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    The novel‚ Into The Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer has many themes or lessons regarding the sad story of a young man named Chris McCandless who died an early and unfortunate death‚ while following his ambitions. Among the many themes found in this book‚ some include a father-son relationship‚ free thought‚ materialism‚ and young manhood. Krakauer describes Chris as a person who was very independent and capable of doing many things. He was someone who didn’t bend to any rules other than his own‚ including

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    Into the Wild "Into the Wild is the true story of Chris McCandless‚ a young Emory graduate who is found dead in the Alaskan wilderness in September 1992‚ when he is twenty-four. McCandless grows up in wealthy Virginia suburbs of Washington‚ D.C.‚ and is a very gifted athlete and scholar‚ who from an early age shows deep intensity‚ passion‚ and a strict moral compass. After graduating from high school McCandless spends the summer alone on a road trip across the country‚ during which he discovers

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    the story of Chris McCandless‚ a young man not participating in a war of nations‚ or a conflict with others; he‚ in his own words‚ was involved in “the climactic battle to kill the false being within and victoriously conclude the spiritual pilgrimage” (Krakauer 207). The battlefield for McCandless was not a booby-trapped jungle‚ saturated with enemies and soldiers for the opposition; no‚ McCandless’s battlefield was the Alaskan frontier. Like a soldier going to war‚ McCandless knew that where he

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    Massachusetts‚ where he majored in business management and Spanish. He lives in Raleigh‚ North Carolina. Christopher McCandless wanted to pursue a life of adventure and to get away from his parents. Adam Shepard still lives with his parents and has a brother. He had 365 days to become free of the realities of homelessness and become a “regular” member of society. Then you have Christopher McCandless who wanted to pursue a life in adventure in the wild. He has also graduated in june 1990 from emory university

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    7) Christopher McCandless states to Jim Gallien‚ the driver‚ who takes McCandless to the edge of Denali National park as he is departing to walk deep into the Alaskan terrain‚ “to live off the land for a few months.” (Krakauer‚ 1996‚ p.4) The questions are‚ what was he looking for and did he find it. Chris was the type of person who hated the idea of being told what to do and how to do it; he exceled in everything that he did making him extremely over confidant. When McCandless was in school he

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    Theo Hồ CHí Minh‚ để Nhà nước trong sạch‚ vững mạnh‚ hoạt động có hiệu quả phải: Lựa chọn được những người có đức‚ có tài vào cơ quan Nhà nước; bộ máy phải gọn nhẹ và rõ ràng. Phương thức hoạt động phải sâu sát‚ gần dân‚ kính dân‚ yêu dân và phải có quy định cụ thể để dân giám sát‚ giúp đỡ các hoạt động của chính quyền. Phải để dân biết‚ dân bàn‚ dân kiểm tra “Nước lấy dân làm gốc thì Chính quyền nhà nước cũng phải lấy làm gốc”. Chỉ sau một tháng khi thành lập nước‚ Hồ Chí Minh đã gửi thư đến Ủy

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    it. Materialistic matters can blind those who obsess over a perfect society‚ leading people farther away from a natural truth. Though he grew up in a household that worshipped materialistic items on top of lavish‚ temporary objects‚ Christopher McCandless was one of the few people in his culture who sought to change the corrupt world and exile himself from it completely. Into the Wild is a true story about a man who seeks happiness in things that cannot be touched or even seen. Its author‚ Jon

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    characters Chris McCandless‚ Gene Rosellini and Everett Ruess are all characters with similarities and differences. Each character has a different family background and personality. Every character also had a different experience in the wilderness and way they documented it. Lastly‚ McCandless‚ Rosellini‚ and Ruess all had different ways they died. No individual had the same family background and early experiences in their lives. Each individual also had their own personalities. Chris McCandless was a young

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    analysis Gaby Mudd (Opening paragraph (Pg. 25)) In this paragraph of Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ Krakauer takes text from Paul Shepard’s “Man in the Landscape: A Historic View of the Esthetics of Nature” to show insight of why Chris McCandless ventured into the desert. To start off with‚ within the first paragraph of the passage‚ Shepard uses strong diction to characterize the desert as unforgivably harsh. By using words such as “Sensorily austere” and “historically inimical” Shepard

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    path Chris McCandless took leading to his death. Chris McCandless was a person who disappeared from the world. Based on information from different people he met‚ Chris traveled around for a mere 2 ½ years (Krakauer author’s note). He never stayed in one area for long‚ he traveled all around North America‚ but he did‚ however‚ stay put in Alaska‚ where he found shelter in Bus 142 (Krakauer 13). He stayed here for four months‚ where he later died. It is argued over whether Chris McCandless is a true

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