Into the Wild
Rhett Jackson
English 12B: American Literature
15 March 2012 Into the Wild Temperament Type Analysis The novel Into the Wild is a nonfiction novel published by Jon Krakauer who investigated the life and death of a free spirited individual named Christopher McCandless. McCandless was a recent Emory University graduate who sought to suck the marrow out of life through an independent experience in nature and purposely sought to this experience in the rawest form of supplies. He was found dead in August of 1992 in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness. For the sake of his journey, he purposely didn't bring an adequate amount of food or supplies. Consequently, those who read of his actions wonder what evoked him to live the way he did. To explain this, Christopher's temperament type may adequately explain his actions and reasons for them. However, what was McCandless temperament type? Based on the evidence in the story, it's reasonable to infer Chris had an ISTP temperament type. Consequently, opponents to this position may argue that McCandless gravitated toward the preferences of intuition and feeling. The story Into the Wild does provide evidence that McCandless engaged in intuitive behaviors. According to the Cornell Notes for Temperament Types, an individual who prefers intuition may be perceived as "attending to future possibilities" and prefers having a "big picture approach" to situations. Early on in the story, Chris runs into his treacherous problem when his yellow Datsun gets wrecked by a flash flood near the edge of Detrital Wash, recalling that, "There would be thickets of red tape to negotiated and fines to pay. His parents would no doubt be contacted. But there was a way to avoid such aggravation: He could simple abandon the Datsun and resume his odyssey on foot." Based on what the author, Jon Krakauer, says about Chris, Chris appears to sound intuitive. He attended to his various future possibilities by seeing this loss as "an opportunity
English 12B: American Literature
15 March 2012 Into the Wild Temperament Type Analysis The novel Into the Wild is a nonfiction novel published by Jon Krakauer who investigated the life and death of a free spirited individual named Christopher McCandless. McCandless was a recent Emory University graduate who sought to suck the marrow out of life through an independent experience in nature and purposely sought to this experience in the rawest form of supplies. He was found dead in August of 1992 in an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness. For the sake of his journey, he purposely didn't bring an adequate amount of food or supplies. Consequently, those who read of his actions wonder what evoked him to live the way he did. To explain this, Christopher's temperament type may adequately explain his actions and reasons for them. However, what was McCandless temperament type? Based on the evidence in the story, it's reasonable to infer Chris had an ISTP temperament type. Consequently, opponents to this position may argue that McCandless gravitated toward the preferences of intuition and feeling. The story Into the Wild does provide evidence that McCandless engaged in intuitive behaviors. According to the Cornell Notes for Temperament Types, an individual who prefers intuition may be perceived as "attending to future possibilities" and prefers having a "big picture approach" to situations. Early on in the story, Chris runs into his treacherous problem when his yellow Datsun gets wrecked by a flash flood near the edge of Detrital Wash, recalling that, "There would be thickets of red tape to negotiated and fines to pay. His parents would no doubt be contacted. But there was a way to avoid such aggravation: He could simple abandon the Datsun and resume his odyssey on foot." Based on what the author, Jon Krakauer, says about Chris, Chris appears to sound intuitive. He attended to his various future possibilities by seeing this loss as "an opportunity