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    In the book Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless starts a new life for himself in the values he thought were worthwhile and pursued the ideals that he felt were important. McCandless distanced himself from his family‚ invented a new name‚ and created a new life as Alexander Supertramp. His irrational actions brought Chris McCandless many criticisims‚ however it is these actions of self reliance that helped to test his independence. We are always in the same routine everyday and look

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    Of these traits that he has‚ three are independence‚ over-confidence‚ and maturity. These traits have majorly affected how he acted in each situation. To start off‚ Chris McCandless was very independent. He especially proved this by going into the wild. He made a new lifestyle for himself with only some help from other people‚ such as getting a ride in a truck to a town or getting a part-time job‚ but had no contact with his parents because he wanted to remain alone. While he was settled at the

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    Into the Wild Journal #3 In chapter five Jack London states‚ “The dominant beast was strong in buck‚ and under the fierce conditions of trail life it grew and grew. Yet it was a secret growth. His newborn cunning gave him poise and control”‚ this relates to Chris and his journey by he was a strong young guy to go out into the wild alone. Chris was a beast because he survived off edible plants and he was proud of living off edible plants. It shows that Chris would do anything to survive;

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    In the novel a walk in the woods by Bill Bryson shows the difference between two separate worlds. the civilize world of home and the wild world of the untamed wilderness. The authors meaning was to express the story of his hike and educate the reader with historical facts and his observations along the Appalachian trail. Bryson’s overall achievement is positive as he challenges himself and embraces nature. As tough as this journey was Bryson couldn’t go alone so along with him accompanied his childhood

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    When people leave their families and friends behind to run away from home‚ there is most of the time a specific reason to do so. Weather they return to their loved ones depends on their personal situations or their reasons for leaving. For many like Chris McCandless‚ what they think is going to be good for them leads to their despair. People run away because of some kind of gap they are trying to fill‚ like if they have family problems‚ depression issues or they’re looking for a better or more exciting

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    Krakauer sees him as a tragic hero who lived the unmediated life that he wanted to and which he died trying to. Many Alaskans see him as an unprepared fool who didn’t see what the wilderness really was in which he wanted to commune with. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer goes through the story of Chris McCandless and his adventure into the Alaskan wilderness. He retraces the steppes that Chris that led up to him going missing in Alaska. Even though Chris did what he loved‚ he did not die a hero. You

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    automatic guns. The boys went on a rampage. Miller also uses the example of Chris McCandless to further prove his point. McCandless threw away his life and went out on a journey to live by himself in the wilderness because of the stories he read. “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer‚ becomes his survival guide for his trip into the mountains of Alaska. McCandless shows the reader the power that the book had on his imagination. The trip was cut short due to McCandless’ over confidence in Krakauer’s experience in

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    But I finally got here. please return all mail I receive to the sender. It might be a very long time before I return south. If this adventure proves fatal and you don’t ever hear from me again I want you to know your a great man. I now walk into the wild. Alex”(Krakauer 3). This letter was received by Wayne Westerberg‚ a good friend of Chris. Chris valued all life including his own. “I have had a happy life and thank the lord. Good bye and may god bless all”(199). This quote was written on a card found

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    society. “I have had a happy life and thank the lord. Goodbye and May god bless all.” Learning from this was that authority and hypocrites are what pushed Chris away and to continue. The experience with this matter motivated Chris even more to be in the wild and be free from

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    tend to overestimate their ability in some aspects. Meanwhile‚ in the “Selections from Into the wild”‚ we learn a legendary story about Chris McCandless‚ who happens to born in the “Genme” era. After cutting all his communication with civilized world‚ McCandless headed down to the snow-covered trail in Alaska alone with only a little supply. After living in such extreme environment by eating roots and wild berries for more than 100 days‚ he died in an abandoned bus since he had mistakenly eaten some

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