The Story Of Chris Mccandless 'Why Am I Here?'

The idea of searching for your identity is quite common nowadays. With the herald of the idea of postmodernism in this deconstruction of the question of “Why am I here?” being present to digest. To represent this idea is the story of Chris McCandless, as told in the book Into the Wild. The story actually begins quite late in the journey of Chris McCandless with him meeting a truck driver who gives him a lift, named Jim Gilliam. The story from there moves around from here to after his death, covering his high school days and even the life of the author himself. This non-linear story structure is used quite well to show the growth of Chris and how the decisions he made affected him. McCandless really gives an interesting outlook on who