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    quotes from books that Chris McCandless highlighted himself or Krakauer chose‚ presumably because he felt they relate to Chris’s ideology and situation. Krakauer also included quotes from figures whom Chris revered‚ such as Jack London and Henry David Thoreau. His main purpose in incorporating these epigraphs was to draw inferences about the person that Christopher McCandless was. Jack London‚ and Henry David Thoreau both share one commonality: Christopher McCandless respected their ideologies. One

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    the world around them. People that practice this philosophy are known as transcendentalist. They accept this ideas as a way of understanding life relationships. John Krauker´s novel‚ Into the Wild‚ is about a young man named Christopher Johnson McCandless (also known as Alexander Supertramp). He leaves his family‚ friends‚ and education to undertake an adventure throughout North America and up to Alaska‚ living off the barest of essentials and in most cases‚ off the land with the purpose of discovering

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    Wilkinson 1  Alyssa Wilkinson  Mr. Mackey  AP English Language and Composition  8 January 2015  Into the Wild  Into the Wild​  exhibits a multitude of personalities depicted by Chris McCandless.  The  book‚ portrays a perspective of the journey taken to Alaska by a young man who left his family  without a trace of his whereabouts. Throughout his trek‚ Chris‚ later as he changed his name‚  Alex‚ met many people whose lives he changed.  Each person he met‚ he stayed in contact with  through letters or visiting face to face with

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    Krakauer finds strong ways to convey young people’s attraction to high-risk activities‚ and this is evidenced through Chris McCandless’ actions.
 Throughout “Into the Wild”‚ the author talks about the many adventures that both he and Chris were involved in. These adventures seem to convey a real sense of excitement and spontaneity. When Jon Krakauer was getting ready to climb the

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    Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild is the story of a young man who wished to begin anew by changing his name and leaving all of his monetary belongings behind to experience the beauty of the Alaskan wilderness. Of course his actions were affected by more than wishing to see the Alaskan wilderness and becoming a new person. He had an awful relationship with his father and wished to get away from him‚ although he disliked his father it is clear he respects his father’s wishes for his educational success

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    all behind and live out in Alaska‚ by himself for as long as he could. He was not much of a social bug but more so of a transcendentalist. He studied previous transcendentalist and copied what they have done. This mans name was Chris Mccandless

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    you will find out many of these young men had there similarities and difference’s two McCandless but one thing each one of them had in common with one another is that these high risk activities pulled them in because of their beliefs and ideals. Chris McCandless just like the rest of these young men left everything to go into the wild. The difference between Chris and these men was their beliefs. Chris McCandless believed in becoming a free spirit unlocking the chains that society uses to restrain

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    Chris McCandless Cool or a Fool Tramping is too easy with all the money. My days were more exciting when I was penniless and had to forage around for my next meal (Krakauer 33). Chris McCandless‚ son of wealthy parents‚ graduates as top student. However instead of going to college and getting a career‚ he chooses to give all his money to charity‚ get rid of his possessions and set out on a journey to the alaskan wilderness. There is a debate whether Chris McCandless is a hero or coward. In the

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    Chris McCandless was a person who every parent would dream of having. He majored in many subjects and graduated with his high honors‚ but you wouldn’t think expect his next step after graduation. In April of 1992‚ he packed up his bags‚ abandoned everything he had‚ and gave the rest of his savings to charity‚ to go on a journey to Mt. McKinley to start his new life. The story‚ “Into the Wild” was powerful how Jon Krakauer style of writing made Chris McCandless’s Adventures seem real and even pop

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    business and being in charge of his own store. This matters because it shows that Walter had his own American Dream and it would’ve made his life easier. Another example of an American Dream is shown in the essay Into The Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer. Chris McCandless’ journey of finding isolation into Alaska was his American Dream. He wanted an easier‚ simpler life. This matters because Chris’s dream became his reality‚ and unfortunately also his death‚ all in one journey. The next reason why my American

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