What Is Chris Mccandless Journey In Into The Wild

"Seemed like a kid who was looking for something, looking for something, just didn't know what it was" (Krakauer 42). As an individual Chris McCandless was looking for himself. In the non-fiction book Into The Wild written by Jon Krakauer, it talks about the spiritual journey Chris made to the Alaskan wilderness, alone.There comes a time in everyones lives when a person realizes the satisfaction in ones life is mediocre, when that person realizes they want something more. The community Chris was raised in often set guidelines that limited his freedom. Being an individual in a community, there are certain responsibilities that one has to the people around them and to oneself. It is worthwhile to go against one's community for personal beliefs

Chris McCandless wanted more from himself as an individual rather than what the community wanted for him. Everyone has a deeper feeling of wanting something new in their lives, striving for something different. "I have always been unsatisfied with life as most people live it. Always I want to live more intensely and richly" (Krakauer 91). McCandless was discouraged by the idea of having the same routine day after day. There was a side to Chris that was out of touch with reality, he never went with the normal flow of things, he was an innovator. In the short story “Excerpts from Walden” that is often credited in the book, it says, "It is remarkable how easily and insensibly we fall into a particular route, and make a beaten track for ourselves" (Thoreau 3). Having the same routine every day takes out the adventure of an individuals and communities lives, this could have been one of the reasons Chris left his community, he wanted adventure and true happiness away from society that has rules we must follow. Leaving the community for a want that would benefit your future could possibly have a positive outcome for the community

Leaving the community for moral decisions is thought of as an immoderation, or lack of personal restraint, rather than the yearning of something different that the individual has been longing for. Each individual is apart of a larger community, but full potential from an individual is suppressed by the community. In the Declaration of Independence it states “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”. This relates to opposing argument about community rights over individual rights, this text presents that each individual has a right to do what they want to do to find their happiness. Unavoidable pressure from society will happen, which may make an individual flee from its surroundings. The quality that makes a person different from others is important because when going against one’s community, and individual needs to have strong beliefs and a demand for something new. Chris McCandless was an example of an independent, willing, person who left his community despite all the bad regards to find