Now I Walk Into The Wild Transcendentalism Essay

When thinking of transcendentalism, one may see it as being defined as a theory in which someone does not need or want anything from others, they live to make themselves happy and genuinely free, to achieve their goal they must leave society and lose themselves, most of the time in nature, which will result in them finding themselves spiritually. In other words, a transcendentalist is one that does not desire the feeling of fitting in, they always remain true to their innermost roots and do not fall victim to the false image of happiness that society portrays, they long for ultimate freedom from the outside world. In Chip Browns Article Now I walk into the Wild, the main character Chris McCandless is a young, independent, adventure-seeking
In the essay “Now I Walk into the Wild”, Chris decided to set out on an adventure in the woods where he would; hunt for his meals, seek a dry place to lay his head at night, and be provided with the basic essentials needed for survival. He had gone into the wilderness only bringing rice as he planned for nature to provide the rest. “I’ve got ten pounds of rice and that’s all I need,” he said. That was half of what he carried on a trip to Mexico, he added. He had a book about edible plants and berries, “Tanaina Plantlore.” But he didn’t have rubber boots, or waterproof gloves, or snowshoes, or an axe.” (Chip Brown, 29). This quote is explaining how he did believe all he needed was his rice and book on what plants were safe to eat, that was what was going to be enough for him. Also in the essay Nature, Emerson explains how nature will never harm you and is only there to help you and give you an escape from society. If Emerson was correct then Chris believed, he could do it and succeed without all of the extras that he viewed as materialistic things society tricked you into thinking you needed. Brown then explains how lucky Chris was when he found the moose to hunt, in Alaska it was known as a major