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    The Motives Behind Chris McCandless Chris McCandless was a young‚ smart‚ and courageous man who seemed to have everything he could have ever asked for. Even though everything seemed to be going in the right direction for McCandless‚ there was always something inside him that was never really quite right. Some people would argue and say that the reason he walked into the wild was because he was just some reckless‚ young kid looking for attention‚ but I believe a very different story. I believe the

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    journey into the Alaskan wilderness. Shaun Callarman states‚”I think that Chris McCandless 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”. I think that Chris McCandless was not an idiot and ignorant when he threw away his life to live in the wild. One of his dreams was to live in the wild and he accomplished that. Chris McCandless was tired of his parents fighting all the time. Chris was also

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    In the story Into the Wild Chris McCandless was seeking wilderness to get away from everything. He was a son of wealthy parents with a lot of drama going on around the house‚ he wanted to get his mind off everything that made him crazy. He was seeking adventure. Kramer’s statement supported McCandless bravery of living in the wilderness. He wanted to journey to Alaska‚ I believe he did this to find himself. Going through many obstacles he gained a lot of experience and I truly believe it helped him

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    The Book Into the Wild some people think that Chris Mccandless was brave‚ or mentally ill or he was dumb‚ but Chris was none of these Chris was really a tragic hero‚ this micro argument will explain how Chris Mccandless fits the Tragic hero traits and what actions led Chris to his fate . In Aristotle’s Characteristics of a Tragic Hero it tells the traits of what makes a tragic hero and Chris Mccandless is a Tragic Hero‚ the first Trait is noble birth in Into The Wild Chris had a good upper middle

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    everything for a new life? Christopher McCandless made that decision and many others on his two year journey to Alaska. He made these decisions with certain traits that he possesses‚ whether they were strengths that helped him or weaknesses that lead to his unfortunate death by starvation. Of these traits that he has‚ three are independence‚ over-confidence‚ and maturity. These traits have majorly affected how he acted in each situation. To start off‚ Chris McCandless was very independent. He especially

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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 the book Into the Wild written by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless gets portrayed as adventurous. He is adventurous in the way that he just left his family on a whim‚ and started traveling on his cross-country adventure. “I got the impression that this Alaska escapade was going to be his last big adventure” (Krakauer‚ 1996‚ pg 66) said Wayne Westerberg when describing how Chris talked about his then future trip plans. This shows that he was planning this big adventure for a long time and the Alaskan

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    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 life

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    Into The Wild On a day in August 1992 a Man named Chris Mccandless was found dead on a bus from starvation. If you never heard of or Chris here an mental illustration of who he was. He wasn’t some weirdo or mentally ill person with no goals. He was a very intelligent and was dedicated to a journey most people won’t ever experience in their lives. How could something like this happen to him. Chris was a prominent and unique person. Although many people haven’t heard of Chris and he isn’t around

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    Chris McCandless is a man who chose to run away from society because he was tired of it’s corruption‚ turpitude and people’s dishonesty. He always had a dream to go into the wild and live off of the land. Chris was upset about the direction his life was going in. He knew he had everything any other person would want in life‚ he graduated college‚ didn’t have to deal with the struggle of paying for anything because his parents were wealthy. He didn’t want to be like his father‚ a man who had many

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