For my book report I have chosen "Into Thin Air: A personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster". This non-fiction book is written by Jon Krauker‚ who is a journalist. In this book‚ Krauker talks about the events which led him to participate in an expedition to Mt. Everest and what happens during this expedition. This expedition to Everest of 1996 is considered to be one of the deadliest season in history and Krauker tells the story of it. Krauker is a writer and a climber who is put on an assigment
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From the book “Into The Wild‚” Jon Krakauer‚ a inventive author‚ talks about the journey of the main character in the story‚ originally know as Christopher Johnson McCandless‚ but changed his name to Alex. McCandless was tired of his life in modern society wanted to be free away from people‚ his parents‚ and the Government. McCandless lived a decent life with many things to be proud off‚ but he decided to leave and give everything he had away‚ or dispose of it. He then set himself to travel across
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Throughout Into the Wild Jon Krakauer seems to identify with Chris McCandless quite a bit‚ whether he’s talking about his own trips into the Alaskan wilderness‚ or the many others who have died doing the same as Chris. Krakauer uses quotes from people with the same view as him and stories of others to make the reader feel sympathetic towards McCandless. Krakauer appears to be quite fond of McCandless and thinks that it was chance‚ more than anything else‚ that was responsible for Chris’s
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Nostalgia comes from the longing of youth and of the desire or longing of home. This is elaborately illustrated in Into the Wild‚ written by Jon Krakauer. This book captures the journey of a man named Christopher McCandless who shuns himself from society to find his childhood passion and relive it. He leaves his family behind‚ changes his name‚ and becomes a person who only lives for his passion --- and himself. Krakauer shows the understanding that passion and longing of youth ends when someone
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When people leave their families and friends behind to run away from home‚ there is most of the time a specific reason to do so. Weather they return to their loved ones depends on their personal situations or their reasons for leaving. For many like Chris McCandless‚ what they think is going to be good for them leads to their despair. People run away because of some kind of gap they are trying to fill‚ like if they have family problems‚ depression issues or they’re looking for a better or more exciting
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Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is about a young man named Chris McCandless who left his old life behind to hitchhike across America. He burned the money in his pockets and abandoned his car in the desert. Krakauer tells the story of Chris’s journey to Alaska where he was found dead in an abandoned bus‚ and much more. Chris McCandless’s story is one of courage and passion; however‚ it also gives the impression that he was irresponsible and ungrateful. He had many character traits that one would both
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In Jon Krakuer’s novel Into the Wild‚ the main character‚ Chris McCandless‚ seeks nature so that he can find a sense of belonging and the true meaning of who he is. However‚ it is the essence of nature that eventually takes his life away from him. At the end of his life‚ he is discovers his purpose and need of other people. After Chris McCandless death in Alaska‚ Krakuer wrote Into the Wild to reflect on the journey that McCandless makes. Krakuer protrays McCandless as a young man who is reckless
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AND TOO WEAK TO HIKE OUT OF HERE. I AM ALL ALONE‚ THIS IS NO JOKE. IN THE NAME OF GOD‚ PLEASE REMAIN TO SAVE ME. I AM OUT COLLECTING BERRIES CLOSE BY AND SHALL RETURN THIS EVENING. THANK YOU‚ CHRIS MCCANDLESS. AUGUST?” The novel Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer is about a young man named Chris McCandless. This individual‚ right after college had left in the pursuit of adventure and into the wilderness. He left without telling anyone‚ family and friends alike of his whereabouts and with small portions
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The difference between life and death can be listening to the opinions of friends and family. This is portrayed in Into the Wild‚ written by Jon Krakauer and Grizzly Man‚ directed by Werner Herzog. In Walden‚ written by Henry David Thoreau‚ he did not die but his time spent at Walden was time wasted. Depending on the situation‚ it can be vital to take others’ opinions of our actions into consideration when making our own decisions. However‚ in other situations‚ the opposite can occur where it is
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McCandless What is transcendentalism? How is Christopher J. McCandless a transcendentalist? Transcendentalism is a philosophy‚ and a way of life. It consists of being a non-conformist‚ becoming one with nature‚ and rejecting materialism. Throughout Jon Krakauer’s novel‚ Into The Wild‚ McCandless happens to achieve all of the above. “Whoso would be a man‚ must be a non-conformist” (Emerson). He defied society‚ lived in the wild‚ and never cared about “things”. He existed off the land in Alaska‚
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