Author Jon Krakauer, a well-known non-fiction writer, speaks to us from the third-person point of view and informs us about a 23-year-old man named Chris McCandless's death in the “Alaskan Odyssey” (Krakauer 45). Jon talked to many people who were acquainted with Chris to learn more about Chris's case. We hear from many of the people who were acquainted with Chris’s journey through the American wilderness. We see Jon Krakauer show us the purpose through the stories of Chris. Showing us how truly hard it is to live by hitchhiking and living off random people you meet. Chris McCandless is a good example of why you need to be a true expert in the craft of the wilderness. But even experts can lead to a path of demise, Chris or Alex was known for being a kind-hearted caring person to the people who let Him into their lives …show more content…
“Nice guy, yeah, a pretty nice guy,” Charlie reports.” Charlie is one of the many people who let McCandless into their lives. Krakauer tells us of many people who let McCandless into their lives, but Ronald Franz had the most effect on Chris’s life. Franz let McCandless in his life for the longest out of all his settlers. Franz supported Chris with money, food, and many other goods. But don’t think you can just go out and ask random people to live in their homes like Chris does. Jon Krakauer tries to show us the danger of everything that McCandless ends up doing and hopes that people take that into effect who do similar hobbies as McCandless. This is what Jon is trying to get through to everyone who has read this book. This story is meant for anyone interested in ways to stay safe or just to read about a young man's journey. The structure of Into The Wild is based on multiple elements. Elements such as stories and pictures. Krakauer uses stories to break through to us, to warn us of the dangers of