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    and giving himself a new name‚ he could do so without any problems. All in all‚ I find that my thoughts on Chris have gotten better and better towards him because I believe his way of living is how many people would prefer to live. Into the wild is a non-fictional book told by Jon Krakauer. He investigates the life of Chirs McCandless after hearing that his dead body was found on a trail in Alaska. The task of finding out more about Chris’ life isn’t as easy as one might think‚ because he

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    their soul and question their actions and wonder why someone with a seemingly perfect life would abandon all they have for “self discovery” as Chris does at the ripe age of 22 when he travels to and ultimately dies in Alaska. Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild illustrates Chris McCandless’ journey with enthusiasm and force and persuades the reader to question why throughout the story through powerful diction and anecdotes told by others about Chris’ past. Krakauer interviews many people that impacted Chris

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    Jon Krakauer’s book Into The Wild shares many discrepancies with Sean Penn’s film Into The Wild. But among all the people I’ve heard out on whether Into The Wild is a great film or a terrible one‚ a fairly common pattern has emerged: An awful lot of the people who absolutely hated the film had previously read–and in many cases loved–the book. And I suspect that the difference between Krakauer’s approach and Penn’s is a large part of what sparks all the vehemence. I think it comes down to this

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    Jon Krakauer‚ the author of Into the Wild‚ and Chris McCandless‚ the main character‚ share very similar stories and personalities. The best was in which these similarities are depicted is in chapters 14 and 15‚ when Krakauer inserts himself into the story. In these chapters Krakauer highlights a lot of parallels between himself and McCandless and through these highlights we can look at Krakauer as a credible biographer because he has a deeper understand for McCandless’s motivations. Krakauer

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    Into The Wild Essay Chris McCandless is visualized as an intelligent‚ extremely driven‚ and passionate subject by Jon Krakauer‚ the author of the novel Into The Wild. McCandless’s greatest goal is to successfully travel to Alaska‚ a trip he has longingly been motivated to achieve. He undergoes countless obstacles throughout his adventure with some lack of needed necessities and maturity‚ leaving individuals who possess the knowledge of his travels to perceive McCandless as purely insane. An opinionated

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    Novelist Jon Krakauer‚ in his novel‚ "Into the Wild‚" examines Chris McCandless’s life from all perspectives. Krakauer’s purpose is to explore Chris in terms of his own reasoning. He adopts a serious tone in order to convey the characters actions to the readers. Krakauer begins his novel by observing the aspects of Chris’s adventure. He appeals to the negative emotions of the audience by explaining everything Chris did before he left on his journey. He adds that Chris "burned all the cash in his

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    The book “Into the Wild” uses text and design features to make it appeal to the reader. The maps help the readers in tracing the young man’s odyssey. The photo on the first page instantly catches the reader’s attention and imagination. While the emotional story about the McCandless parent’s visit to the site on the book’s epilogue gives a satisfying ending to the readers. The maps are useful. The two page map that is also the first map shown in the book has the illustration of the route that Chris

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    Into the Wild The wilderness holds a ferocity and beauty that refuses to go unnoticed. Man who is bored with his fellow peers and their long sought after work will often look to nature for help. The peace and enlightenment that only the wild can invoke inside a person is done through man’s desire to survive the savage conditions nature throws at them. From Christopher McCandless from “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer‚ to the Wilderness Women of Wyoming‚ to Gene Rossellini‚ to everyday people

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    In Jon Krakuer’s novel Into the Wild‚ the main character‚ Chris McCandless‚ seeks nature so that he can find a sense of belonging and the true meaning of who he is. However‚ it is the essence of nature that eventually takes his life away from him. At the end of his life‚ he is discovers his purpose and need of other people. After Chris McCandless death in Alaska‚ Krakuer wrote Into the Wild to reflect on the journey that McCandless makes. Krakuer protrays McCandless as a young man who is reckless

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    wondered what it would be like to take on an adventure like McCandless or McCunn? These two men had a mind set to explore nature and its beauty and to survive. However these two men had many similarity as well as difference. Throughout the book “Into the Wild” this was displayed. I will begin with comparing the two men. First these two men each had a very friendly character. McCandless show kindness to everyone he encountered. Franz described McCandless (Alex) as a polite‚ friendly‚ and well-groomed.

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