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    pristine place for free of the evils of a modern society. Chris McCandless also learns it’s a place where one can be free and get in touch with one’s soul. However‚ the reality of living in the wilderness can be quite different from the romantic notions harbored by those who set it as an escape. Chris McCandless simply is fascinated with the wilderness‚ but will learn that it’s beauty carries many hardships you must endure to survive in it. While Chris is distracted by the allure of the wilderness‚ he

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    Jon Krakauer‚ a young man named Chris McCandless decides that he’s not interested in what society has to offer him. He ventures out‚ leaving everything behind‚ to enhance his life. Chris McCandless was a selfish and ambitious person who went into the wild in search of happiness and truth. There’s

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    Christopher McCandless or Alexander Supertramp should be admired for his courage and noble idea to drop everything and go into the wild‚ with nothing but a backpack and in it was a book of Tolstoy‚ a book about native plants and berries‚ a .22 rifle with 400 rounds of ammunition‚ a writing implement‚ a journal‚ a camera‚ a 10 pound bag of rice‚ a small cooking utensil‚ matches‚ a knife‚ and some fishing twine and a hook‚ and the few clothes he had on his back. Chris was trying to find himself by

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    is seen as something either beautiful and peaceful or scary and dangerous. Christopher Johnson McCandless was one of those who found peace and beauty in the wilderness. When Chris McCandless went into the wild‚ he was seeking peace and truth; he was not crazy for looking that in the wilderness‚ which he may have found before his death‚ but he wasn’t fully capable of surviving in the wild. Chris McCandless made friends easily‚ and he had a strong effect on people. For instance‚ Ron Franz had grown

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    Our presentation is about Henry David Thoreau in comparison to Chris McCandless. Henry David Thoreau was an American author‚ poet‚ philosopher‚ naturalist‚ surveyor and many other things. He was born on July 12 1817 in concord Massachusetts‚ He grew up with his brother whose early death left Thoreau feeling extremely traumatised. Until he was 28 he worked as a surveyor alongside his father making pencils. He was said to be someone who found joy in his daily life. But his real passion was for nature

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    Maloney Into the Wild Responses 3. When Chris McCandless calls the people “Plastic People‚” I believe he was referring to their superficiality. Chris wanted to get out of what he saw as too artificial. In John Green’s book‚ Paper Towns‚ Margo Roth Spiegelman‚ the main character’s curiosity and friend‚ talks about how a “paper town” to her is a superficial place‚ and artificial. Fake and uniform‚ too much like every other town around it. I think Chris is trying to say the same thing. People don’t

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    Chapter one: It foreshadow chris mccandless’s death. -They both believe in the same type of ideals like :”The best type of government that governs the least.” Chapter two: The winter was cold and deadly. He had nothing around him. It was scary and dark a cold wasteland. - It effects the story because‚ it show all the lives that chris affected. Chapter three: Travelling is a way to escape and get away from the everyday struggles of life. Thoreau and Emerson believed that travellig lets you escape

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    In the novel‚ Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless was the creator of his own death. Some people believed that Chris was noble and courageous for taking such an extravagant journey to find happiness within himself. On the contrary‚ throughout the story signs were ensuring that this was not the case‚ rather he was indeed a reckless idiot. McCandless knowingly maneuvered his way into this menacing journey of his‚ resulting in his demise. Chris was warned by multiple individuals that taking

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    In the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless had many decisions to leave his old life behind and start over. Chris’ decision to leave was justified. When he left without saying goodbye‚ it made it easier for him to let go of his past and focus on what he wants to do in the future. Three reasons why his decisions to leave his family without saying a word were justified were that McCandless could make all his own decisions‚ nobody had a chance to tell him that he could not

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    Although some may believe that Chris McCandless went into the wild because of inspiration‚ I think that his primary reason was due to his family issues and emotional damage. I feel as if he was trying to run away and leave his past life. I can agree with others beliefs that he was inspired because he did read many things and was very influenced by some writings. However‚ the apparent problems he had with his family caused this issue because he showed many times before that he didn’t like his home

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