Chris Mccandless A Transcendentalist
The Real Wild First off, Chris McCandless is a celebrity in the transcendentalist community because of his search for the meaning of life independently. Jon Krakauer respects McCandless because no one prompted him to go out into the Alaskan wilderness, since most people need a push to do something. However some people believe McCandless is a fool and should be forgotten about and that he was spoiled rotten and was just wanting attention. The truth that most people do not know is, McCandless’s parents used to fight and the mom would call out for the kids to come see what the dad was doing to her. McCandless was a strong character and had gone through a lot. McCandless looked up to all of the major transcendentalists including his favorite Henry
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People were upset because they did not think McCandless’s life was worth all the fame and publicity and fame. They say McCandless had an easy life, he went to college got his degree and could be making a big salary. Some people including Krakauer and Penn are happy or satisfied with McCandless’s transcendentalist thinking and his nonconformity. Real transcendentalists know that McCandless was trying to get away from his route that he did everyday and to explore. Ever since Krakauer first heard the story of McCandless he has actually gone out and seen where he stayed on Fairbanks bus 142. Krakauer has so much respect for McCandless, to go out into the wilderness with a limited food supply takes courage and to have confidence, that most people do not have. During and before Mccandless trip he respected many transcendentalists such as Thoreau. So much respect that McCandless wrote his Declaration of Independence of transcendentalism. With McCandless gone and for only his story to carry on we must continue with being a nonconformist and to inspire one another. He definitely deserved his fame and to bring together a groups of strangers who never thought would meet. McCandless’s life was valuable and meant a lot to many people and he used it to inspire
People were upset because they did not think McCandless’s life was worth all the fame and publicity and fame. They say McCandless had an easy life, he went to college got his degree and could be making a big salary. Some people including Krakauer and Penn are happy or satisfied with McCandless’s transcendentalist thinking and his nonconformity. Real transcendentalists know that McCandless was trying to get away from his route that he did everyday and to explore. Ever since Krakauer first heard the story of McCandless he has actually gone out and seen where he stayed on Fairbanks bus 142. Krakauer has so much respect for McCandless, to go out into the wilderness with a limited food supply takes courage and to have confidence, that most people do not have. During and before Mccandless trip he respected many transcendentalists such as Thoreau. So much respect that McCandless wrote his Declaration of Independence of transcendentalism. With McCandless gone and for only his story to carry on we must continue with being a nonconformist and to inspire one another. He definitely deserved his fame and to bring together a groups of strangers who never thought would meet. McCandless’s life was valuable and meant a lot to many people and he used it to inspire