Into The Wild Analysis Essay
Christopher McCandless was a young college graduate, who gave up everything to go live in the wild. Many people believe that McCandless was crazy and ignorant, others like Jon Krakauer, the author of Into the Wild believe otherwise. I agree with the author that Christopher McCandless wasn't a crazy, a sociopath, or an outcast, because he got along with many people very well, but he did seem somewhat incompetent, even though he survived for a long period of time. McCandless was very bright and made many good decisions. Chris was an intelligent man, “immediately after graduating with honors, from Emory University in the summer of 1990, McCandless dropped out of sight” (pg.1). This shows Chris’ intelligence and how he wasn't dumb. Graduating with honors isn't something that everyone can easily do. He was a kind man who made many good decisions, “he donated the balance of his bank account to OFAM,” to help starving children (pg.125). Chris didn't waste
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After wrongfully criticizing Chris in Outside Magazine, Krakauer reported that, “the boy made some mistakes on the Stampede Trail, but confusing a caribou with a moose wasn't one of them” (pg. 178). Many criticized Chris for confusing a caribou with a moose, thinking that if he cant get that right how did he expect to survive in the wild, but they were the wrong ones and Chris wasn't. Even though he didn't know enough to survive he is still knowledgable and not clueless. Chris’ incompetence is seen when Jim Gallien recalls, “Alex’s back pack [looking] as though it weighed about twenty-five or thirty pounds... a light load for a tay of several months in the back country,” (pg. 4). Chris may not have known the proper equipment needed for his journey. He proved to be unprepared and lacking proper knowledge for his trip. Although Chris knew something about living in the wild, he didn't know
After wrongfully criticizing Chris in Outside Magazine, Krakauer reported that, “the boy made some mistakes on the Stampede Trail, but confusing a caribou with a moose wasn't one of them” (pg. 178). Many criticized Chris for confusing a caribou with a moose, thinking that if he cant get that right how did he expect to survive in the wild, but they were the wrong ones and Chris wasn't. Even though he didn't know enough to survive he is still knowledgable and not clueless. Chris’ incompetence is seen when Jim Gallien recalls, “Alex’s back pack [looking] as though it weighed about twenty-five or thirty pounds... a light load for a tay of several months in the back country,” (pg. 4). Chris may not have known the proper equipment needed for his journey. He proved to be unprepared and lacking proper knowledge for his trip. Although Chris knew something about living in the wild, he didn't know