Jon Krakauer, in the book “Into the Wild” argues that Chris Mccandless isolated himself from society in order to gain a sense of self in nature. Krakauer supports his argument by explaining how Chris struggled with many aspects of belonging in society so he looked to isolation and challenge to find himself. The author’s purpose is to persuade a general audience including groups interested in nature in order to prove that Chris had a valid reason to walk into the wild. The author's purpose is to convince a general audience including outdoor experts and avid nature adventurers that escaping the constraints of society into the wilderness was the best option for Chris McCandless. The author writes in an empathetic tone for his general audience, …show more content…
By using these strategies, Krakauer was successful in proving his point to the audience as he is able to evoke an empathetic response from the readers, put the story into a perspective that made the audience view the nature and the wilderness in the same way Chris saw it, and allowed them to connect Chris’s story with other people’s stories that have similar aspects to his, and create their own understanding of why Chris did what he did. Krakauer gains knowledge from sources with experience in the wild and knows the ins and outs of living in isolation while in harsh conditions. Krakauer also obtains evidence from first hand sources who knew or had important interactions with McCandless so that he could write this book with enough understanding and information to prove his main idea. Ultimately, Jon Krakauer portrays the idea that Chris McCandless had much deeper internal reasons, than what might be seen from the surface, that explain why he felt the strong compulsion to venture into the wild in complete isolation, away from the constraints he felt in society, to find what he was looking for in