Chris Mccandless Analysis

The most important place in Chris McCandless’s life is quite possibly the place he died, the fateful Fairbanks bus number 142. The bus is situated in a clearing in the Alaskan wilderness, surrounded by tall trees, undisturbed by the advances of modern life. While the painting is based on an actual image of bus 142, the vast emptiness of the clearing around the bus symbolizes how alienated McCandless felt by his community for his atypical beliefs. The brush growing around the bus and in the corner of the clearing represents modern views trying to invade his personal set of values. In the background, the fir trees represent all the different people in McCandless’s life and how powerful their influences on him. The bigger trees are people like Jim Gallien and Wayne Westerberg, both
It is located in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and is the tallest stone structure in the world, forever displaying the hope of the people. Surrounded by flags, it represents the ideals of America, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The flags themselves represent purity, vigilance, and perseverance, among other things, all essential to the success of the American Dream today. The background of painting gradients from a dark blue down to an off-white because there is hope even in the hardest times, and encourages striving for what is right even when it seems impossible. The lack of detail in the painting is indicative of the straightforwardness of the American Dream. It does not need embellishment, it is the same for everyone and exists in the simplest form in every American heart. The Washington Monument showcases the American Dream, the dream that every American can achieve anything they set their mind to, just like George Washington did while he fought for freedoms that we still live by in this modern