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    Chris McCandless is a man who chose to run away from society because he was tired of it’s corruption‚ turpitude and people’s dishonesty. He always had a dream to go into the wild and live off of the land. Chris was upset about the direction his life was going in. He knew he had everything any other person would want in life‚ he graduated college‚ didn’t have to deal with the struggle of paying for anything because his parents were wealthy. He didn’t want to be like his father‚ a man who had many

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    I agree with the author that Chris McCandless wasn’t a crazy person and he was seeking happiness for himself in the wild. There are many things that show that he wasn’t crazy‚ like getting along with people‚ having some knowledge of living in the wild‚ and he was very bright and made some good decisions. However‚ he did seem somewhat incompetent. The first thing about Chris is that he was very bright. Even people noticed how smart he was‚ like when Franz said‚ “ He seemed very intelligent.” This

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    Into The Wild analysis In the book‚ “Into the Wild” by Christopher McCandless’s‚ is a true story about a young man name Emory who was found dead in the Alaskan wilderness in September 1992. Anyhow‚ McCandless is a senior at Emory. He has driven away most of his friends‚ and barely keeps in touch with his parents. He lets his parents think that he is interested in law school‚ but instead‚ after graduating with honors‚ he donates his $25‚000 savings to charity‚ gets in his car‚ and drives away without

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    In the story Into the Wild Chris McCandless was seeking wilderness to get away from everything. He was a son of wealthy parents with a lot of drama going on around the house‚ he wanted to get his mind off everything that made him crazy. He was seeking adventure. Kramer’s statement supported McCandless bravery of living in the wilderness. He wanted to journey to Alaska‚ I believe he did this to find himself. Going through many obstacles he gained a lot of experience and I truly believe it helped him

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    Chris McCandless and Adam Shepard had a goal set out to accomplish. Both of their goals were similar but very different at the same time. McCandless wanted to go to Alaska for his dream. While Shepard wanted to prove that anything is possible if you have the right kind of attitude along with motivation and determine. How they both did it was very different from each other. McCandless had a major impact on who he met along the way to Alaska. While Shepard didn’t have that much of an impact on people

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    literature and history portray the addictiveness of adrenaline and continually put themselves in risky situations to experience the most addictive variable of risk; adrenaline. ”Into the Wild’s” Chris McCandless walked right into one of the most unforgiving places in North America; The Alaskan Bush. McCandless was an extremist and did not sit on the side lines waiting for adventure to come to him. He ventured through the dangerous terrain with little to no equipment. The

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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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    Chris McCandless abandoned modern world and choose the wild because he believed that he can improve himself through living in the world‚ and finds the true happiness of the life. McCandless abandoned his wealthy family because his complicated relationship with his father‚ and he was ashamed with his father’s adultery. Therefore‚ McCandless believed that human relationship is not a thing that forms happiness‚ and the connection with nature brings joy as well. He also believed the habitual lifestyle

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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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    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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