Analysis Of The Epigraph In Into The Wild By Jon Krakauer
Secondly, these epigraphs have unique relationships with their respective chapters. For example, "I wished to acquire the simplicity, native feelings, and virtues of savage life; to divest myself of the factitious habits, prejudices and imperfections of civilization; ... and to find, amidst the solitude and grandeur of the western wilds, more correct views of human nature and of the true interests of man." (Krakauer 157). This epigraph is a smooth transition into getting back to Chris after the long anecdote of Krakauer that he provided in the previous two chapters. The epigraph and the chapter, both, talks about the solitude and nature and how Chris found himself when he escaped civilization. Thus, the epigraphs and the chapters are both
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Mostly these purposes are to show the thoughts and emotions that Chris was going through and what made him want to disappear into the wilderness- one of the many reasons was to escape civilizations and find himself. Other purpose of the epigraphs was to connect the chapters by providing bits and pieces from other authors' novels, especially some of Chris's favorite ones like Henry David Thoreau and Jack London. One of the many examples of these types of epigraphs is, "Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, an obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board. The hospitality was as cold as the ices. Thoreau" (Krakauer 117). This epigraph connects to how Chris felt about living a lie his whole life because of his family's untold divorce situation. Thus, the epigraphs served many purposes.
In conclusion, the epigraphs that Jon Krakauer provides in the beginning of each chapter in Into the Wild are a very essential part of the book. Each of them has a special connection to Chris and his epic journey. The epigraphs also has variety of effects on both the chapters and its readers. All of them served a purpose and provided a strong spiritual message which caught one's attention in the beginning of each
Mostly these purposes are to show the thoughts and emotions that Chris was going through and what made him want to disappear into the wilderness- one of the many reasons was to escape civilizations and find himself. Other purpose of the epigraphs was to connect the chapters by providing bits and pieces from other authors' novels, especially some of Chris's favorite ones like Henry David Thoreau and Jack London. One of the many examples of these types of epigraphs is, "Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, an obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board. The hospitality was as cold as the ices. Thoreau" (Krakauer 117). This epigraph connects to how Chris felt about living a lie his whole life because of his family's untold divorce situation. Thus, the epigraphs served many purposes.
In conclusion, the epigraphs that Jon Krakauer provides in the beginning of each chapter in Into the Wild are a very essential part of the book. Each of them has a special connection to Chris and his epic journey. The epigraphs also has variety of effects on both the chapters and its readers. All of them served a purpose and provided a strong spiritual message which caught one's attention in the beginning of each