Theme Of Into The Wild, By Jon Krakauer

The most prominent theme in both the book and the film is the perspective and attitude towards society. It is clear throughout that the perspective and attitude towards society of McCandless plays a key role in the progression of the story. It is obvious as a major theme within Krakauer’s writing, considering about his repetition in terms of his comments and considerations among McCandless’s relationships, philosophy, anguish and response in the society. Krakauer shows various of scenes in McCandless’s life to show how he was peculiar in his attitude towards society.

Starting from his childhood, Krakauer has highlighted a story that was told from McCandless’s sister; “he was very to himself. He wasn’t antisocial, he always had friends, and everybody liked him—but he could go off and entertain himself for hours. He didn’t seem to need toys or friends. He could be alone without being lonely.” (Krakauer, Jon. 1996). For McCandless, being alone didn’t mean to be lonely and socializing was not necessary for his happiness. During his journey in Alaska, he wrote that “No

The second theme within this story is clearly about Spiritual connection between human and nature. Through out the entire story, McCandless searches for true freedom that was blocked by the society. He considers that nature is the true place of his freedom, and where his soul belongs to. This is obvious from his action of living in the wild of Alaska, but it is also analyzed by the writer Krakauer. “McCandless went into the wilderness not primarily to ponder nature or the world at large but, rather, to explore the inner country of his own soul.” (Krakauer, Jon. 1996) Throughout the whole story, it seems like McCandless went into the wild to ponder nature but from this analysis from Krakauer, it is clear that he went to explore the spiritual connection between himself and