follow the trend‚ money and possession are all valuable‚ but to McCandless‚ a twenty two year old hitchhiker‚ nothing is more important than freedom. Jon Krakauer wrote the novel Into The Wild because McCandless’s life fascinated him. Through Krakauer’s guidance‚ we are able to see McCandless’s characteristics‚ his point of view towards life‚ his reasons for leaving home‚ and similar cases to his. In some people’s eyes‚ Chris McCandless may seem as an impulsive and reckless twenty two year old who
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Chris McCandless was an exceptional young man who lived life by the beat of his own drum but all that changed when his young life was cut short. Though his life ended‚ his story lives on forever. Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild is Chris McCandless’ living legacy; the book examines McCandless’ life as well as revealing his struggles with his parents‚ his adventures with the people he meets‚ and the hardships he faces in Alaska. Chris McCandless lived life as a modern day nomad; he
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Who is Chris McCandless? Have you ever wanted to escape from your old life and start a new one? Well Chris McCandless did. Chris McCandless was a transcendentalist (a person that analyzes the process of nature) that wanted to forget about his past . McCandless didn’t want to live the same life anymore‚ he was set out to show his love for nature. McCandless travelled through North America living with harsh necessities and off the land. Throughout McCandless’ adventures of “Into the Wild” he
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to Happiness Chris McCandless is a driven young adult that is unlike any other. By the end of his Alaskan odyssey‚ he becomes a new man nearly entirely. The most noticeable difference between the Chris that left home in his yellow Datsun and the Chris that took his last photo in the Alaskan bush‚ was that the last version of Chris was happy. The author writes that Chris McCandless first became introverted and cold during his sophomore year in college. The relationship between Chris and his parents
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human need for meaning to describe another person‚ place‚ or thing in a crisp and decisive manner. This is precisely why Chris McCandless is such a subject of outrage among some‚ but also inspiration among others. Chris McCandless cannot be defined clearly. One can only go as far as defining what Chris is not‚ just like Krakauer in the prompt. Anyone can easily describe Chris; a young man of higher education‚ upper middle class‚ radical ideals‚ but no one can ever give a proper definition for this
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Chris McCandless was an extraordinary person with an adventurous life. He had lived his life with taking risks and living a little bit over the edge at times. The way he had presented himself to others had those thinking what it was about this guy that made him stand out in front of the crowd. Almost everyone he met knew there was something special about him. In the beginning‚ McCandless knew he was ready to just get up and start a new journey. He kept to himself about his adventure to Alaska
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highest amount of creativity and obtaining invaluable experience. This is apparent in the story of Chris McCandless‚ a man who ventures into not only a journey into Alaska‚ but into a journey of discovering himself. He stripped himself from the entangling web of relationships most humans cannot live without‚ and he chose to go toward a path of solitude. During his journey across the country‚ McCandless discovered more about himself and his family than his years spent in college. He always seemed to
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better than others. In this essay i will be discussing my ideals and how they compare to the man by the name of Chris McCandless. I will be comparing to see if i share any of the same ideals with the young man. By the end of this i will hope to have found out some new things about myself. And maybe whoever is reading this may find out new things about them. As far as ideals go‚ i would say that i take pride in the fact that i am‚ for the most part‚ pretty self reliant. I also try not to be the most
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In the novel‚ Into The Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer Chris Mccandless was an adolescent man who felt no connection to his parents. Chris was a thinker‚ he wanted to know the deeper things in life and wanted to find who he was. To find who he was and the deeper things in life he went on a trip to Alaska. When he got there he went into the wild with not much so he can live a simple life to focus on himself and what it is to live. Chris’s motives‚ as far as going on this trip‚ was having some family problems
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Would Chris McCandless return to society if he survived Alaska? Chris would have never been a part of society. Chris was the type of person who did not like how greedy and ignorant people were‚ but that does not mean he did not value the relationships he had. Chris always helped people who needed it. Chris also believed that all life was precious. Even if Chris wanted to return to society‚ society would not let him. This letter proves that Chris valued relationships and wanted to keep in in touch
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