protagonist faces. In the book‚ the protagonist is Chris Mccandless‚ otherwise known as Alex Supertramp. He was a hero an a noble traveler escaping the fate his parents set out for him; making Mccandless follow his dreams and aspirations for going all around the world and living
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It is said that Chris McCandless was a bright and ignorant person according to Cellarmans argument and maybe others point of views. In my perspective I agree but disagree as well although I agree with the argument that was said by Callarmans. As I state a quote that was said by Shaun Callarman “ had no business going into Alaska with his Romantic silliness”. As it says “Romantic silliness” he was meaning that he wanted to die in a poetic but as well as a beautiful surrounding of love and happiness
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Throughout Into the Wild Jon Krakauer seems to identify with Chris McCandless quite a bit‚ whether he’s talking about his own trips into the Alaskan wilderness‚ or the many others who have died doing the same as Chris. Krakauer uses quotes from people with the same view as him and stories of others to make the reader feel sympathetic towards McCandless. Krakauer appears to be quite fond of McCandless and thinks that it was chance‚ more than anything else‚ that was responsible for Chris’s
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Into the wild is a book and a movie written by Jon Krakauer that is inspired by the actions of a college graduate named Chris McCandless. He lived a life on his own and was not the average person. Many people have different views and opinions about him and the way he chose to live his life. Shaun Callarman claims that he‚ “was bright and ignorant at the same time. He had no common sense‚ and he had no business going into Alaska with his Romantic silliness. He made a lot of mistakes based on ignorance
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Chris McCandless was an exceptional young man who lived life by the beat of his own drum but all that changed when his young life was cut short. Though his life ended‚ his story lives on forever. Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild is Chris McCandless’ living legacy; the book examines McCandless’ life as well as revealing his struggles with his parents‚ his adventures with the people he meets‚ and the hardships he faces in Alaska. Chris McCandless lived life as a modern day nomad; he
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highest amount of creativity and obtaining invaluable experience. This is apparent in the story of Chris McCandless‚ a man who ventures into not only a journey into Alaska‚ but into a journey of discovering himself. He stripped himself from the entangling web of relationships most humans cannot live without‚ and he chose to go toward a path of solitude. During his journey across the country‚ McCandless discovered more about himself and his family than his years spent in college. He always seemed to
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In the book Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless starts a new life for himself in the values he thought were worthwhile and pursued the ideals that he felt were important. McCandless distanced himself from his family‚ invented a new name‚ and created a new life as Alexander Supertramp. His irrational actions brought Chris McCandless many criticisims‚ however it is these actions of self reliance that helped to test his independence. We are always in the same routine everyday and look
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human need for meaning to describe another person‚ place‚ or thing in a crisp and decisive manner. This is precisely why Chris McCandless is such a subject of outrage among some‚ but also inspiration among others. Chris McCandless cannot be defined clearly. One can only go as far as defining what Chris is not‚ just like Krakauer in the prompt. Anyone can easily describe Chris; a young man of higher education‚ upper middle class‚ radical ideals‚ but no one can ever give a proper definition for this
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The most important place in Chris McCandless’s life is quite possibly the place he died‚ the fateful Fairbanks bus number 142. The bus is situated in a clearing in the Alaskan wilderness‚ surrounded by tall trees‚ undisturbed by the advances of modern life. While the painting is based on an actual image of bus 142‚ the vast emptiness of the clearing around the bus symbolizes how alienated McCandless felt by his community for his atypical beliefs. The brush growing around the bus and in the corner
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Chris McCandless and Jay Moriarity both die in horrible ways‚ both extremely different but yet extremely similar. The characters and stories of Chris McCandless from Into the Wild and Jay Moriarity from Chasing Mavericks are interesting to compare. When comparing the two‚ it is intriguing to discuss their home life‚ their circumstances of death‚ and their role models because these discussions reveal which of the two is the more admirable character. Chris McCandless home life didn’t seem bad at
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