The Mccandless Journey
From the book “Into The Wild,” Jon Krakauer, a inventive author, talks about the journey of the main character in the story, originally know as Christopher Johnson McCandless, but changed his name to Alex. McCandless was tired of his life in modern society wanted to be free away from people, his parents, and the Government. McCandless lived a decent life with many things to be proud off, but he decided to leave and give everything he had away, or dispose of it. He then set himself to travel across the United States, to Alaska with little resources and no money. McCandless was heavily influenced by Thoreau’s ideas in the writing’s, “Civil Disobedience” and “Walden”. This influence changed his whole life and tried to follow in Thoreau’s footsteps.
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McCandless goal was not to get help from anyone during his journey across the United States, to Alaska. However, he did end up getting help from different individuals during his journey. For example, in the book “Into The Wild,” In the beginning of his journey, McCandless was offered help from Jim Gallien, a union electrician who offered a ride to Alex and offered to drop him off wherever he wanted. In which Alex accepted. Gallien asked then went to ask Alex if he had a hunting license since he McCandless was carrying a .22 rifle, in which McCandless responded “Hell no, Alex replied, “How I feed myself is none of the government’s business. Fuck their stupid rules.” This quote goes back to …show more content…
Like in the article “Excerpt from “Civil Disobedience,” by H.D. Thoreau, “The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and it would have done somewhat more if the government had not sometimes got in its way.” I can relate to the McCandless view towards the American government always infringing people’s rights. like for example, I went hunting and fishing with my family members in a public area, in which we were fine because we needed both permits to fish and hunt for food. That personal experience made me dislike big government for the fact that back in the days when my grandfather was around, he didn’t need permits to hunt, shoot, or fish in public
McCandless goal was not to get help from anyone during his journey across the United States, to Alaska. However, he did end up getting help from different individuals during his journey. For example, in the book “Into The Wild,” In the beginning of his journey, McCandless was offered help from Jim Gallien, a union electrician who offered a ride to Alex and offered to drop him off wherever he wanted. In which Alex accepted. Gallien asked then went to ask Alex if he had a hunting license since he McCandless was carrying a .22 rifle, in which McCandless responded “Hell no, Alex replied, “How I feed myself is none of the government’s business. Fuck their stupid rules.” This quote goes back to …show more content…
Like in the article “Excerpt from “Civil Disobedience,” by H.D. Thoreau, “The character inherent in the American people has done all that has been accomplished; and it would have done somewhat more if the government had not sometimes got in its way.” I can relate to the McCandless view towards the American government always infringing people’s rights. like for example, I went hunting and fishing with my family members in a public area, in which we were fine because we needed both permits to fish and hunt for food. That personal experience made me dislike big government for the fact that back in the days when my grandfather was around, he didn’t need permits to hunt, shoot, or fish in public