“Nature holds the key to our aesthetic‚ intellectual‚ cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction” (E. O. Wilson). In the novel‚ Into the Wild author Jon Krakauer not only examines Chris McCandless’ life and his actions but also shares his own past actions and how they relate to Chris‚ bringing light to why Chris did what he did. Every person needs to find their own key to satisfaction‚ McCandless’s happened to be the transcendentalist beliefs of nature being the only substance required for happiness
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Into the Wild Film Response Into the Wild is not only an outstanding novel‚ but it has also been recreated in the form of a movie‚ which is flawless in itself and is accompanied by a soundtrack that is hard to forget. Eddie Vedder’s song‚ Hard Sun‚ is played in the beginning of the movie when Chris is initially starting his journey. He is driving on the highway in his Datsun 210‚ as the background music is playing‚ “Oh there’s a big‚ a big hard sun beating on the people‚ in a big hard world…”(Eddie
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living on his own with not many things for a couple of years‚ Chris died alone in a bus on the Stampede Trail in Alaska. Author Jon Krakauer wrote a 9‚000 word article titled “Death of an Innocent” for the 1993 issue of the magazine Outside. Into the Wild is simply an extension of that article which explains what provoked Chris into living such a life‚ who he was‚ and how he died. The author proves to the reader that Chris was an intelligent man by explaining his research about edible plants and his
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The call of the wild Oxford Bookworms Library Stage 3 Jack London «The call of the wild» 1 To the north Buck did not read the newspapers. He did not know that trouble was coming for every big dog in California. Men had found gold in the Yukon‚ and these men wanted big‚ strong dogs to work in the cold and snow of the north. Buck lived in Mr Miller’s big house in the sunny Santa Clara valley. There were large gardens and fields of fruit trees around the house‚ and a river nearby. In a big place
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was bringing him back to any contact with humans. But now that John is gone Buck won’t have any reason to come back with humanity. “Man and the claims of man no longer bound him.” Pg. 76 When Buck was in the wild he felt very at home and like he was one of the leaders. “He followed‚ with wild leapings‚ in a frenzy to overtake.”Pg. 70 It talks about him overtaking the wolf when he first meets it. When he first meets up with the wolf the wolf runs but Buck follows wanting to overtake. With Buck wanting
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In the book‚ “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer‚ I believe the main character‚ Christopher Johnson McCandless was struggling with internal conflict. McCandless unfortunately died from the environment he was in‚ however I believe the cause was internal because he felt the need to escape from reality. Although McCandless strived academically‚ after graduating from Emory University‚ he wanted to travel on foot to achieve his dream of making it to Alaska. I believe the author‚ Jon Krakauer included many
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individual’s personality. The true story‚ Into the Wild incorporates aspects of transcendentalism throughout Chris McCandless’s journey. A young man explores the wild by himself. He leaves his family‚ friends‚ and his belongings behind to enter a door of opportunities. He steps foot on a path where he can express himself. He takes on many risks throughout the book but he tried to fight his problems himself. Chris McCandless adventures in Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is a prime example of transcendentalism
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Call of the Wild Jack London’s thrilling epic tale of adventure and bravery‚ through the eyes of a part St. Bernard‚ part German Shepherd named Buck. Our story opens with the author describing the lifestyle of this pampered dog on the premises of his master’s home‚ Judge Miller‚ in the Santa Clara valley. John London describes a particular gold rush that transpired in 1897 and it was named the Klondike gold rush. Very early in the story line‚ Buck is kidnapped by Manuel‚ one of the gardener’s helpers
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Wild Swans by Alice Munro In the story “Wild Swans‚” Rose is learning about the destructive potential of relationships at home. The story mainly takes place on a train journey. Rose is traveling to Toronto by herself with ten dollars ¨in a little cloth bag which she sewed to the strap of Rose´s slip´. Before she leaves‚ Flo‚ Roseś step-mom‚ tells Rose to be careful‚ everyone wants to hurt you. Rose does not believe anything Flo warns her about in the community of Toronto. The reason she is going
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education etc. didn’t define happiness. Instead he thought all that just corrupted people. His journey taught a lot of us that happiness is not always about achieving your dreams‚ it is also about being happy within yourself. In the book ‚ “Into the Wild”‚ Chris McCandless renounced all tied to his world because he wanted to find happiness in his journey without required elements of life. Money wasn’t everything to Chris. He knew it was going to be a challenge to survive without it‚ though he still
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