Brief Summary Of Into The Wild By Jon Krakauer

Into the Wild Summary P.173-203

Jon Krakauer went to the Teklanika River a year and a week after Chris McCandless decided that he was not going to risk crossing the dangerous path. He was there because he wanted to know more about Chris and how he had died in the bus. While the water in the river was not as violent as the day Chris was there, it still was treacherous and dangerous to cross. However, Jon had brought along a map and three friends: Roman Dial, Dan Solie, and Andrew Liske. They walked to a gauging station farther down the river and saw that the basket that hung off a cable was on the other side of the river. Had Chris not gotten rid of his own map long ago, he could have found the basket and crossed the river easily. Jon manages to get across the river by securing rock-climbing gear to the cable, pulling himself over, then ferrying the basket back to collect his companions. Ten miles farther, they come across a melted cluster of messy beaver ponds. The path they were traveling was covered with shrubbery and other plants. While Jon originally was annoyed by his companions inviting themselves along on his trip, now he was
Franklin had led a group of people to the wilderness of Northwestern Canada. After experiencing harsh weather, the group starved and eventually ten other men traveling with Franklin had died. Franklin and a few other survivors where later rescued by a group of metis. He returned to England as a hero, known as the Man Who Ate His Shoes. He returned to the Arctic two more times, leading other expedition groups, and did not return the third time. Chris McCandless was similar to Franklin because they both did not respect the land and were arrogant. However, while Franklin believed that nature would submit to mankind, Chris tried to live completely off the land without developing his survival