Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is a non-fiction novel that tells the story of Christopher McCandless and his journey and adventure through the Alaskan wilderness. This is a very powerful novel to me and I really enjoyed it. The use of quotes at the beginning of every chapter‚ the respect Krakauer has for McCandless‚ and the mental and physical toughness of McCandless really make this a powerful book with a meaningful message. Krakauer begins every chapter of Into the Wild with a quotation. The quote
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The author‚ Krakauer who had a common interest with Chris McCandless‚ which was the love of the outdoors‚ the author may relate to Chris and reflect upon his life. Krakauer‚ who had traveled to Alaska in 1974‚ Alaska also happens to be the spot where McCandless went to in 1992. Krakauer sees his reflection upon McCandless because feels that he and McCandless are very alike they both have similar hobbies. Krakauer starts to see McCandless as himself a little‚Krakauer wants to get McCandless’s story
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Chris McCandless was a dreamer‚ an irrational dreamer. He believed whole heartedly In love‚ nature‚ and a life free from societies clutches. He acted on a whim with little thought of the immediate future. Chris followed his heart and achieved his in the moment dreams that lead him to happiness. Chris McCandless was not crazy‚ he was a dreamer and an irrational one at that. Ultimately though‚ those qualities are what lead him into the wild. Chris McCandless was a do’er. He thought of something
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(Krakauer 18). When McCandless decided to make a trip into the wild‚ he changed his name; he did not even bring any identification with him. During the trip‚ everybody knew about him under the name Alex. Westerberg was a friend that was close to McCandless‚ but he never knew McCandless’s real name until he discovered from McCandless’s tax form. Westerberg was so surprised‚ but he did not ask McCandless the reason why he changed his name. Westerberg knew something happened between McCandless and his father
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Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. The way Chris McCandless acted during the end of his life were a lot like these Transcendentalists. Many people‚ including myself‚ would consider Chris McCandless to be a Transcendentalist. The ways that he hated on society‚ burned his money after he ruined his car‚ and went out into the Alaskan nature all by himself show that he is a true Transcendentalist. As shown in the movie especially‚ Chris McCandless hates society. In the scene where Chris is in a bar
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Christopher McCandless is enamored with transcendentalists such Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson‚ with the idea of connection one’s spirit to the simplistic aesthetics of nature itself. In each chapter‚ Krakauer explains this connection by using an excerpt from his piece to introduce each chapter to assist elevate McCandless’ description to the audience. McCandless exhibited transcendent behavior through holding a reverence for nature
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Wild” tells a life from a person just like this. Christopher McCandless just when he graduates from college decided to leave his family with no notification to anyone‚ just a simple note on his bed that he will go. He leaves his money he just received‚ his car; all of his belongs and decided to go into a journey in the nature. During McCandless journey Krauker uses a biased narration to develop some specific themes of the story.
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Into the wild symbols By John Krakauer Mountains symbolize overcoming challenges One challenge McCandless faced was when he accidently entered Mexico on his canoe and got stranded. Another challenge McCandless faced was when he couldn’t cross the Teklanika River in the Alaska Range‚ which eventually led to his death. In the book‚ Krakaur notes‚ "In his journal he wrote‚ ’ Disaster...Rained in. River look impossible. Lonely‚ scared. ’ He concluded‚ correctly‚ that he would probably be
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this and we would most likely want to be anywhere but here. Not many people will experience living in the wilderness‚ but for those who have will have memories to treasure forever. Among those people who would choose this way of living is Chris McCandless. Jon Krakauer’s novel "Into The Wild‚" Krakauer attempts to recreate and tell the story of Chris McCandless’s journey to Alaska. Unfortunately‚ because of McCandless’s untimely death in the Alaskan wilderness‚ there are many mysteries that will
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story of Christopher McCandless‚ in his national bestseller: Into the Wild. McCandless was always a unique and intelligent boy who saw the world differently. Into the Wild explores all aspects of McCandless’s life in order to better understand the reason why a smart‚ social boy‚ from an upper class family would put himself in extraordinary peril by living off the land in the Alaskan Bush. McCandless represents the true tragic hero that Aristotle defined. Krakauer depicts McCandless as a tragic hero by
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