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    Chris McCandless‘s admirers are wrong to believe that he was a deeply honest person. At some moments in Into the Wild‚ he was not an honest person. According to Westerberg‚ a McCandless’s friend‚ said‚ “He never explained why he’d changed his name” (Krakauer 18). When McCandless decided to make a trip into the wild‚ he changed his name; he did not even bring any identification with him. During the trip‚ everybody knew about him under the name Alex. Westerberg was a friend that was close to McCandless

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    Into The Wild In the book into the wild by John Krakauer‚ Chris Mcandles aka (Alex super tramp) is a very good example of a modern day transcendentalist because Chris was very insightful; he had self reliance and was able to live off the land. Christopher Johnson McCandless was an American adventurer. He ventured into the Alaskan wilderness in April 1992 with barely any food and equipment‚ hoping to live for a time in solitude. Almost four months later‚ McCandless’s starved remains were found

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    There are many people that have been and that are still being discriminated by the actions they took or are taking. For example‚ Jon Krakauer‚ the author‚ himself was discriminated when nobody believed him when he had told them that he had climbed the Devil’s Thumb. Those were actions he took that nobody seemed to believe. In the novel “Into the Wild”‚ Jon Krakauer introduces the readers to what people have to say about Christopher McCandless. Shaun Callarman‚ an opinionist‚ states McCandless as

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    the United States alone. Like most people‚ they do not believe that they will ever be affected by this disease. And as for Jon Krakauer‚ the author of Into the Wild‚ believes that Chris McCandless‚ the main character in the book‚ did not have schizophrenia and that he was just an adventurer in over his head‚ although evidence will prove this inaccurate. Even though Krakauer writes that Chris is just an average adventurer‚ examining the evidence reveals that he is mentally ill‚ because he never came

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    “Into the wild” by Jon Krakauer is a story about a young‚ educated man in pursuit of the ultimate freedom. Into the Wild describes Chris McCandless’s journey as he reaches his destination to find what he was searching for. In the course of two years Chris McCandless experienced many adventures as a vagabondage. Along his path he met people who befriended him and whom he influenced and impacted their lives. Before Chris McCandless began his odyssey‚ he gives up his home‚ family and donates all his

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    wanderer and amateur mountaineer. But‚ in the end he dies of starvation. While Krakauer says that a "raw‚ transcendent experience" is almost impossible to reach‚ he does acknowledge that there is some appeal in discovering one’s self along the brink of death and danger (Chronicling). But‚ he suggests

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    Into The Wild‚ written by Jon Krakauer‚ provides a professional insight into Chris McCandless’s one-hundred-thirteen day rogue dissonance from society‚ meaning‚ abandoning his possessions‚ car‚ money‚ and even his well-to-do family. Many consider McCandless’s voyage as intriguing or inspiring. However‚ I believe McCandless’s actions are egotistically and ideologically driven for the same reasons Krakauer wrote the novel‚ for the benefit of their own self-interest. Krakauer provides the reader a disservice

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    Taylor Winkler Mrs. Hochgurtel ERWC Period 1 15 January 2015 Chris McCandless In the book‚ Into The Wild‚ written by Jon Krakauer‚ he provides his audience with the life story of a young man who grew up in a materialistic‚ demanding‚ and hypocritical world. Due to this‚ he developed into someone who wanted to stray away from society’s common and stereotypical ideals. He no longer wanted to follow the life that his parents had laid out for him. He did not desire perfection or rules. McCandless did

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    Author Jon Krakauer wrote a 9‚000 word article titled “Death of an Innocent” for the 1993 issue of the magazine Outside. Into the Wild is simply an extension of that article which explains what provoked Chris into living such a life‚ who he was‚ and how he died. The author proves to the reader that Chris was an intelligent man by explaining his research about edible plants and his ambition which builds up Chris’s trust by showing that Chris keeps his promises and is very determined. Krakauer also

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    Gary Jules explains explicitly how everyone wants to succeed but downgrades that fact with  explaining how nobody does anything about it.  Opposingly‚ Chris makes the decision to drop  everything and leave his family for finding what he believes in.    Krakauer explains  McCandless’ ordeal discussing how“[i]mmediately after graduating‚ with honors‚ from Emory  University in the summer of 1990‚ McCandless dropped out of sight.  He changed his name‚  gave the entire balance of twenty­four­thousand­dollar savings account to charity abandoned his 

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