Into the Wild Into the Wild‚ a novel written by Jon Krakauer‚ reveals the journey of Christopher McCandless across the United States in search of a life that was different from what he had previously known. He set out on a journey in order to discover a way of life that was free of the material possessions his family held so dear. Chris graduated from Emory University and was described as a good student who achieved high grades‚ attained several academic awards and earned many accomplishments
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you think again about the desicion you made. I had a brother named Chris McCandless‚ who thought different from everybody else. He liked being independent and always went in some type of trip to prove it. "The power which resides in him is new in nature‚ and none but he knows what that is which he can do‚ nor does he know until he has tried." (Emerson). I never told him not to go‚ because I knew it was what he wanted to do‚ and it made him happy. "I knew he was happy and doing what he wanted to do;
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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 most of his possessions along with
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In the book Into the Wild‚ the author identifies the theme of McCandless’ elusiveness of his identity leading to the isolation of himself‚ resulting in costing him his life. Krakauer continuously writes about how McCandless wants to find his identity through traveling and exploring the world and what it has to offer. Though his travels‚ McCandless finds that in order to achieve in discovering himself‚ he must dis-attach himself from any relationship he has with anyone and can only stay in places
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example of freedom to accomplish a goal would be in the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. Christopher had a goal to live off the land and be able to be his own person. He started from just being a good student‚ following all the rules to get to the point where he had the freedom to achieve what he wanted. While he did succeed in starting his dream‚ it resulted in his death‚ yet he had the freedom to take that path. That was his own personal dream‚ and an American Dream is to have the freedom and
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believe Chris lived his transcendental lifestyle‚ in the fullest of his ability. Showing signs at a young age about the negativity of authority‚ reading books from past heroes‚ finding himself in isolated locations‚ are all points that lead up to Chris becoming a transcendental hero. In the book Into The Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris gets inspired by a famous novelist named Alexander Supertramp‚ who talks about living and being a transcendentalist in various undisclosed areas. Some say Chris can be
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adventure and risk taking. McCandless reflected his passion for the wild and nonmaterialistic items in accordance to Henry Thoreau’s way of thinking. Henry Thoreau believed that man could come to terms with his own existence and find a higher purpose. According to Krakauer‚ during McCandless’s adventure he “Put a match to it. One hundred and twenty- three dollars in legal tender was promptly reduced to ash and smoke” (Krakauer‚ p. 29). By burning his money‚ McCandless showed he didn’t want to depend
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Santiago. As a young boy‚ his father had dreams for him‚ but Santiago had different ambitions for himself. Instead of becoming a priest‚ the boy told his father that he wanted to travel the world and become a shepherd. Sometimes‚ people have to stand up to their parents and tell them what they want to do with their life. Parents can help guide one’s life‚ but they cannot control his/her life. Likewise‚ in the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless decides to ignore his father’s dreams for
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What it takes to feel Alive: The True Values of Non-conformists If you knew you were to die tomorrow‚ what would be the chance you wished you had taken? Or the moments you let slip away? Would you be happy? Would you be sad? Or would you die at peace knowing that you lived life to the fullest potential? The biggest regret that people have on their deathbed is that they lived the life expected of them instead of a life true to themselves. We need to fulfill the journey this life grants us without
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The novel‚ Into The Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer has many themes or lessons regarding the sad story of a young man named Chris McCandless who died an early and unfortunate death‚ while following his ambitions. Among the many themes found in this book‚ some include a father-son relationship‚ free thought‚ materialism‚ and young manhood. Krakauer describes Chris as a person who was very independent and capable of doing many things. He was someone who didn’t bend to any rules other than his own‚ including those
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