Criticism On Into The Wild
Shannon Clark
Mr. Daub
Literature 095
1 April 2015
Into the Wild Psychological Criticism
“It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. Into the Wild is a book that focuses on the life of Chris McCandless and his journey through the Alaskan Wilderness. In the process of Chris, finding himself he left many people hurt and wondering why. Some even questioned his mental state when he made those rash decisions. Chris went out into the wilderness off on childish impulses, sheer anger, and the desire to seek revenge on his parents.
Some people thought Chris’ decision was understandable but others wonder if Chris had been mentally ill. I do agree with that statement, Chris had been a good student with a 4.0 GPA for him to just drop out and donate twenty-four thousand dollars to charity. He also went out in middle of winter to Alaska with nothing but ten pounds of rice and cheap …show more content…
And then, once the time is right, with one abrupt, swift action I'm going to completely knock them out of my life. I'm going to divorce them as my parents once and for all and never speak to either of those idiots again as long as I live. I'll be through with them once and for all, forever” (64).Chris pretended to care about his parents and then he disowned them as his parents. This was what Chris wanted, he wanted to hurt his parents and make it seem like his anger was their entire fault. Chris had no justified reason to do that to Billie and Walt, they tried to give him a good
Mr. Daub
Literature 095
1 April 2015
Into the Wild Psychological Criticism
“It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.” Ralph Waldo Emerson. Into the Wild is a book that focuses on the life of Chris McCandless and his journey through the Alaskan Wilderness. In the process of Chris, finding himself he left many people hurt and wondering why. Some even questioned his mental state when he made those rash decisions. Chris went out into the wilderness off on childish impulses, sheer anger, and the desire to seek revenge on his parents.
Some people thought Chris’ decision was understandable but others wonder if Chris had been mentally ill. I do agree with that statement, Chris had been a good student with a 4.0 GPA for him to just drop out and donate twenty-four thousand dollars to charity. He also went out in middle of winter to Alaska with nothing but ten pounds of rice and cheap …show more content…
And then, once the time is right, with one abrupt, swift action I'm going to completely knock them out of my life. I'm going to divorce them as my parents once and for all and never speak to either of those idiots again as long as I live. I'll be through with them once and for all, forever” (64).Chris pretended to care about his parents and then he disowned them as his parents. This was what Chris wanted, he wanted to hurt his parents and make it seem like his anger was their entire fault. Chris had no justified reason to do that to Billie and Walt, they tried to give him a good