Faith A. Scow Mr. Proctor AP Language- Period 0 7 October 2014 Chris McCandless‚ or Alexander Supertramp? Writers and film makers such as John Krakuaer‚ Sean Penn and Ron Lamothe have been studying Chris McCandless and juxtaposing his actions with societal characteristics. These people have spent so much time trying to characterize McCandless‚ they forget to look at him as an individual‚ as Alexander Supertramp. True sympathetic characters only exist in fiction‚ and this is true with unsympathetic
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Bias of Jon Krakauer The book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is about a young man named Chris “Alex Supertramp” McCandless‚ who goes into the Alaskan wilderness‚ some say unprepared‚ and dies. In this story Krakauer includes opinions of others like how they did not exactly think highly of Chris or how they thought he was brave‚ but he also has his own bias on Chris McCandless. Like every other opinion‚ there is a reason behind why Krakauer felt the way he did toward Chris. His reason is because
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McCunn is a photographer who went into the wilderness to camp but due to the simple mistakes that he made‚ which were forgetting to arrange a flight back and depending on others for help‚ which ultimately caused him his life. Just like McCunn‚ Chris is absentminded‚ naïve‚ and unprepared‚ but unlike
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a lasting impression on its readers. It is a great story meant to inspire. It was published in 1996 and was on the New York Times bestsellers list for two years. It follows the adventures of Christopher McCandless and his tryst with the Alaskan wilderness.
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“Survival is not about being fearless. It’s about making a decision‚ getting on and doing it‚ because I want to see my kids again‚ or whatever the reason might be.” -Bear Grylls‚ survival expert. The protagonist of “To Build a Fire” by Jack London may have been fearless‚ but that does not lead to him to survival. He makes several critical mistakes that cost him his life‚ including‚ as Bear Grylls talked about‚ making decisions and taking action. The protagonist did not think about his actions
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“Into the Wild” is a book written by John Krakauer about Chris McCandless and his journey to gain spiritual enlightenment. Krakauer introduces us to Everett Reuss and the Irish Monks who also go on journeys similar to McCandless’s to gain spiritual enlightenment. Chris McCandless is a young man who left everything he had ever known behind to find and gain spiritual enlightenment. Everett Reuss is a man who went into the wild to hike a mountain. His death is still undetermined and his body has never
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Brendan Ortiz Ms. Woelke ERWC 414 13 December 2012 Into The Wild “What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us‚” (Henry Thoreau). Throughout history there has been an allure for high-risk activities for young men of a certain mind. As 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
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Brendon Guichet HIST 1020 John Muir paper In a lifetime of exploration‚ writing‚ and passionate political activism‚ John Muir made himself America’s most expressive spokesman for the mystery and majesty of the wilderness. A crucial figure in the creation of our national parks system and a visionary forecaster of environmental awareness‚ he was also a master of natural description who suggested with exceptional power and intimacy the landscapes of the American West. “The Boyhood of a Naturalist”
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Dedicated to saving the wilderness‚ the SIERRA CLUB formed in 1892. JOHN MUIR‚ the president of the Sierra Club‚ worked valiantly to stop the sale of public lands to private developers. At first‚ most of his efforts fell on deaf ears. Then Theodore Roosevelt inhabited the Oval Office
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simply believes that the government shouldn’t be in control of what he does and where he goes‚ which is fairly extreme in my opinion. The desire for isolation‚ his wonder for nature and careless attitude towards the law is what drives him into the wilderness‚ and in search for his freedom‚ but is this morally okay? No‚ I believe that it is simply wrong and completely selfish. No matter how thought out McCandless’ life is and how careful he tries to be‚ I see it as he is only living for his own personal
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