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    Escaping Reality Chris McCandless was seeking to go into the wilderness‚ but the question we ask ourselves is why? Do we think Chris McCandless found his reasons why he wanted to go into the wilderness before he died? In reality‚ Chris loved his family no matter what‚ which makes sense of course that’s his family. McCandless wanted to view life in a different point of view and perspective. He was much more fond of the wilderness than his very own home. Chris was taking it day by day not knowing

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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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    Eldest‚ the second book in the Inheritance trilogy was written by Chris Paolini. The book takes place in the fictional world of Alagaesia in a time period called "After the Fall". Eldest follows the adventures of Eragon and Saphira‚ Eargon’s dragon as they trian to fight the evil king Galbatorix. Eldest is a indepthe book with many overlaping plots. Chris Paolini was born in Southern California‚ though he was raised and still lives in the Paradise Valley‚ Montana area. His parents are Kenneth

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    Into the Wild Chris McCandless ventured on a grand journey that would change everything and transform his life. He grew up in a hostile environment where his choices were not his own. His parent’s violence toward each other began to affect his world views at a very young age. This lead to Chris having high standards for himself and to embark on a journey to find peace and serenity in the wilderness. Radical adventurer seeking enlightenment through traveling motivated by the authors he admired

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    Characters: Beauregard “Bo” Brewster- The narrator. Writes in a diary that is addressed to Larry King. His parents are divorced and he has a bad relationship with his father. He turns his anger towards his father (Lucas) into motivation for training. He is training for the Yukon Jack Ironman Triathlon. Noboru Nakatani- A shop teacher that runs the school’s anger management group. He is described as an “Asian Cowboy”. He is from Texas and killed his 2 children in a drunk driving incident.

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    “Into The Wild” was written by Jon Krakauer in 1996‚ and is based on a true story of a young man named Christopher Johnson McCandless who was born in February 12‚ 1968 in El Segundo‚ California. Hunters found his body inside a bus in September 6th‚ 1992 in the Alaskan wilderness. Christopher McCandless came from a wealthy family. He was very smart‚ talented‚ kind hearted and nature loving human. His family was always proud of him when it came up to his education. McCandless was a man of his own‚

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    Greg DeMello January 11‚ 2011 Language Arts 8-2 Into The Wild Theme Essay Through out the book‚ Chris is prompted to make many small decisions in order to determine how he will live the rest of his life. From the moment he decided to go onto the road from Virginia to the West Coast‚ then landing in Alaska‚ he made small mistakes due to ignorance to fine details. During the most part of the book‚ Christopher McCandless is struggling without himself knowing

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    When people are asked who or what is a hero he or she might say someone they envy‚ or as a kid a super hero like Thor or Iron Man. The true heroes are the ones that do the right thing and have the guts to get the job done like Chris Kyle Americans greatest sniper. Well the true meaning of a hero is someone who takes giant steps to become the person they want to be‚ and have the courage‚ bravery‚ and a good heart. Having those traits can make an ordinary person become a hero to someone.

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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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    and wanting to leave everything and everyone behind. In his book Into The Wild Jon Krakauer is trying to discover one of the many who left everything behind‚ Chris McCandless motive on why he went on this journey. Krakauer wanted the reader to know that McCandless represents the adventure‚ independence‚ and weakness of every human being. Chris McCandless is a young wealthy man who hitchhiked from the East Coast to Alaska after graduating from university. McCandless dropped out of sight‚ abandoned

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