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    Many people decide to live their life in lonely‚ but only some of them select to live in the wild. The book‚ Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer and Everett Ruess by W.L. Rusho describes strong interesting colorful experience of two different person’s journey they went on. From the book Into the Wild the author stated the journey of Christopher McCandless. Into the Wild book does not starts with the birth of Christopher McCandless nor with the beginning of the journey that the book will indicate‚ but with

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    Imagine surviving in the wild alone with very few necessities. Into the Wild is a book that describes what it is really like to be a “lone wolf” as well as occupying incredible foreshadowing on what is to come. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is an intriguing novel that possesses a rich character dialog while simultaneously showing what it really means to be a true American hero. Throughout the novel‚ McCandless hitchhikes to Alaska to pursue his dream of living in the wild. Unfortunately he sacrifices

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    down. Yet despite the cost‚ even your life‚ the number of attempts and summits is on its way up every year. In Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer‚ Everest stands as symbol of dreams and hopes; for the westerners. To the workers of the mountain‚ the Sherpas‚ it was a symbol of God and their way of life. Above all Everest was a symbol that commanded respect. Throughout the book‚ Krakauer describes the fierce possessiveness people felt towards the mountain. The history of the mountain

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    life did end shortly after his disappearance. But that does not mean he did not live his life to the fullest. Jon Krakauer the author of the book Into the Wild describes Chris McCandless faults and traits. Chris is an intelligent guy but he finds a new meaning for life and wants to go discover it. He didn’t have any contact with his parents but was contacting his sister carrie. Krakauer does a tremendous job of interviewing everyone who had anything to do with McCandless from his parents‚ when he

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    In the novel‚ Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ Alex McCandless’s actions are greatly impacted by Henry David Thoreau- an American author‚ poet‚ and philosopher. A specific quote that directly applies to Alex is‚ “We are all sculptors and painters‚ and our material is our own flesh and blood and bones. Any nobleness begins at once to refine a man’s features‚ any meanness or sensuality to imbrute them.” This quote can be interpreted in a way that suggests we must create our own life. A life that we

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    Into Thin Air In the book‚ Into Thin Air‚ by Jon Krakauer‚ a group set a goal to climb Mount Everest would soon regret it. Struggling to stay with a strict schedule on when to return to bases‚ maintain oxygen‚ or fight the weather‚ each expedition is expected to follow guidelines in order to make it out alive. Unexpected occurrences may come up‚ such as weather inconveniences‚ in which they need to critically think in order to stay safe. Unfortunately‚ in Krakauer’s journey climbing Everest‚ eight

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    climbers and guides to be in a poor position on the mountain when the storm arrived (Krakauer 11). This storm trapped and killed several guides and climbers. Time delays were a huge contributing cause of this tragedy and the majority of time issues were caused by the guides. Before they summited‚ they had a set schedule which would allow the climbers to return to base camp safely in a reasonable time (Krakauer 7). Bottlenecks caused a significant delay in ascent (Storm Over Everest). Too much

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    The Vagabond Into the Wild is an adventurous biography by Jon Krakauer‚ written about the travels of Chris McCandless. Who is also known as Alex Supertramp‚ he changed his own name to not be found. Krakauer was a journalist/adventurer himself‚ that led him to the attraction in Chris’s story. Krakauer shared Chris’s story because of the value and meaning his story has. McCandless left his family‚ traveled all around the country‚ then went off the grid in Alaska. His relationship with his parents

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    Into Thin Air Questions Pages 7-27 1. Why didn’t Krakauer climb down the fixed rope? People were already climbing up the rope‚ he couldn’t descend. 2.Why did Krakauer run out of oxygen so fast? Harris had accidentally fully opened his oxygen tank valve‚ which drained his oxygen tank. 3. What discovered the highest mountain in the world? A Bengali computer named Radhanath Sikhdar. 4. Who was the first person to reach the top of Everest? Hillary and Tenzing were the first climbers ever to reach the

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    Vertiginously exciting…vibrantly imagined. An achievement of extraordinary depth and beauty of the natural world.” –Raul Dagmar Into Thin Air is based on a true story seen through the eyes of Jon Krakauer. He is a journalist and mountain climber who decides to climb the treacherous Mount Everest and joins the most disastrous expedition in history. Krakauer mixes in with the climbing service called Adventure Consultants‚ which is guided by Rob Hall who is also responsible for the lives of ten

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