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    I agree with the author that Chris McCandless wasn’t a crazy person and he was seeking happiness for himself in the wild. There are many things that show that he wasn’t crazy‚ like getting along with people‚ having some knowledge of living in the wild‚ and he was very bright and made some good decisions. However‚ he did seem somewhat incompetent. The first thing about Chris is that he was very bright. Even people noticed how smart he was‚ like when Franz said‚ “ He seemed very intelligent.” This

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    In the book Into the Wild written by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless gets portrayed as adventurous. He is adventurous in the way that he just left his family on a whim‚ and started traveling on his cross-country adventure. “I got the impression that this Alaska escapade was going to be his last big adventure” (Krakauer‚ 1996‚ pg 66) said Wayne Westerberg when describing how Chris talked about his then future trip plans. This shows that he was planning this big adventure for a long time and the Alaskan

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    Into The Wild analysis In the book‚ “Into the Wild” by Christopher McCandless’s‚ is a true story about a young man name Emory who was found dead in the Alaskan wilderness in September 1992. Anyhow‚ McCandless is a senior at Emory. He has driven away most of his friends‚ and barely keeps in touch with his parents. He lets his parents think that he is interested in law school‚ but instead‚ after graduating with honors‚ he donates his $25‚000 savings to charity‚ gets in his car‚ and drives away without

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    2011 Language Arts 8-2 Into The Wild Theme Essay Through out the book‚ Chris is prompted to make many small decisions in order to determine how he will live the rest of his life. From the moment he decided to go onto the road from Virginia to the West Coast‚ then landing in Alaska‚ he made small mistakes due to ignorance to fine details. During the most part of the book‚ Christopher McCandless is struggling without himself knowing of it. Many people he sees and meets along the way

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    history portray the addictiveness of adrenaline and continually put themselves in risky situations to experience the most addictive variable of risk; adrenaline. ”Into the Wild’s” Chris McCandless walked right into one of the most unforgiving places in North America; The Alaskan Bush. McCandless was an extremist and did not sit on the side lines waiting for adventure to come to him. He ventured through the dangerous terrain with little to no equipment. The

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    Jon Krakauer‚ a young man named Chris McCandless decides that he’s not interested in what society has to offer him. He ventures out‚ leaving everything behind‚ to enhance his life. Chris McCandless was a selfish and ambitious person who went into the wild in search of happiness and truth. There’s

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    Our presentation is about Henry David Thoreau in comparison to Chris McCandless. Henry David Thoreau was an American author‚ poet‚ philosopher‚ naturalist‚ surveyor and many other things. He was born on July 12 1817 in concord Massachusetts‚ He grew up with his brother whose early death left Thoreau feeling extremely traumatised. Until he was 28 he worked as a surveyor alongside his father making pencils. He was said to be someone who found joy in his daily life. But his real passion was for nature

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    Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless had many decisions to leave his old life behind and start over. Chris’ decision to leave was justified. When he left without saying goodbye‚ it made it easier for him to let go of his past and focus on what he wants to do in the future. Three reasons why his decisions to leave his family without saying a word were justified were that McCandless could make all his own decisions‚ nobody had a chance to tell him that he could not leave and it did not allow anyone

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    Chapter one: It foreshadow chris mccandless’s death. -They both believe in the same type of ideals like :”The best type of government that governs the least.” Chapter two: The winter was cold and deadly. He had nothing around him. It was scary and dark a cold wasteland. - It effects the story because‚ it show all the lives that chris affected. Chapter three: Travelling is a way to escape and get away from the everyday struggles of life. Thoreau and Emerson believed that travellig lets you escape

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    opinions about his main personage‚ Chris McCandless. While some fiercely defend Chris as this open-minded and selfless person‚ others ferociously argue that he was an ill-prepared and arrogant individual unworthy of the reader’s empathy. According to the first group‚ their vision of Chris McCandless as being this selfless‚ open-minded‚ honest and well-prepared individual justifies seeing Chris as an individual worthy of empathy and respect. First‚ according to them‚ Chris was a deeply honest person who

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