His journey to Alaska proved to be fatal and a vast amount of theories began to spread across the media about how Chris died. Everyone has built an opinion about Chris McCandless‚ some say he’s crazy and ignorant and others say he’s bright and heroic. Shaun Callarman‚ a native Alaskan‚ didn’t admire him at all for his courage or his noble ideas. He felt that Chris McCandless was “Bright and ignorant at the same time‚” and that “He had no common sense and no business going to Alaska with his romantic
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crazy. Most people wouldn’t have even thought about doing what he had done‚ but that’s because not everyone is the same. He was very independent‚ and didn’t expect anyone to do anything for him. He left his family‚ and a career for this expedition to Alaska because he felt this was right for him. Although he was a very
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The struggle to find oneself is maybe the greatest thing a person can face in a lifetime. Although we can strive to be what we think we want to be or should be‚ we have a destiny to fulfill and we will. In the book Into the Wild the novel by Jon Krakauer and also Into the Wild the movie which was directed by one of the greatest director Sean Penn tells the story of a young man named Chris McCandless who tries to fulfill his destiny‚ or what he believes it is. He goes
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mold that makes sense. That is what people did when they tried to understand Chris McCandless’s “great Alaskan odyssey”. They assumed he died because he was arrogant and unprepared like many others who had traveled into the dangerous and unforgiving Alaska bush. However‚ Chris was no idiot‚ he knew exactly what he was doing‚ he simply had such a unique perspective on life‚ not everyone could understand him. To Chris it wasn’t about proving himself or defeating nature‚ it was entirely the opposite. Chris
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to accomplish. Both of their goals were similar but very different at the same time. McCandless wanted to go to Alaska for his dream. While Shepard wanted to prove that anything is possible if you have the right kind of attitude along with motivation and determine. How they both did it was very different from each other. McCandless had a major impact on who he met along the way to Alaska. While Shepard didn’t have that much of an impact on people because of the way and area he did it in. McCandless
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Elizabeth Bally Mr. Cunic English 11 Honors 13 Jan. 2013 Into the Wild vs. Walden Into the Wild is a movie based on the adventure of Chris McCandless as he breaks away from his civilized life and travels across the country to live in Alaska. Chris bases his journey off the core beliefs of the novel Walden by Henry David Thoreau. The novel is a description of Thoreau’s life as he exiles himself from society and returns to nature‚ living in the woods surrounding Walden pond. Thoreau expresses
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who have the ambition to reach for their target goal. Chris McCandless‚ a young man who traveled across the country‚ unprepared‚ yet determined. The story Into The Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer‚ gives the readers an insight on Chris McCandless’s journey to Alaska‚ where the harsh conditions
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more than simply an acquaintance. Some time after Wayne had given Chris a ride in Montana‚ Chris sought out Wayne in Carthage with the prospect of work at Wayne’s grain elevator. After his shift in motive at Detrital Wash towards his ultimate goal of Alaska‚ the pressing concern to be prepared for that journey followed. This ultimately led to a more concentrated objective in Carthage‚ finding work to gain money for supplies. Although Chris’s intent may have been only to stay as long it took to acquire
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forever. Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild is Chris McCandless’ living legacy; the book examines McCandless’ life as well as revealing his struggles with his parents‚ his adventures with the people he meets‚ and the hardships he faces in Alaska. Chris McCandless lived life as a modern day nomad; he would hitch hike all around the country to escape from the mundane. Some would consider his controversial lifestyle as naïve and stupid while others admire his idealism and passion for life
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task at hand; to‚ in his own words‚ “no longer be poisoned by civilization‚ and walk alone to become lost in the wild.” He met many people through-out his travels towards Alaska‚ but didn’t stay too long to become attached to them. On April 28‚ 1992‚ James Gallien gave Christopher McCandless a ride to the Stampede Trail in Alaska where Christopher set out to begin in journey into the wild. This was the last date that anyone ever saw Christopher McCandless alive. Walking into Denali National Park with
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