Individualism In Into The Wild

Wild Man Meet Wild Dog American themes are displayed adamantly in the book Into the Wild, and in the film White Fang. Topics like Self, Society, and Rugged Individualism are depicted making a deep impression on the lives of both main characters. Chris McCandless, in Into the Wild, leaves his whole life behind to journey across the country to Alaska. Most of his trip he is alone, but he does make contact with society on a few occasions. Similar to the nonfiction story of Chris McCandless, is the fiction story of White Fang. A lonely wolf who finds sanctuary in a miners son. Unlike Chris, White Fang is forced in to an isolated life, away from society, when his mother dies of a gunshot wound. Although Chris and White Fang lived similar lives, the
When one thinks about the concept of self, they think about living alone and being away from people. Although Chris and White Fang did live alone physically, they lived alone mentally as well. As a child Chris was more open to the people around him but not as much as other kids of his age. He still talked to his whole family on a regular basis, but he liked to keep his life to himself. This behavior increased as Chris became an adolescent and it grew even more when he moved away for college. Chris chose to block himself off from his friends and family so he could focus on more important goals in life. He even went on multiple journeys, before his Great Alaskan Journey, where he would stop communication with his family even though they knew where he was. On the contrary, White Fang was