, he tried too hard to make sense of the everyday world. Tired of the representation of a good samaritan, McCandless could care less what everyone else did, prior to that very moment. He wanted to choose the path that he wanted, just like his heroes Jack London and David Thoreau.

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In Into The wild, Krakauer narrates the last couple of journeys Mccandless had on his adventure to Alaska where he ultimately died. Mccandless Touched many people's lives through all of his journeys. Mccandless went on these journeys because he was confused in life when he figured out his dad had cheated on his mom. This changed Mccandless to the point he began to hate his parents. Mccandless had a lot of confidence in himself so he left on an adventure to find his identity.

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It is, however, duly noted that he was only a few miles away from the nearest civilization. “But despite the relative proximity of the bus to civilization, for all practical purposes McCandless was cut off from the rest of the world.” (Krakauer, p. 165). McCandless’ decision to venture into Alaska caused him to enter a dangerous state of isolation. Had he chosen not to commit the social sin of ‘pleasure without conscience’, McCandless likely would have never entered the Alaskan wilderness by

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In the book Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer a minor character that had a major influences in the book is Jim Gallien. The way that Jim Gallien played an important role in the book is he dropped McCandless off at Mt. McKinley. If Gallien wasn't such a generous person McCandless might have not made it to Mt. McKinley or the abandoned bus so that he could have changed McCandless mind and he could have turned around and gone south and traveled all around America again. But that didn't happen Gallien being the nice guy he is he drove him to the outer range of Mt. McKinley. Gallien thought that after a few weeks that McCandless would come out back to the road and go home.

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He gave away his possessions, including his savings, and set out on a journey that would ultimately lead to his death. There are several reasons why McCandless can be seen as a fool. First, he was unprepared for the harsh Alaskan wilderness. He lacked proper gear, supplies, and training. He didn't bring a map or a compass, and he didn't have any experience living off the land.

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Based on the reading done from the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, the following argument about why Christopher McCandless had ventured into the wild can be based on literary influences and is constructed. However, others may claim that McCandless must’ve had a mental illness or had been mentally deranged, a.k.a. crazy, to head into the wilderness with little to no supplies or prior knowledge of what he might or will experience. In Into the Wild, the main protagonist Christopher McCandless is the son of wealthy parents; Marcia Gay Harden and William Hurt, along with his sister Carine McCandless. Chris graduates from the Emory University as a top student and athlete, however, instead of undergoing a prestigious and profitable career, he decides to give his savings to a hunger-preventing charity, rids himself of most of his possessions, and set out to the Alaskan wilderness.

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Doing everything flawless with no agitation and finessing the trip to Alaska to fall short to a poisonous plant. The only thing that McCandless could have done to survive would probably be not crossing the river because that was the main complication that got him stuck. To conclude, I would agree with Shaun Callarman at the end because there was plenty of evidence on how inadequate Christopher McCandless’s decisions were and how unpredictable his situation was. There was no other way this journey could have ended for McCandless except if he just stayed home from the beginning. Overall, he was amateurish and incompetent person that could not accomplish his dream, but did inspire endless people to follow their dreams and achieve nature tranquility.

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Another quote, from chapter one of Into the Wild, says “Gallien offered to drive Alex all the way to Anchorage, buy him some decent gear, and then drive him back to wherever he wanted to go. “No, thanks anyway, “ Alex replied, “I’ll be fine with what I’ve got.” (Krakauer, 6). This quote shows me that again, Alex, a guy who went off on his own, is showing overconfidence. He believes he doesn’t need help or want help.

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Krakauer describes McCandless as "an extremely intense young man... (with) a streak of stubborn idealism that did not mesh readily with modern existence". When he set off on his journey, "he entertained no illusions... peril, adversity, and Tolstoyan renunciation were precisely what he was

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It was important to McCandless to prove to himself he could make it on his own without anybody else’s help (205). McCandless planned to go out into the bush of Alaska and live off the country. Krakauer believed that McCandless had very little experience of living with nothing a year prior to his “great Alaskan odyssey”. It is noted that McCandless subsited for a month of the Gulf of California living just off five pounds of rice and a bounty of fish he caught (206). After find McCandless’s writing from his journals and in the bus Krakauer explains that McCandless wasn’t going into the wild to pinder nature or the world at large,but, rather to explore the inner country of his soul (220).

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However, Jon Krakauer proves his argument that McCandless was not arrogant, foolish, antisocial, or crazy by giving examples of other young men who were similar to McCandless to show that his journey wasn’t unprecedented. He also proves that McCandless wasn’t antisocial because he developed personal relationships with Ronald Franz, Wayne Westerberg, and Jan Burres in such a short amount of time and explaining the many times that McCandless respected the Alaskan Bush. Krakauer admits that McCandless may have suffered from hubris; he was still a victim of circumstances. Krakauer proves that McCandless had an intrinsic motivation to discover and that he wasn’t alone because Krakauer too ventured into the Alaskan Bush when he was younger. The Alaskan Bush is a very difficult place to survive if one isn’t prepared for many challenges such as hunting for food or staying warm in the frost ridden

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In addition, in a journal entry, McCandless writes, “It is the experiences, the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found. God it’s great to be alive! Thank you. Thank you” (Krakauer 37). This excerpt shows that McCandless sincerely is at peace with himself and the world because of where his ideals have taken him.

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