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    people leave their families and friends behind to run away from home‚ there is most of the time a specific reason to do so. Weather they return to their loved ones depends on their personal situations or their reasons for leaving. For many like Chris McCandless‚ what they think is going to be good for them leads to their despair. People run away because of some kind of gap they are trying to fill‚ like if they have family problems‚ depression issues or they’re looking for a better or more exciting life

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    Chris McCandless abandoned modern world and choose the wild because he believed that he can improve himself through living in the world‚ and finds the true happiness of the life. McCandless abandoned his wealthy family because his complicated relationship with his father‚ and he was ashamed with his father’s adultery. Therefore‚ McCandless believed that human relationship is not a thing that forms happiness‚ and the connection with nature brings joy as well. He also believed the habitual lifestyle

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    literature and 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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    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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    of life comes from our encounters with new experiences.” ( McCandless). Christopher McCandless a young man wanting to experience life to the fullest in the Alaskan wilderness without a plan. I support Cellarman’s argument about McCandless is ignorant due to his lack of planning for his trip into the wilderness‚ but I disagree with him because I think McCandless courage nor his ideas are very inspirational. As a matter of fact‚ McCandless was ignorant due to lack of his preparation for his trip and

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    The wilderness has a certain allure as a pristine place for free of the evils of a modern society. Chris McCandless also learns it’s a place where one can be free and get in touch with one’s soul. However‚ the reality of living in the wilderness can be quite different from the romantic notions harbored by those who set it as an escape. Chris McCandless simply is fascinated with the wilderness‚ but will learn that it’s beauty carries many hardships you must endure to survive in it. While Chris is

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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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    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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    Krakauer’s book‚ Intro the Wild‚ has this controversial character that raised different 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

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    Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ is the story of a young man‚ Chris Mccandless who was going in the right direction. He had finished college and had a family who loved him‚ somehow he took a major detour that landed him dead in Alaska. Chris Mccandless shaped his identity through his actions‚ interests‚ values and beliefs. Chris’s actions were very curtial to shaping his identity. Chris was always good at everything he did‚ he was always very confident and a good business. His parents remember a time

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