character may be pushed over the edge by our materialistic society to discover his/her true roots‚ which can only be found by going back to nature where monetary status was not important. Chris McCandless leaves all his possessions and begins a trek across the Western United States‚ which eventually brings him to the place of his demise-Alaska. Jon Krakauer makes you feel like you are with Chris on his journey and uses exerts from various authors such as Thoreau‚ London‚ and Tolstoy‚ as well as
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The film Into The Wild directed by Sean Penn consists in the journey of a young guy called Chris McCandless‚ a 23 year old who shows us from his point of view just how manipulated society is‚ based on silly rules and behaviours where studying‚ getting a job and material things are a priority. Therefore Chris decided to escape from this society to live into the wild‚ surrounded by nature as is the place where he feels comfortable. Undoubtedly one of the main aims of the film is the contrast between
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Alex Smith Coach Metcalf August 26‚ 2014 Into the Wild Essay Isolation The book I read was Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ a book explaining the exciting story of a nineteen year old boy named Chris McCandless. Chris was born into a wealthy family with siblings; Chris later attended Emory where he would already start to isolate himself from others. Isolating himself from others would eventually cause Chris to make a journey he would later regret and not return from. This will show how humans
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when I was penniless and had to forage around for my next meal (Krakauer 33). Chris McCandless‚ son of wealthy parents‚ graduates as top student. However instead of going to college and getting a career‚ he chooses to give all his money to charity‚ get rid of his possessions and set out on a journey to the alaskan wilderness. There is a debate whether Chris McCandless is a hero or coward. In the book‚ Into the Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless is a fool because he left his parents without telling
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In the book Into the Wild‚ the author identifies the theme of McCandless’ elusiveness of his identity leading to the isolation of himself‚ resulting in costing him his life. Krakauer continuously writes about how McCandless wants to find his identity through traveling and exploring the world and what it has to offer. Though his travels‚ McCandless finds that in order to achieve in discovering himself‚ he must dis-attach himself from any relationship he has with anyone and can only stay in places
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McCandless‚ a compassionate young man who stole the hearts of everyone he met‚ possesses a thirst for adventure. Throughout Into the Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer‚ numerous individuals have misinterpreted McCandless as a reckless idiot who had squandered his life away; however‚ after deep scrutiny of Jon Krakauer’s work‚ McCandless is better characterized as a non conformed sensation seeker. Furthermore‚ McCandless could distinct with his virtuous actions he had perpetrated throughout his reclusive life
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Team Mccandless “If you want something in this life ‚reach out and grab it “ (Krakauer) . Due to Chris McCandless he was trying to find a true meaning to life. In order for him to understand himself and find himself in the world he choice to leave society. In the book “Into The Wild “ I believe that Chris McCandless was a fearless young man . Chris followed his dreams by going into the wild to get out of society .The majority of the human population will disagree with Chris choices and think
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him is new in nature‚ and none but he knows what that is which he can do‚ nor does he know until he has tried." (Emerson). I never told him not to go‚ because I knew it was what he wanted to do‚ and it made him happy. "I knew he was happy and doing what he wanted to do; I undestood that it was important for him to see how independent he could be." (Krakauer‚ 125).
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Into the Wild Summary P.173-203 Jon Krakauer went to the Teklanika River a year and a week after Chris McCandless decided that he was not going to risk crossing the dangerous path. He was there because he wanted to know more about Chris and how he had died in the bus. While the water in the river was not as violent as the day Chris was there‚ it still was treacherous and dangerous to cross. However‚ Jon had brought along a map and three friends: Roman Dial‚ Dan Solie‚ and Andrew Liske. They walked
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Youth is a time that every person cherishes and missed once it is gone‚ and Krakauer uses the “youthful derring-do” as the cause behind McCandless’s “Alaskan odyssey.” Krakauer argues that the reason why Chris went to such extreme measures was for soul searching and many other reasons‚ but more importantly‚ this would have never happened if it weren’t for Chris’s youth. Krakauer utilizes his own experiences from his youth to prove a point. He says “I knew that people sometimes climbed mountains.
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