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    I enjoyed my hour and six minutes in the wild. It was a little cold‚ but nevertheless beautifly. I was at peace and I felt closer to God. I wonder if that is how Chris McCandless felt when he was in the wild. He couldn’t just sit around like I did. He had to survive. Food was an issue for him as well as running water. While I was already fed and could easily go inside my home to get a drink. Even though‚ I wasn’t in the actual wild‚ like Chris‚ my backyard was just enough. My time in the wild was

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    everything for a new life? Christopher McCandless made that decision and many others on his two year journey to Alaska. He made these decisions with certain traits that he possesses‚ whether they were strengths that helped him or weaknesses that lead to his unfortunate death by starvation. Of these traits that he has‚ three are independence‚ over-confidence‚ and maturity. These traits have majorly affected how he acted in each situation. To start off‚ Chris McCandless was very independent. He especially

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    I agree that Chris McCandless was ignorant and bright at the same time but he liked to do what he did. He didn’t really have common sense but he was brave. Chris McCandless came from a rich family and graduated from Emory University he was a top athlete and a top student in the University. Whenever he graduated from college‚ Instead of embarking on a prestigious career or work he chose to give his savings to charity. i think if he would of kept studying he would of had a good life and lived longer

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    Chris McCandless‚ is he crazy or did he have justification? In the book Into the Wild‚ Chris McCandless deserted all his possessions and all of his money and set out on a journey to Alaska‚ that would eventually kill him. Some may believe that Chris McCandless went into the wild because of pure ignorance‚ but the main reasons are family problems and the desire to see and experience I firmly believe that the reason that Chris McCandless went into the wild was because of family problems. Chris was

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    The journey of Chris McCandless is one you can draw many conclusions from. Some might say he was extraordinarily stupid while others might say he was a man who lived an honest life. Chris was neither of those things. Chris McCandless was simultaneously searching for life’s meaning. While running from his past‚ the thirst for a completely different lifestyle coupled with the lure of books that spoke of the freedom that comes from being detached from society enticed him desperately for a change

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    would you bring? Chris McCandless went out on a journey thinking he could survive the great Alaska‚ he let his ignorance control his life.Therefore claimed his life. McCandless the main character “Into The Wild” is a reckless and selfish human being. In the novel it states that “his family had no idea where he was or what had become of him until his remains turned up in Alaska.” He made his parents suffer not knowing where their son was at. Chris McCandless actions was clearly a sign

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    English II H‚ Section 1 27 February 2014 The Chris McCandless Story: The Author’s Perspective Christopher Johnson McCandless was an American hiker who adopted the alias Alexander Supertramp and ventured into the Alaskan wilderness in April 1992 with little food and equipment‚ hoping to live simply for a time in solitude. Little did his family and friends know‚ but when Chris stepped into the Alaskan wilderness‚ he would never come out alive. Jon Krakauer documents Chris’s journey and the people

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    Chris McCandless longed for independence and freedom from the life he was living and embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. Jon Krakauer‚ the author of Into the Wild‚ begins the book by giving the reader a narration of his journey ‚then shortly after changes into a mystery by telling the reader of a dead body found in the bus. The readers can infer that the body found is Chris‚ giving the reader a feeling that he was crazy for making this venture into the wild and doubt his mental state. Krakauer

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    Chris McCandless Chris McCandless was a young man from California who loved to be outdoors and was always very athletic. He always had the desire and ambition to do things on his own. However this was a positive and negative side to his personality because it would cost him his life by wanting to live this way. In school Chris was always a very smart student who had good grades and could have gone to college if he chose to. His parents wanted him to attend college but he felt it wasn’t for him so

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    Most people believe that Chris McCandless went into the wild to escape a toxic relationship with his parents‚ but the two real reasons why he left everything was being a rebellious young adult and literacy influences from different composers. Chris left everything towards the end of summer of 1990‚ and took a two year trip to anywhere. He left everything except for some essentials. McCandless wanted to return from his family after he was done with his journey. He took the journey to find himself

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