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    The journey of Chris McCandless is one you can draw many conclusions from. Some might say he was extraordinarily stupid while others might say he was a man who lived an honest life. Chris was neither of those things. Chris McCandless was simultaneously searching for life’s meaning. While running from his past‚ the thirst for a completely different lifestyle coupled with the lure of books that spoke of the freedom that comes from being detached from society enticed him desperately for a change

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    Being the leader of a wolf pack is all about being big‚ strong‚ and tough. Buck‚ from The Call of the Wild‚ was all of those things. He knocked Spitz‚ the alpha‚ out of the way. So‚ how did Buck do it? Buck was a strong and tough dog. However‚ he didn’t start that way. Being around his team‚ helped him to become stronger. All of the intense fights‚ over food or higher power paid off. Strength was extremely important because it gave him a reputation since it won him fights. These gory and ugly fights

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    people start working for having money for their future‚ and it will hard to imagine a life where someone is careless and don’t care of nothing and leaves all behind just because he has different perspective of life. Jon Krauker in his story “Into the Wild” tells a life from a person just like this. Christopher McCandless just when he graduates from college decided to leave his family with no notification to anyone‚ just a simple note on his bed that he will go. He leaves his money he just received

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    In the novel The Call of the Wild a dog named Buck gets taken from his home in California and is then taken all the way to Yukon‚ Alaska‚ along the way Buck has to transform from being a domesticated home dog to a dog of the wild. The author Jack London has written many popular books including the Call of the Wild and many more‚ his books all display his descriptive writing style very well. London has many different methods of developing themes in his novels and in this novel he uses bucks transformation

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    The book “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer talks about an adventurous young man that travels into the Alaskan wilderness pursuing the right lifestyle for himself. Chris McCandless was a modern day nomad from the 20th century looking for a way to live a free life. Chris found out that his father never divorced his first wife causing an impact on his life that helps with his decision to live a nomadic life. Chris is very intelligent young man but at the same time an arrogant one too who has taken on

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    Gregers’s impassioned rhetoric to the banal household object. The removal of the lampshade recalls how the petty concerns of the household function throughout the play to deflate the tirades of our would-be romantic heroes. The Garret and Studio The Wild Duck organizes the stage into a spatial metaphor. Hialmar’s studio serves as the central playing space. As noted in the stage directions‚ it appears littered with photographic tools and apparatus. At a number of moments in the play‚ various characters

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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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    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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    In Call of the Wild Buck has to persevere through tough times after he was taken away and shown his place in the wild. In contrast some people choose to join the army. In the army there is a place called ranger school. That is a very tough thing to do and persevere through mental and physical barriers. While my dad and Buck both endured pain and suffering they both got through it. Perseverance is a thing that everyone will have to do at some point in their life In Call of the Wild‚ Buck has to persevere

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    Many Places A man thought to have been known by many‚ but the harsh reality came to be was that no one really knew him. He allowed only a small portion of himself to those he met along the way even to those he was closest with. In the novel Into The Wild‚ John Krakauer delves into the life of Chris Mccandless aka Alexander Supertramp on his two year long journey to the Alaskan wilderness. He presents a real life character with many flaws and a drive unknown to most during his life but himself. He was

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