Into The Wild Summary
Jon Krakauer, born in 1954, was introduced to mountaineering by his father at the young age of eight. Following his graduation from Hampshire College in 1976, Krakauer worked as a carpenter and commercial salmon fisherman to support himself. However, for the following two decades, Krakauer's life was dedicated to the serene yet thrillful ‘sport' of mountain climbing. In 1996, just four years after the death of Chris McCandless, Krakauer climbed Mt. Everest. However, a disastrous storm took the lives of many, including four out of the five teammates who summited with him. Krakauer's background as an investigative journalism combined with his skills as a born writer makes him an interesting writer. His work shows the tenacity of a journalist
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On top of the fragmentation caused by multiple plots, the story of Chris McCandless is told out of order. Although on the surface it seems confusing, by the end of the book the story and analysis of Chris McCandless, along with anecdotes of the author's past, sum up in a cohesive and more profound whole. Due to Krakauer's brilliant writing, the fragmented structure does not create a complex plot, but rather a more detailed and insightful view on Chris McCandless' great adventure. Chapters are titled with locations such as "The Stampede Trail" and "The Alaskan Interior" and include quotes at their beginnings. These characteristics work foreshadow the topics to be discussed as well as provide important details in understanding the content of the chapter. Jon Krakauer uses these techniques to create a literary mosaic that reflects both the sporadic back-and-forth nature and gaps in the information of Chris McCandless' travels. In the Author's Note, Jon Krakauer reveals his purpose affirms that "I will leave it to the reader to form his or her own perception of Chris McCandless." By presenting Into the Wild with fragments of storytelling, anecdotes, and research, Jon Krakauer lays out the ideas without assembling them completely, leaving that for the reader. In this way, Krakauer achieves his stated purpose effortlessly and
On top of the fragmentation caused by multiple plots, the story of Chris McCandless is told out of order. Although on the surface it seems confusing, by the end of the book the story and analysis of Chris McCandless, along with anecdotes of the author's past, sum up in a cohesive and more profound whole. Due to Krakauer's brilliant writing, the fragmented structure does not create a complex plot, but rather a more detailed and insightful view on Chris McCandless' great adventure. Chapters are titled with locations such as "The Stampede Trail" and "The Alaskan Interior" and include quotes at their beginnings. These characteristics work foreshadow the topics to be discussed as well as provide important details in understanding the content of the chapter. Jon Krakauer uses these techniques to create a literary mosaic that reflects both the sporadic back-and-forth nature and gaps in the information of Chris McCandless' travels. In the Author's Note, Jon Krakauer reveals his purpose affirms that "I will leave it to the reader to form his or her own perception of Chris McCandless." By presenting Into the Wild with fragments of storytelling, anecdotes, and research, Jon Krakauer lays out the ideas without assembling them completely, leaving that for the reader. In this way, Krakauer achieves his stated purpose effortlessly and