Christopher Mccandless Transcendentalism
Christopher McCandless was a bright young man who had graduated from Emory University, and was an avid outdoorsman. An article was written after his death, “Death of an Innocent” that discussed his time in Alaska as well as his motives for traveling there. A movie was later made about his adventures in 1992 and 1993 titled “Into The WIld”. Chris’s journey was all in an effort to achieve a higher level of transcendental thinking, transcendentalism being the belief that in order to understand the nature of reality, one must first examine and analyze the reasoning process that governs the nature of experience. Christopher McCandless had a generous heart, and was a good person which is to be admired, but he was also a fool for thinking that he
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He was a fool for attempting to simply survive in the Alaskan wilderness with minimal gear and little food, even turning down the offer of free kit before going into the wilderness. This was not his first foolish decision, however, he also crossed into Mexico illegally after going through a dam undetected due to a navigational error and later being arrested trying to cross back into Mexico.
On his way North to Alaska McCandless was caught hiding in a train car, beaten, and told to never be caught again or he’d be shot. Instead of hitchhiking normally as he had before he decided to do something like this was a foolish idea, It just goes to show how he made bad decisions all throughout his journey to Alaska, which inevitably lead to his death.
Christopher McCandless, though a very kind and caring individual, was also a fool for his various poor choices during his journey. Chris made charitable, and kind decisions, but he also made poor and foolish decisions that lead to his ultimate downfall in the Alaskan bush. Chris’s donation to charity, and general good nature, however should be admired, and if more people thought like that the world would be a much better place. McCandless was a gift to this world whose life was cut short from his own bad decisions, and he should be remembered as both a fool and a role
He was a fool for attempting to simply survive in the Alaskan wilderness with minimal gear and little food, even turning down the offer of free kit before going into the wilderness. This was not his first foolish decision, however, he also crossed into Mexico illegally after going through a dam undetected due to a navigational error and later being arrested trying to cross back into Mexico.
On his way North to Alaska McCandless was caught hiding in a train car, beaten, and told to never be caught again or he’d be shot. Instead of hitchhiking normally as he had before he decided to do something like this was a foolish idea, It just goes to show how he made bad decisions all throughout his journey to Alaska, which inevitably lead to his death.
Christopher McCandless, though a very kind and caring individual, was also a fool for his various poor choices during his journey. Chris made charitable, and kind decisions, but he also made poor and foolish decisions that lead to his ultimate downfall in the Alaskan bush. Chris’s donation to charity, and general good nature, however should be admired, and if more people thought like that the world would be a much better place. McCandless was a gift to this world whose life was cut short from his own bad decisions, and he should be remembered as both a fool and a role