Christopher McCandless or Alexander Supertramp should be admired for his courage and noble idea to drop everything and go into the wild‚ with nothing but a backpack and in it was a book of Tolstoy‚ a book about native plants and berries‚ a .22 rifle with 400 rounds of ammunition‚ a writing implement‚ a journal‚ a camera‚ a 10 pound bag of rice‚ a small cooking utensil‚ matches‚ a knife‚ and some fishing twine and a hook‚ and the few clothes he had on his back. Chris was trying to find himself by
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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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Luther King Jr. and Chris McCandless or better known as Alex Supertramp are similar people in many ways when it comes to being different than other people‚ but they are also very different in their own unique and special ways. Both of them stepped out of the traditional bounds of society by not being like other people. Not many people would protest for their rights such as Martin Luther King did and many people wouldn’t want to live off the land in Alaska such as Chris McCandless did. Even though they
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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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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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Although some may believe that Chris McCandless went into the wild because of inspiration‚ I think that his primary reason was due to his family issues and emotional damage. I feel as if he was trying to run away and leave his past life. I can agree with others beliefs that he was inspired because he did read many things and was very influenced by some writings. However‚ the apparent problems he had with his family caused this issue because he showed many times before that he didn’t like his home
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the book The Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless recreates a new life for himself. while following his long journey‚ Chris renamed himself Alexander Supertramp and met many people along the way like Gallion‚ Franz‚ and Westerberg. Although some people think that Chris’s death has purpose‚ really Chris died in vain‚ alone in the woods.Chris proves this when he risks his life countless times and gets repeatedly questioned for it by friends along his trip. Chris wasted his time in the woods and could
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In the book Into the Wild by 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
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Christopher Johnson McCandless (February 12‚ 1968 – August 1992) was an American hiker who adopted the alias Alexander Supertramp and ventured into the Alaskan wilderness in April 1992 with little food and equipment‚ hoping to live simply for a time in solitude. Almost four months later‚ McCandless’s remains were found‚ weighing only 67 pounds (30 kg). It has recently been speculated that Chris had developed lathyrism‚ caused by his consumption of seeds from a flowering plant in the legume family
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Chris McCandless: Hero‚ Soul Searcher or Dumb Jerk? Emilee Hopper Chippewa High School Abstract This paper shows how Chris McCandless is a hero‚ a soul searcher‚ and a dumb jerk by using evidence from Judith Kleinfeld editorial “Chris McCandless: Hero or Dumb Jerk” and Sean Penn’s movie Into the Wild. Chris McCandless: Hero‚ Soul Searcher or Dumb Jerk? At 24 years old‚ Chris McCandless died of starvation in the Alaskan wilderness. It’s
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