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    “Into the Wild” Example Analysis Writer and mountaineer‚ Jon Krakauer‚ in his book “Into the Wild‚” describes how the adventures of Chris McCandless was similar to Gene Rosellini‚ John Waterman‚ Carl McCunn‚ and Everett Ruess. Krakauer’s purpose is to emphasize how all men were similar in how they lived their life. Writing for the general public‚ Krakauer adopts an informative tone in order to describe how the four men are similar to McCandless in regards to his adventures. Krakauer begins his

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    Survival: What does it Take? He was stuck‚ he knew that much. His arm was pinned from the forearm down between a large boulder and the side of a canyon wall. He waited… And waited‚ and waited. For six days. What started as a leisurely climb through the beautiful Utah back country had turned into his worst nightmare. Seeing no other option‚ Aron Ralston began the process of amputating his own arm with a pocket knife just below the elbow. He later managed to climb down‚ flag down a truck‚ and make

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    built a coach and lost the use of his feet." The civilized man is so conformed to the grid and society that he wouldn’t be able to survive in the wilderness without man-made technology. A civilized man is so attached to technology and society that they wouldn’t know what to do in the wilderness without it. So often when people go into the wilderness‚ they bring society with them‚ like if people go camping‚ they bring their motor homes‚ TV’s‚ radios‚ etc… it defeats the point of camping. Usually

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    The Epic Hero’s Cycle and Up The 2009 Disney film Up is about Mr. Frederickson’s long anticipated journey for adventure. As a young boy‚ Carl Frederickson idolizes the famous explorer‚ Charles Muntz. He enjoys spending most of his time watching documentaries and researching Muntz’s latest expeditions. On his way home from watching the latest documentary‚ Carl meets a buoyant young girl named Ellie‚ who is ardent about the same explorer as well. They both immediately share a connection upon their

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    had no business going into Alaska with his Romantic silliness”. As it says “Romantic silliness” he was meaning that he wanted to die in a poetic but as well as a beautiful surrounding of love and happiness. He traveled to find himself into the wilderness to figure out who he is. Cellarman’s believed that Chris McCandless was a tolle insane person that who only went into the wild just to basically die and lose everything that he had. Although He didn’t

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    The ideas of nature between German Philosopher‚ Frederick Nietzche‚ and Henry David Thoreau show strong feelings toward their opinion. Nietzche and Thoreau had similar views on their opinion on nature and endorse it. Thoreau says “I love nature‚ I love the landscape because it is so sincere. It never jest. It is cheerfully‚ musically earnest.” Thoreau shows a positive and caring view of nature. Generally speaking‚ interpretations of Nietzsche and his view of nature vary according to weather his break

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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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    McCandless loses his identity and belongings as he ventures into the Alaskan Wilderness‚ to find his true self. McCandless ventured

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    adventurous Chris McCandless. Chris was an intelligent‚ albeit arrogant‚ man who separated himself from society and travelled into the Alaskan wild to‚ in the words of Chris himself‚ “kill the false being within”. He persevered through months of the wilderness‚ but soon found himself trapped and starving. Chris eventually died there and was found shortly after‚ quickly generating publicity. Many people who knew him and even more who did not gave young McCandless their sympathy‚ although some argue he

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    “He possessed grand-some would say grandiose- spiritual ambitions. According to the moral absolutism that characterises McCandless’s beliefs‚ a challenge in which a successful outcome was ensured isn’t a challenge at all” (182). Mr. Callarman was right that Chris McCandless made a lot of mistakes based on ignorance‚ but McCandless was not crazy. McCandless had simply caught the wanderlust fever that has been slowly sweeping across the United States’ young adult culture. McCandless went into Alaska

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