man’s logic is another man’s senselessness. One man’s routine is another man’s torture. Chris McCandless is not far from this analogy. In the novel‚ Into the Wild by John Krakauer‚ the eccentric story of a man who was living the American dream abandons society and takes off on a wild adventure‚ traveling America with nothing more than cheap hiking boots‚ a small riffle‚ and a ten pound bag of rice. But if McCandless had such an ideal life‚ why would he desert it? Perhaps there was an underlining issue
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learned the many ways of how Chris McCandless worked. In Chapter Twelve‚ Krakauer explained a past discovery Chris made that caused him to view his father differently. “…Chris pieced together the fact of his father’s previous marriage and subsequent divorce…Walt continued his relationship in secret…”(121 Krauker). This revelation seems to inspire him to dismiss his parents completely; especially his father and commence a trek into wild America. Along the way‚ McCandless had some types of father figures
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the Meaning of Life In the novel Into the Wild‚ the author Krakauer presents the story of Chris McCandless‚ a young man who is curious about what he really wants to accomplish in his life. Inspired by his favorite author‚ McCandless abandons everything he has and departs on a journey to search for the answers to life in order to fulfill his curiosity. Since he is a very smart and logical person‚ McCandless tries to make sense of everything‚ including his life. He finds that leaving civilization
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the life of Chris Mccandless aka Alexander Supertramp on his two year long journey to the Alaskan wilderness. He presents a real life character with many flaws and a drive unknown to most during his life but himself. He was seeking to sedate his desire for adventure‚ and to solve the problems he faced at home. Christopher Johnson McCandless was a young man who was born in El Segundo‚ California. He was the first child of Billie and Walt McCandless. Later‚
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circumstances would have lain dormant.” If this were the case‚ however‚ then why did Chris McCandless‚ who was faced with the adversity of starvation‚ not only fail to overcome his problem‚ but failed to have any type of talents brought out to try and prevent his death. Chris McCandless was a 24 year old man who had a book written about him and his adventures called‚ Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. This rather odd story begins with Chris giving away his college money of 24‚000 to charity. He then reinvents himself
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No‚ we make our own choices; we are in charge of our lives and have the ability to change our lives if we want to. And that’s exactly what Chris McCandless and Timothy Treadwell did. They weren’t happy with the life they had so they lied‚ changed their names‚ and abandoned the lives they had for something they wanted. One of the big things that Chris McCandless and Timothy Treadwell had in common was that they had troubled pasts‚ lied to the people they met‚ and changed their name. Although on a
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Chris McCandless was a man of ideals and experience. Many people may disagree but because Chris followed and read transcendentalist authors and books‚ he learned his own truth. I agree with the author in how Chris is not wrong‚ but was reckless enough to not realize it sooner Firstly‚ Chris disliked assistance and wanted to do things himself. Tramping is too easy with all this money. “My days were more exciting when I was penniless and had to forage around for my next meal...” and “No thanks anyway
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I agree with the author. Chris wasn’t crazy for many reasons. He was a very smart man. He graduated college and was planning on becoming a lawyer‚ until he realized something many wish they did. He understood what he was passionate for and it wasn’t law school. Chris McCandless was a very bright man. He knew exactly what he was doing and he enjoyed it. The only thing he did wrong was underestimating the Alaskan Wilderness. “ That’s when I had a bad feeling like we wouldn’t never see Alex again
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initiative to change their situation…” (Krakauer 56). Throughout Jon Krakauer’s book‚ Into the Wild‚ Chris McCandless sees this as a truth so many are unwilling to face. However he refuses to be one of those people who are‚ “conditioned to a life of security‚ conformity‚ and conservation” (Krakauer 57) regardless of his own highly comfortable upbringing. Throughout the book‚ Krakauer develops his thesis that Chris is not just another Bear Grylls wanna-be. In this respect the author is correct. He isn’t just
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Chris McCandless Character Analysis One may say that Chris McCandless was an arrogant fool considering the decisions he made throughout his short life. Others may say he was an incredible inspiration and should be honored beyond his death for his choices. McCandless may have made some questionable choices within his journey‚ yet he was nothing less of an inspiration to those who feel that they have not ‘found themselves’ and deserves respect for the impact he has made. Although he is respectable
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