Analysis Of Into The Wild, By Jon Krakauer

In the book Into the Wild it explains a true story that had changed the the lives of many. A young man who all he wanted was to escape society and get away from the world. His 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 grew up, to the people who found his body in the abandoned bus in Alaska.
His full name was Christopher Johnson McCandless, also known as Alex Supertramp. McCandless was born February 12, 1968, in El Segundo, California. He was very courageous, determined and unprepared. Chris McCandless childhood was not a perfect home every family has there ups and downs so did McCandless. McCandless reconnected with his parents at graduation even giving Billie a mother’s day card. He also told his family “I think I'm going to disappear for a while,”(Pg.21) Then McCandless donated his remaining savings of $20,000 to OXFAM, an organization trying to end world hunger. June of 1990 was the family last heard of Chris. He finally gets to begin his