Into the Wild Self reliance
Into The Wild
Transcendentalism-Self Reliance
In Into the Wild, Christopher McCandless, displays self-reliance very nearly to the point of self-absorption. It was not until he took off on his Alaskan Odyssey however, that those closest to him realized how real Chris’s independence was. Chris infact did not let many people close. To assert his independence and become entirely self-reliant, McCandless took extreme measures to uncover the truth. The increasingly common theme of self-reliance and independence is something that people still value. Some of the values that many people in society seem to have forgotten are; the journey for personal knowledge, the pursuit of happiness, not gaining your happiness from other people, and above all, the ability to be comfortable being alone and that independence. Chris believes that he will not be one to conform to society like everyone else. To maintain his independence Chris McCandless threw away delicacy and put himself in the values he thought were worthwhile and pursued the ideals that he felt were important. He left his family, gave himself a new name, and created a new life as Alexander Supertramp. Many thought his actions were selfish, but others believe that while it may have been self-centered, it was a necessary and good change for him. With him not even communicating with his sister, Chris made it obvious that he did not want to be found. Chris was always pushing himself through school athletically and academically. Then later he pushed himself to be completely self-reliant because: “…it was important for him to see how independent he could be” (125). This shows that he was going to see how self-reliant and independent he really could be.
Christopher McCandless saw the world in all different yet common point of views, rather like a child does. The way he reacted to his family’s secret about the circumstances surrounding his parents’ marriage meant he could not forgive his father for the mistakes he made
Transcendentalism-Self Reliance
In Into the Wild, Christopher McCandless, displays self-reliance very nearly to the point of self-absorption. It was not until he took off on his Alaskan Odyssey however, that those closest to him realized how real Chris’s independence was. Chris infact did not let many people close. To assert his independence and become entirely self-reliant, McCandless took extreme measures to uncover the truth. The increasingly common theme of self-reliance and independence is something that people still value. Some of the values that many people in society seem to have forgotten are; the journey for personal knowledge, the pursuit of happiness, not gaining your happiness from other people, and above all, the ability to be comfortable being alone and that independence. Chris believes that he will not be one to conform to society like everyone else. To maintain his independence Chris McCandless threw away delicacy and put himself in the values he thought were worthwhile and pursued the ideals that he felt were important. He left his family, gave himself a new name, and created a new life as Alexander Supertramp. Many thought his actions were selfish, but others believe that while it may have been self-centered, it was a necessary and good change for him. With him not even communicating with his sister, Chris made it obvious that he did not want to be found. Chris was always pushing himself through school athletically and academically. Then later he pushed himself to be completely self-reliant because: “…it was important for him to see how independent he could be” (125). This shows that he was going to see how self-reliant and independent he really could be.
Christopher McCandless saw the world in all different yet common point of views, rather like a child does. The way he reacted to his family’s secret about the circumstances surrounding his parents’ marriage meant he could not forgive his father for the mistakes he made