Christopher McCandless was a very educated young adult when he reached his breaking point: venturing off “Into the Wild” to find a life of his own. There were several of different reasons behind his decision to leave. However his family was ultimately one of the greatest influence resulting in his project leaving materialistic things behind becoming completely self reliant with nature. Adam Shepard on the other hand wanted to prove that the American Dream was still alive despite everything that
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I agree that Chris McCandless was ignorant and bright at the same time but he liked to do what he did. He didn’t really have common sense but he was brave. Chris McCandless came from a rich family and graduated from Emory University he was a top athlete and a top student in the University. Whenever he graduated from college‚ Instead of embarking on a prestigious career or work he chose to give his savings to charity. i think if he would of kept studying he would of had a good life and lived longer
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Chris McCandless from Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer experienced a new idea of life from venturing off into the Stampede Trail. Growing up‚ Chris’ personality drove him to make decisions through his childhood and his young adult years. He knew at a young age that he had different goals than what his parents had hoped. "You had to learn to walk by yourself. There was no one around‚ neither family nor people whose judgment you respected. At such a time you felt the need of committing yourself to something
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of rules and obligations‚ in a capitalism society focused on production and money‚ the reader can see why McCandless felt a need to escape a seemingly unfulfilling and meaningless life. McCandless’s disapproval of a capitalism originated with his interest in the works of Jack London. According to Jane Burres‚ a woman McCandless had lived with during part of his two year journey‚ “McCandless had been infatuated with London since childhood. London’s fervent condemnation of capitalist society… all of
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Jacob Walton A Transcendental Philosopher: Christopher McCandless The novel Into the Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer‚ is a story about a transcendental philosopher by the name of Christopher Johnson McCandless. The story follows the journey of McCandless across America; relying only on what he can carry on his back. McCandless shows self-reliance‚ a love of nature‚ and has withdrawn from society in many ways throughout the book. A very important characteristic of any transcendentalist is self-reliance.
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Although Chris McCandless is in many ways viewed as a transcendentalist‚ by criteria‚ he consistently contradicts himself throughout his Alaskan journey of self-realization in Into the Wild. Transcendentalism can be portrayed by three main characteristics. One trait is the notion of a prioritization of the individual. Another trait includes the concept of intelligence commencing with self-knowledge derived from experience and mistakes. The last criterion of a transcendentalist is that one must thoroughly
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would you bring? Chris McCandless went out on a journey thinking he could survive the great Alaska‚ he let his ignorance control his life.Therefore claimed his life. McCandless the main character “Into The Wild” is a reckless and selfish human being. In the novel it states that “his family had no idea where he was or what had become of him until his remains turned up in Alaska.” He made his parents suffer not knowing where their son was at. Chris McCandless actions was clearly a sign
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One individual who fits the description is Chris McCandless‚ a man who viewed modern life with distaste to the extent of abandoning his former life‚ family‚ and friends in favor of adventure. The traits he exhibited and the actions he chose strongly reflected transcendental values‚ and because he portrayed these traits so well‚ he serves as a beacon to everyone what a transcendentalist should aspire to be. For instance‚ McCandless expressed
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Although‚ Chris’s father Walt McCandless and Ronald Franz spent a lot of time with him‚ both offered him different level of support. Walt McCandless was stubborn and controlling parent. The relationship between him and Chris was complicated. Walt was a hard worker and self-made man. Chris was raised in the comfortable middle class family. So‚ he could get anything he wanted‚ but not happiness. Chris wasn’t happy with the fact that Walt was living double-life (121). Discovering that‚ Chris did not
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Christopher McCandless was destined to die as soon as he decided to enter the Alaskan wild unprepared. There were multiple reasons that prompted McCandless’ decision; however‚ if he had planned more and obtained the necessary materials to survive in the wilderness‚ he could very well still be alive today. Chris made a lot of careless errors on his adventure‚ and these mistakes foreshadowed an inevitable death that he came to peace with as he said his goodbyes to the people he loved and met along
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