“Nature holds the key to our aesthetic‚ intellectual‚ cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction” (E. O. Wilson). In the novel‚ Into the Wild author Jon Krakauer not only examines Chris McCandless’ life and his actions but also shares his own past actions and how they relate to Chris‚ bringing light to why Chris did what he did. Every person needs to find their own key to satisfaction‚ McCandless’s happened to be the transcendentalist beliefs of nature being the only substance required for happiness
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In the novel Into the Wild author Jon Krakauer defines isolation as self-imposed due to the desire to escape external influences of society. In doing so he uses tone‚ anecdotes‚ and statements from individuals who were involved with Christopher McCandless. Krakauer achieves his portrayal of isolation by creating a solitary tone‚ providing similar personal experiences‚ and by implementing the actual thoughts and proclamations made by McCandless about scenarios he encountered. He constructs intimate
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diaries of Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard‚ The Wild Child is a movie made in 1970‚ with a setting in France from the18th century‚ and based on a child who had lived in nature his whole life without any human contact. Itard‚ a well known French doctor for working with deaf-mutes‚ had taken in this feral child under his care for the purposes of his studies on the child’s intellectual and social education. Given the time period of the movie Itard had taken the "wild-child" in under his own care‚ and helped
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Finn Lundy Long Nights in Alaska An analysis of Chris McCandless’s transformation during his long nights in the Alaskan wild. “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately‚ to front only the essential facts of life‚ and see if I could not learn what it had to teach‚ and not‚ when I came to die‚ discover that I had not lived.” - Henry David Thoreau Starvation is not a pleasant way to perish. There is no way to dignify the description of death by starvation. It is neither
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Into the Wild Essay In the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer we get a first person view of Christopher Johnson McCandless life and this allows us to see what may have influenced him to take the actions he took. McCandless was an intelligent‚ educated and prideful individual. The book often stated that he would often get A’s with little effort. So was his adventure to Alaska a sheer act of stupidity and ignorance? I believe not‚ McCandless didn’t go Into the Wild due to a lackluster relationship
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those desirables for a life of exploration and person freedom. In Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild‚ a tale of a boy with the worlds possibilities at his fingertips was found dead in an abandoned bus in the Alaska bush after years of nomadic existence. This boy‚ Chris McCandless‚ never settled for the path that was laid before him‚ he understood his potential and felt that in order to make the most of it‚ he must live the life that was most important to him. This story of romanticism and individuality can
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nature. Chris McCandless went into the wild in April of 1992 leaving all his possessions behind‚ giving his money away to charity‚ and changing his name. He sacrificed everything to go on an adventure or a life time. Chris McCandless’s journey to the wild reflects the ideas American Romantic writers of the 1800’s wrote and only dreamed of doing. McCandless is admired by many for his adventurous spirit and courage. When reading into the Wild readers also see his sensitive and kind
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In the book‚ “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer‚ I believe the main character‚ Christopher Johnson McCandless was struggling with internal conflict. McCandless unfortunately died from the environment he was in‚ however I believe the cause was internal because he felt the need to escape from reality. Although McCandless strived academically‚ after graduating from Emory University‚ he wanted to travel on foot to achieve his dream of making it to Alaska. I believe the author‚ Jon Krakauer included many
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family and friends‚ are the basis of Into the Wild - a recount of the true story of Christopher McCandless - and certainly sparked an interest in me‚ as I began to question my own perspective on life. One of the first characteristics that I noticed the protagonist exhibit‚ was his ability – or rather choice – to prioritise principles over people. His anti-materialistic attitude is one that challenges his parents from the beginning‚ and to show that he lives by this completely‚ he donates all of his
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goodness of humanity‚ would agree that nature can answer one’s questions and has the ability to clear one’s mind. In contrast‚ Transcendentalists believe that technology or a city’s atmosphere can cloud or distracts one’s mind. In the movie Into the Wild directed by Sean Penn in 2007‚ Chris McCandless leaves Atlanta‚ Georgia and heads West. He destroys all evidence of his existence‚ like his driver’s license and Social Security‚ and he escapes from his self-destructive parents in order to achieve his
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