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    Sympathy Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer relates to the world the journey of the young and adventurous Chris McCandless. Chris was an intelligent‚ albeit arrogant‚ man who separated himself from society and travelled into the Alaskan wild to‚ in the words of Chris himself‚ “kill the false being within”. He persevered through months of the wilderness‚ but soon found himself trapped and starving. Chris eventually died there and was found shortly after‚ quickly generating publicity. Many people who knew

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    decomposed body was found more than two weeks later. He was only 24 at the time of demise. All this while‚ his family didn’t know his whereabouts and was searching for him‚ until they received this piece of unfortunate news. In this book‚ Jon Krakauer explored the life of Christopher McCandless and try to understand the thoughts behind this young man who gave up everything he has in search of a life of adventure and meaning (to him)‚ and also how the people around him were affected. He must

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    look up the word insightful the descrpition is somone who has a deep understanding for something. McCandless went into the wilderness not primarily to ponder nature or the world at large but‚ rather‚ to explore the inner country of his own soul." ~ Jon Krakauer‚ Into The Wild)‚ p183. in this qoute chris is saying that if you just live on what people telling you what to do you will never

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    adventures heart‚ but other mistake that for mental illness. His whole life Chris was different. Didn’t conform to others‚ liked to adventure‚ but there was a method to his madness and the fact of the matter is‚ even though some readers of into the wild‚ by Jon Krakauer say Chris is mentally insane‚ it’s clear that he is simply an adventurer with a thrill of the wilderness‚ because he didn’t talk to plastic people in order to stay distant and not conform‚ he was social to the people he wished to be social

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    “Into the Wild” Example Analysis Writer and mountaineer‚ Jon Krakauer‚ in his book “Into the Wild‚” describes how the adventures of Chris McCandless was similar to Gene Rosellini‚ John Waterman‚ Carl McCunn‚ and Everett Ruess. Krakauer’s purpose is to emphasize how all men were similar in how they lived their life. Writing for the general public‚ Krakauer adopts an informative tone in order to describe how the four men are similar to McCandless in regards to his adventures. Krakauer begins his

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    Obligation to Family The book "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer is a story about a man by the name of Chris McCandless. He is a man who grew up in a DC suburb‚ graduated college and decides to change the ways of his life. He journeys across the country‚ and finds his way to Alaska. His means are to leave the material lifestyle and become at one with nature. During Chris’s adventure he seems to neglect all communication with his family and over look the fact that they care about his health and future

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    In the novel‚ Into The Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer Chris Mccandless was an adolescent man who felt no connection to his parents. Chris was a thinker‚ he wanted to know the deeper things in life and wanted to find who he was. To find who he was and the deeper things in life he went on a trip to Alaska. When he got there he went into the wild with not much so he can live a simple life to focus on himself and what it is to live. Chris’s motives‚ as far as going on this trip‚ was having some family problems

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    The reason people climb Mount Everest is a mixture of things but mainly to accomplish something inside yourself. If you are an avid climber and that’s your passion but there are other feelings that come along with it such as feeling powerful when you finally reach your goal of the summit or the thrill of almost dieing or the adrenaline that comes with helping or saving someone else’s life. It’s simply because it’s dangerous and human beings can’t stay away from something that is dangerous‚ it is

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    Christopher “Jack London” McCandless                                            Anna Wilson  English III Honors  Petrulla  26 November 2014  Wilson 2    Two people in two generations so different‚ yet so alike. Jack London‚ an American  author‚ wrote books like ​ Call of The Wild​  and ​ White Fang​ . Both were about adventure and  discovering something and that is exactly what Christopher McCandless did. Christopher  McCandless was an adventurer and a seeker of himself. Christopher read London’s novels and 

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    songs such as : * "Cannonball" Written by Kim Deal Performed by The Breeders * "So What Does It All Mean?" Written by Shane West * "Empty Spaces" Written by Carl William Bell Performed by Fuel * "Only Hope" Written by Jon Foreman (as

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