can’t deny that he was happy to get to Alaska and live in the wild. “It is easy‚ when you are young‚ to believe what you desire is no less than what you deserve‚ to assume that if you want something bad enough‚ It is your god given right to have it”(Jon Krakauer). All you think about when you are young is about yourself and only your interest. In conclusion‚ Chris was not an idiot or selfish by leaving everything behind to live in the wild. Chris wanted to be free from the world he lived in‚ in
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We all have to make tough decisions in ours lives. As for Chris McCandless‚ the main character of Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ it was easy. He knew exactly what he wanted and that’s what he went for. Many people assume that Chris had a mental problem but he truly just wanted to be on his own‚ doing the things that he loved. While it is true there may have been smarter choices that could have been made‚ in regards to how he lived‚ however‚ it does not mean that he should have never gone into the
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seems to end‚” (O’Brien 273) “embarrasses you‚” (270) “are contradictory‚” (275) and have an “uncompromising allegiance to obscenity and evil” (270)—they are defined and given context by the author through the telling of his own accounts. The essayist Jon Krakauer offers up his own version of a war story‚ of sorts‚ in his telling of the story of Chris McCandless‚ a young man not participating in a war of nations‚ or a conflict with others; he‚ in his own words‚ was involved in “the climactic battle to
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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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Importance of Chris’s Journey The bus in “Into the Wild” is a very important symbol in the novel. The bus in “Into the Wild” is a very important symbol in this novel because it shows how nature was cruel to Chris. The bus also showed how nature is a relentless part of the world. It also shows us how we as humans can be disposable. The bus in “Into the Wild” shows how nature is cruel. For example‚ the author states‚ “S.O.S. I NEED YOUR HELP. I AM INJURED‚ NEAR DEATH‚ AND TOO WEAK TO HIKE OUT
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Into the wild is a book and a movie written by Jon Krakauer that is inspired by the actions of a college graduate named Chris McCandless. He lived a life on his own and was not the average person. Many people have different views and opinions about him and the way he chose to live his life. Shaun Callarman claims that he‚ “was bright and ignorant at the same time. He had no common sense‚ and he had no business going into Alaska with his Romantic silliness. He made a lot of mistakes based on ignorance
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The reflection on into the wild “Into the wild” is a novel in which has been written by Jon Krakauer. The novel depicts the travels and adventures of Chris McCandless across North America and Alaska. Chris McCandless originally came from the wealthy family and was raised surrounded by the advantaged environment. He then graduated University of Alaska with decent grades and attitudes. His parents wished Chris to go to the law school of Harvard. However‚ he refused their demand and felt disgusted
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the Alaskan wilderness. The epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey both start similarly‚ employing a technique the ancients called beginning in medias res — "in the middle of things." Though Into the Wild is a nonfiction book (that is‚ a true story)‚ Jon Krakauer’s choice to start it in this fashion encourages the reader to connect Christopher McCandless’s
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The novel‚ Into The Wild‚ written by Jon Krakauer‚ provides a professional insight into Chris McCandless’s one-hundred-thirteen day rogue dissonance from society‚ meaning‚ abandoning his possessions‚ car‚ money‚ and even his well-to-do family. Many consider McCandless’s voyage as intriguing or inspiring. However‚ I believe McCandless’s actions are egotistically and ideologically driven for the same reasons Krakauer wrote the novel‚ for the benefit of their own self-interest. Krakauer provides the
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“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation…” (Krakauer 56). Throughout Jon Krakauer’s book‚ Into the Wild‚ Chris McCandless sees this as a truth so many are unwilling to face. However he refuses to be one of those people who are‚ “conditioned to a life of security‚ conformity‚ and conservation” (Krakauer 57) regardless of his own highly comfortable upbringing. Throughout the book‚ Krakauer develops his thesis that Chris is not
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