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    he took a photo of himself beside the bus. according to krakauer‚ he was smiling in the photo stating that he was happy and grateful and thankful‚ and that Chris was at peace and that God have taken an angel to heaven. Also according to krakauer‚ he crawled to his sleeping bag that his mom had made for him‚ and then a few days later‚ he died miserably. Krakauer basically ends the novel as a tragic and heart breaking story. Krakauer also showed a lot of

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    once-in-a-lifetime trip turns into a battle for survival. Inside the pages of Into Thin AirJon Krakauer displays in a morose but nostalgic way how human relationships are strengthened and built during crisis. The Mount Everest Disaster of 1996 may be an immense part of the novel‚ but facts and experience translates into emotions and human struggle. From guilt for a friends death to love for the family you worry you will never see again‚ Krakauer covers it all in a touching and educational

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    The book ‘Into the Wild’ written by Jon Krakauer‚ is the story of Christopher J McCandless‚ a knowledgeable and capable young man from a decent family who pursued his fantasies and aspirations. After graduating from University he embarks on a journey to find clarity in himself‚ in the mountains of Alaska‚ but ends up finding the true meaning of life for a short amount of time before his death. McCandless experiences‚ a childhood well off Virginia rural areas of Washington‚ D.C.‚ and is an exceptionally

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    The book Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer tells the story of his Everest expedition in 1996. Though ideally everyone would survive this expedition unharmed‚ this was unfortunately not the case; all the dangers of Everest can lead to hypoxia‚ frostbite‚ falling into a crevasse‚ or High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE). Krakauer describes how Ngawang Topche‚ a Sherpa who assisted Scott Fischer’s Everest expedition‚ developed HAPE while climbing the mountain and the effect it had on him. High Altitude Pulmonary

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    tried." (Emerson). I never told him not to go‚ because I knew it was what he wanted to do‚ and it made him happy. "I knew he was happy and doing what he wanted to do; I undestood that it was important for him to see how independent he could be." (Krakauer‚ 125).

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    In the book Into the Wild‚ the author identifies the theme of McCandless’ elusiveness of his identity leading to the isolation of himself‚ resulting in costing him his life. Krakauer continuously writes about how McCandless wants to find his identity through traveling and exploring the world and what it has to offer. Though his travels‚ McCandless finds that in order to achieve in discovering himself‚ he must dis-attach himself from any relationship he has with anyone and can only stay in places

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    items in accordance to Henry Thoreau’s way of thinking. Henry Thoreau believed that man could come to terms with his own existence and find a higher purpose. According to Krakauer‚ during McCandless’s adventure he “Put a match to it. One hundred and twenty- three dollars in legal tender was promptly reduced to ash and smoke” (Krakauer‚ p. 29). By burning his money‚ McCandless showed he didn’t want to depend on money but instead he chose to live sparingly. Into the Wild‚ chapter 6‚ is a letter to Ronald

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    Team Mccandless “If you want something in this life ‚reach out and grab it “ (Krakauer) . Due to Chris McCandless he was trying to find a true meaning to life. In order for him to understand himself and find himself in the world he choice to leave society. In the book “Into The Wild “ I believe that Chris McCandless was a fearless young man . Chris followed his dreams by going into the wild to get out of society .The majority of the human population will disagree with Chris choices and think

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    the norm is often contemptible‚ but natural‚ according to author Jon Krakauer. Realizing that he did not want to become a carbon copy of his parents and environment‚ Christopher McCandless wandered the American West for two years‚ as a nomad‚ to reject society as he knows it―his family‚ friends‚ and possessions. He burns his money‚ abandons his car‚ and cuts all ties with his family on an identity crisis that would lead to his

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    in the both The Lost World‚ and‚ Into Thin Air. The problem with alienation in each book is that it has a negative effect on the characters and their decision-making. Into Thin Air is the book about the Mt. Everest disaster‚ the main character and narrator John Krakauer gets invited to come with Rob Hall’s expedition team‚ little did he know what he was getting him self into. The reader does not see alienation until almost the end of the book. Krakauer makes it to the top of the summit‚ keep

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