McCandless‚ a compassionate young man who stole the hearts of everyone he met‚ possesses a thirst for adventure. Throughout Into the Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer‚ numerous individuals have misinterpreted McCandless as a reckless idiot who had squandered his life away; however‚ after deep scrutiny of Jon Krakauer’s work‚ McCandless is better characterized as a non conformed sensation seeker. Furthermore‚ McCandless could distinct with his virtuous actions he had perpetrated throughout his reclusive life
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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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freedom to reach your personal goal. This goal that every individual makes for themselves is American due to how many opportunities are provided just by being American. An example of freedom to accomplish a goal would be in the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. Christopher had a goal to live off the land and be able to be his own person. He started from just being a good student‚ following all the rules to get to the point where he had the freedom to achieve what he wanted. While he did succeed in
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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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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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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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craved adventure and risk taking. McCandless reflected his passion for the wild and nonmaterialistic 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
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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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of his ability. Showing signs at a young age about the negativity of authority‚ reading books from past heroes‚ finding himself in isolated locations‚ are all points that lead up to Chris becoming a transcendental hero. In the book Into The Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris gets inspired by a famous novelist named Alexander Supertramp‚ who talks about living and being a transcendentalist in various undisclosed areas. Some say Chris can be reckless‚ and disobedient at times‚ but really being a transcendentalist
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the world and become a shepherd. Sometimes‚ people have to stand up to their parents and tell them what they want to do with their life. Parents can help guide one’s life‚ but they cannot control his/her life. Likewise‚ in the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless decides to ignore his father’s dreams for him and follow his own dreams. (105 words). I thought it was extremely peculiar that Santiago had the same dream exactly one year apart. Not only did he have the same dream‚ but Santiago
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