Mccandless Opening Paragraph
Opening Paragraph McCandless was searching for freedom and the chance to truly become an individual. Alaska gave McCandless a place where he could be far away from everything that held him back. One of these was certain human relationships in his life. “You are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships.” (Krakauer,42) McCandless did not feel that he needed people around him to feel happy. Next Sentence
One major change that McCandless had was his opinion on relationships. ”And so it turned out that only a life similar to the life of those around us, merging with it without a ripple, is genuine life, and that an unshared happiness is not happiness.... And this was most vexing of all,” he noted, “HAPPINESS
ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED.”(Krakauer,133) In the bus in Alaska, McCandless discovers that he was never truly happy when he was by himself. McCandless thought that he could achieve happiness by himself, but discovered that he was wrong right before he died.
In the final moments of his life, McCandless realized that he needed to share his happiness with the people he loved.
The idea of individuality deals with the American dream because America is based on individuality. The reason America is an independent country is that America wanted to be a separate entity from Great Britain. Individuality is still a part of America. Each state is separate from one another, yet they all come together to form something greater. This idea of mixing togetherness and individuality relates to McCandless because he wanted to be rid of the chaos of society, but before death realises that being united with others is a key part of life.
McCandless found the American by going off on his own while searching for happiness and freedom. Conclusion
One major change that McCandless had was his opinion on relationships. ”And so it turned out that only a life similar to the life of those around us, merging with it without a ripple, is genuine life, and that an unshared happiness is not happiness.... And this was most vexing of all,” he noted, “HAPPINESS
ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED.”(Krakauer,133) In the bus in Alaska, McCandless discovers that he was never truly happy when he was by himself. McCandless thought that he could achieve happiness by himself, but discovered that he was wrong right before he died.
In the final moments of his life, McCandless realized that he needed to share his happiness with the people he loved.
The idea of individuality deals with the American dream because America is based on individuality. The reason America is an independent country is that America wanted to be a separate entity from Great Britain. Individuality is still a part of America. Each state is separate from one another, yet they all come together to form something greater. This idea of mixing togetherness and individuality relates to McCandless because he wanted to be rid of the chaos of society, but before death realises that being united with others is a key part of life.
McCandless found the American by going off on his own while searching for happiness and freedom. Conclusion