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    students involved with humanities. 1) One of the main reading styles analyzed here is the reading style of John Krakauer. The book this writer published – Into the wild - served for spotting the effects of the way how the books you read might influence your life. Here is‚ of course‚ the word about McCandless‚ the main character of Krakauer’s book mentioned. If we considerate Krakauer as a model for the reading the appropriate goals and methods are to form your own opinion over the main person in

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    “Into the Wild” is a book written by John Krakauer about Chris McCandless and his journey to gain spiritual enlightenment. Krakauer introduces us to Everett Reuss and the Irish Monks who also go on journeys similar to McCandless’s to gain spiritual enlightenment. Chris McCandless is a young man who left everything he had ever known behind to find and gain spiritual enlightenment. Everett Reuss is a man who went into the wild to hike a mountain. His death is still undetermined and his body has never

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    Chris McCandless was an ambitious soul‚ hitchhiking through life alone‚ moved by the beauty of nature. Mahatma Gandhi was an independence movement leader‚ and through non-violent civil disobedience‚ moved the world (“Mahatma Gandhi Bio”). Through the eyes of others‚ these two men were worlds apart‚ born for different purposes‚ with no clear connection between their actions. One man lived a lifestyle of solitude while the other constantly surrounded himself with family‚ friends‚ and followers.

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    In the book Into the Wild‚ characters Chris McCandless‚ Gene Rosellini and Everett Ruess are all characters with similarities and differences. Each character has a different family background and personality. Every character also had a different experience in the wilderness and way they documented it. Lastly‚ McCandless‚ Rosellini‚ and Ruess all had different ways they died. No individual had the same family background and early experiences in their lives. Each individual also had their own personalities

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    would put most millennials into a coma. It is amazing to think that there are some people who appreciate the absence of technology‚ and believe that it can lead to the destruction of family‚ friendships‚ and life. In the novel Into the Wild by John Krakauer‚ a young adult named Christopher McCandless loses his identity and belongings as he ventures into the Alaskan Wilderness‚ to find his true self. McCandless ventured

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    infidelity and abusive nature. An author Chris admired‚ Leo Tolstoy‚ once wrote‚ “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger… I felt in myself a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life” (Krakauer 15). McCandless had highlighted this passage in a book that was found with his remains. Tolstoy speaks of his need for a life different from

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    living off the land in the Alaskan wilderness. McCandless made it to Alaska‚ but died shortly after taking residence in an abandoned bus; he probably passed from eating the wrong deadly plant or possibly from starvation. The book was written by John Krakauer in 1996 and was an expansion of an article he wrote based on his fascination with Chris McCandless called “Death of an Innocent” which appeared in the January 1993 issue of Outside magazine. The movie was directed by Sean Penn and came out in 2007

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    REWILDING OURSELVES Humans are not alone on the planet. There are many other things that influenced by human. Also we discover new kind of living things with technological improvements. However‚ some kind of organisims become extinct because of damages by human influenced. Instead of human ‚ there are so many organizations to protect the animals which are dying out ‚but we all know that is not sufficent and we also don’t know what to do for the absolute solution exactly. It is my thought

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    John Krakauer‚ Into the Wild: Philosophical Journey or Suicidal Folly? Compared with oriental people’s implicit quest for freedom and truth‚ people in western countries are more direct which means that they pursue their goals through practice. The book‚ Into the Wild‚ tells a story about a guy who had a philosophical journey. The book shows a process of a person’s spiritual growth: from the yearning for the absolute freedom‚ a kind of irrepressible impulse and force‚ to the yearning for

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    In the article‚ Anatoli Boukreev (Responds to Krakauer)‚ Anatoli Boukreev disputes the topic of his actions on May 10‚ 1996. He claims that his actions and decisions were to the best of his ability on the day of Mount Everest. Boukreev believes Krakauer’s evaluations were impaired by the high altitude‚ therefore he defends himself by discussing the three questions that were raised by Krakauer. One argument he made was of his experience‚ Boukreev has been climbing mountains for over 20 years. Within

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