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    McCandless‚ a compassionate young man who stole the hearts of everyone he met‚ possesses a thirst for adventure. Throughout Into the Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer‚ numerous individuals have misinterpreted McCandless as a reckless idiot who had squandered his life away; however‚ after deep scrutiny of Jon Krakauer’s work‚ McCandless is better characterized as a non conformed sensation seeker. Furthermore‚ McCandless could distinct with his virtuous actions he had perpetrated throughout his reclusive life

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    wilderness‚ you may wonder‚ “What was Christopher McCandless thinking?” McCandless began his fatal journey in 1990 after graduating from Oxford University and always had an urge to move and be nomadic. When Jon Krakauer published an article regarding Chris McCandless’ death in the Outside magazine‚ letters began pouring in from all around the nation. Many people believed Chris was a hero for following his dreams while others‚ like Craig Medred‚ believed Chris was a dumb teenager who hurt himself and others

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    In this passage above it explains of how people are both drawn into nature and danger. It puts Christopher McCandless nature adventure into perspective. From my opinion I think that everyone has this sense of embracing danger in some point of their lives‚ Christopher McCandless just went to the extreme most don’t dare to touch. His adventure to Alaska was the equivalent of most teen’s rebellion against their parents in my opinion. He wanted to find himself in the world and do something that not only

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    120222415482 The Causes of Christopher McCandless’ Journey to Alaska In Into the Wild Movie Introduction Into the wild is a movie which is based on a true story of Christopher McCandless‚ a good-fortune man who suddenly decided to live into the wild. This movie is directed by Sean Penn and released in 2007. The main character‚ Christopher McCandless‚ is played by Emile Hirsch.Before the movie was made‚ Jon Kraukauer has published Cristopher McCandless’ life in a novel with the same name as the

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    Passage: “The only difference is that McCandless ended up dead with the story of his dumbassedness splashed across media. His ignorance‚ which could have been cured by a USGS quadrant and a Boy Scout manual‚ is what killed him. And while I feel bad for his parents Such willful ignorance…amounts to disrespect for the land‚ and paradoxically demonstrates the same sort of arrogance that resulted in Exxon Valdez spill just another case of underprepared‚ overconfident men bumbling around out there and

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    Was Chris/Alex brave and courageous or was he arrogant and stubborn. Now this a very debated topic because not only does he show qualities of both but he has several supporting acts under both categories. He was sometimes called a hero so how can a hero be called arrogant and stubborn too. The Chris mccandless as a hero and a man. Chris mccandless was a man who did not want help from others nor did he want to depend on anyone not even his parents. So he took off on a journey that would turn out to

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    to reach for their target goal. Chris McCandless‚ a young man who traveled across the country‚ unprepared‚ yet determined. The story Into The Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer‚ gives the readers an insight on Chris McCandless’s journey to Alaska‚ where the harsh conditions

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    much about the person Chris McCandless was‚ his story‚ and the tragedy of it all. But only a few chapters explain how he became the way he did and how it led him to do some of the things he did. He thought differently‚ worked at a different pace‚ and embraced life unlike any other. But‚ why? Many things in Chris’ life shaped him and made him the way he was before his tragic ending. Chris was always fearless. On page 109‚ it talks about how Chris’ father‚ Walt‚ took Chris on a three day hike‚ when

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    Christopher Crosby Farley was born February 15‚ 1964 in Madison‚ Wisconsin. Chris attended Marquette University and got a degree in theatre and communications. In the late eighties Farley performed at the Second City theatre and was discovered by Lorne Michaels‚ the producer of Saturday Night Live. Farley started on SNL in 1990. His comedic enthusiasm made him a favorite widely known as Matt Foley the motivational speaker. He got offered a job acting in Wayne ’s World and that ’s when he left SNL

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    again I want you to know you’re a great man. I now walk into the wild. Alex”. (3)Chris McCandless aka Alex Super tramp was a young man with an adventures heart‚ but other mistake that for mental illness. His whole life Chris was different. Didn’t conform to others‚ liked to adventure‚ but there was a method to his madness and the fact of the matter is‚ even though some readers of into the wild‚ by Jon Krakauer say Chris is mentally insane‚ it’s clear that he is simply an adventurer with a thrill of

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