Into The Wild By Jon Krakauer Essay
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In 1992, a young man lost his life to hard conditions and lack of experience during a journey everyone secretly daydreams of. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer spins the story of young, underprepared Chris McCandless taking a deadly adventure into the Alaskan wilderness. Krakauer authenticates Chris’ experiences in the novel by providing excerpts from his journals as well as interviews with friends and family. His documentary-style writing leads the reader through Chris’ extraordinary legacy and mindset, keeping him or her enthralled in his whimsical quest. Krakauer’s novelization of Chris’ adventures creates an unfortunate, yet compelling story with his sentence length and allusions to other adventurers to convey his belief that …show more content…
For example, Krakauer analyzes another young man named Everett Ruess, who died during a journey as a “wanderer of the wastelands” (Krakauer 90) and compares their personalities and aspirations, admiring their “courage, their reckless innocence, and the urgency of their desire” (Krakauer 97). This comparison of experiences after chapters of McCandless’ personal life gives the reader another level to understand McCandless on and appreciate his lifestyle and ambitions. Furthermore, this allows for even more of a legendary status for McCandless. As he is equated to another fascinating example of those who abandon their past lives, usually only a daydream to average people, Krakauer’s argument that McCandless was a legend is developed further.
Jon Krakauer writes Chris McCandless’ story with allusions and sentence structure in Into the Wild, effectively solidifying McCandless’ status as an adventurous legend in life and death. The sentence structure used in the beginning of the novel magnify the shock of his death and provide a mysterious air for McCandless. His allusion to Ruess gives the reader another level of understanding for McCandless while developing his argument. Krakauer’s writing regards McCandless as a legend in life and
In 1992, a young man lost his life to hard conditions and lack of experience during a journey everyone secretly daydreams of. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer spins the story of young, underprepared Chris McCandless taking a deadly adventure into the Alaskan wilderness. Krakauer authenticates Chris’ experiences in the novel by providing excerpts from his journals as well as interviews with friends and family. His documentary-style writing leads the reader through Chris’ extraordinary legacy and mindset, keeping him or her enthralled in his whimsical quest. Krakauer’s novelization of Chris’ adventures creates an unfortunate, yet compelling story with his sentence length and allusions to other adventurers to convey his belief that …show more content…
For example, Krakauer analyzes another young man named Everett Ruess, who died during a journey as a “wanderer of the wastelands” (Krakauer 90) and compares their personalities and aspirations, admiring their “courage, their reckless innocence, and the urgency of their desire” (Krakauer 97). This comparison of experiences after chapters of McCandless’ personal life gives the reader another level to understand McCandless on and appreciate his lifestyle and ambitions. Furthermore, this allows for even more of a legendary status for McCandless. As he is equated to another fascinating example of those who abandon their past lives, usually only a daydream to average people, Krakauer’s argument that McCandless was a legend is developed further.
Jon Krakauer writes Chris McCandless’ story with allusions and sentence structure in Into the Wild, effectively solidifying McCandless’ status as an adventurous legend in life and death. The sentence structure used in the beginning of the novel magnify the shock of his death and provide a mysterious air for McCandless. His allusion to Ruess gives the reader another level of understanding for McCandless while developing his argument. Krakauer’s writing regards McCandless as a legend in life and