Into The Wild, By Jon Krakauer

Jon Krakauer's is considered an eccentric writer to many, even so he is a very intelligent one. Into the Wild is a true story about Chris McCandless who is found dead in the Alaskan Wilderness. The story recaps his life prior to his death. Krakauer writes this story for the notion of how individuals exist in a state of nature might be a component of the work's essence. Jon also felt a connection to Chris death as he was a huge nature lover as well.
Chris McCandless and Jon both had something in common that could have inspired Jon to write the book. They both had a huge love for nature, in fact in 1974 Jon had travelled to Alaska. Jon strangely actually started to build a bond with Chris passing after his death "I identify with him a lot,
He wants to be free and independent from people's rules and the authority people always seem to have over him. "McCandless was thrilled to be on his way north, and he was relieved as well—relieved that he had again evaded the impending threat of human intimacy, of friendship, and all the messy emotional baggage that comes with it. He had fled the claustrophobic confines of his family. He’d successfully kept Jan Burres and Wayne Westerberg at arm’s length, flitting out of their lives before anything was expected of him. And now he’d slipped painlessly out of Ron Franz’s life as well on.”(Krakauer) This shows Chris constant want for intimacy he didn't contact his sister for 2 years even though they were extremely close. During those years he makes relationships with people but he never get really close with them he always leaves room to avoid getting to intimate. Krakauer justifies Chris action by saying complete isolation was the only way for him to achieve the freedom that he wants. “He always wore shoes without socks- just plain couldn't stand to wear socks. But McDonald's has a rule that employees have to wear appropriate footwear at all times. This means shoes and socks. Chris would with the rule, but as soon as his shift was over bang!- the first thing he’d do is peel those socks off… kind of like a statement yo let us now we didn’t own him, I guess” (McDonald's coworker) Jon
And for Chris it was by going back to nature where your status is not important. You will not be judged when you are in the wild. This trip changes Chris's perspective on life.“The trip was to be an odyssey in the fullest sense of the word, an epic journey that would change everything.” (Jon) Jon continues to justify Chris’s actions by blaming society for their values and their impact. This shows us the the purpose of Jon writing this was not only to shed light on Chris life but to urge change with the way our society affects people, with their materialistic, controlling, and demanding ways. He also uses this example as a way to show the reader that maybe they should consider taking a break from life as well. When reading the story the reader starts to question their existence as well as examining a part of our own sense of