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    and live there ‚I like the Asiatic culture‚ people there live in peace and live in harmony with nature ‚and they are more developed than us ‚and that my reasons behind going there. However when I saw the movie” into the wild” ‚ I liked the Christopher McCandless idea’s to go to the wild ‚ but I disagree with him in many sides .so let us make comparaison

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    without thinking of the people we might hurt‚ or the consequences that our decisions might lead to. After reading Into the Wild‚ I think that Christopher McCandless was Inconsiderate. In my opinion I think that McCandless was Inconsiderate of the people who really cared about him. Whether it was his family or the people he met along his idiotic journey McCandless did not take their feelings into consideration. This is seen in the book on chapter 13 of into the

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    With the mindset Christopher had‚ this did not stop him‚ McCandless paddled down the river with extreme enthusiasm and excitement‚ in that moment he felt so alive and free. Christopher knew nothing was going to stop him from paddling down that river‚ not even the twelve year waiting list. That exact scene provides one example of how Christopher fulfills his everyday life‚ he takes a dangerous situation and runs with it. He started off turning down the excitement and focusing on his parent’s beliefs

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    Christopher McCandless was a confused person who while in the wilderness was seeking whom he was and trying to figure out during time what went wrong with his family. He was an individual who went through what he believed in. He would follow many of the footsteps of others like himself and went with it everywhere he went. McCandless would show many talents during his school years and his goals in life‚ but when he found out about the family that his father previously had it would break him. If

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    Into the Life of a Fascinating Man Jon Krakauer’s novel Into the Wild explores the mystery surrounding Christopher McCandless‚ a 24-year-old man who disappeared into the Alaskan wilderness in April of 1992 and never returned. McCandless’ body was found three weeks after his death from some type of poisonous berry. Christopher McCandless was born into an upper-middle class family in Virginia. In 1990‚ he graduated from Emory University in Atlanta‚ Georgia with a degree in Anthropology and History

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    peculiar‚ story of Christopher McCandless in a unique style‚ by deviating from McCandless’s arrival to Alaska in Chapter One to accounts from individuals he had met on his adventures. Krakauer designs Into The Wild with a discontinuous timeline which allows the readers to formulate their own conjectures‚ recognize Christopher McCandless’s mentality‚ and underscores the relationships McCandless forges with his peers in comparison to his family‚ which are necessary for the

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    Into the Wild‚ by acclaimed journalist‚ Jon Kraukaur‚ tells the harrowing narrative of a young idealist‚ Christopher McCandless‚ and his ultimately tragic trek into the wilds of Alaska. McCandless‚ having since become a household name and inspiration to many young adventurers‚ was himself‚ inspired by the Naturalist writings of Jack London‚ the Transcendentalist philosophy of Henry David Thoreau and the Realist tenants of Leo Tolstoy. Truly great figures have had a similar effect on others and even

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    Massachusetts‚ where he majored in business management and Spanish. He lives in Raleigh‚ North Carolina. Christopher McCandless wanted to pursue a life of adventure and to get away from his parents. Adam Shepard still lives with his parents and has a brother. He had 365 days to become free of the realities of homelessness and become a “regular” member of society. Then you have Christopher McCandless who wanted to pursue a life in adventure in the wild. He has also graduated in june 1990 from emory university

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    Wild" is one that is significant because of how effectively Jon Krakauer took Christopher McCandless relationships‚ struggles and adventures and developed them into a well written novel‚ which to say the least left a lasting impression on its readers. It is a great story meant to inspire. It was published in 1996 and was on the New York Times bestsellers list for two years. It follows the adventures of Christopher McCandless and his tryst with the Alaskan wilderness.

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    Into The Wild A true story written By John Krakauer and published by Villard in 1996. Christopher McCandless grew up in Annandale‚ Virginia. In 1990 when he graduated from university‚ he stopped talking with his family and donated his College money to charity then started traveling across the United States then later abandoned his car in a flash flood. In April 1992‚ he hitchhiked to the Stampede Trail in Alaska. He started down the trail with 10 pounds of rice‚ a camera‚ a map of the area

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