Alaska

Krakauer called Into the Wild, is about a young man named Chris McCandless or Alex. McCandless decided to leave his whole life behind, his savings, left his car, his family, and even his name so he could go hitchhiking around the country and reach Alaska. As intense as it may seem, the reader has the question at the end of the book that Krakauer “never satisfactorily answers the question of whether McCandless was a noble, if misguided, idealist or a reckless narcissist who brought pain to his…

Confidence is not always key In the novel, Into the Wild, Chris’ arrogance led to his downfall from trying to achieve survival on his own in the wild without society. He thought that he would have the ability to live completely without society and man’s judgment, however throughout the novel it soon became obvious that he was wrong. Chris was rather confident that he was completely prepared in order to live within the dangerous conditions on his own in the wild, though quite honestly he was not…

“Two months later,on February 2, 1982, Alaska state troopers came across his camp, looked inside the tent and discovered the evacuated corps frozen hard as stone”(84). McCunn was had the same love for the nature taking pictures but McCandless was making his own story through pictures. Krakauer…

(put an opening sentence here later lol) Christopher McCandless fled his family in pursuit of his own personal dream: a life in Alaska where he could live off the land- which resulted in his death. McCandless often discussed social and economical issues in his life, and it was surprising that he didn’t try to fix them, and instead escaped them. Adam Shepard conceived a plan to leave his current life and catapult himself to the rock bottom of poverty, and try to climb up to at least a moderate…

Into the Wild Response Whether you believe Chris Mccandless, aka Alexander Supertramp, was in the right state of mind when he traveled to Alaska, we can all agree that people find this story interesting. McCandless his whole life tried to be the farthest thing from normal. Chris had to hit rock bottom, which in this case was death, to finally find the truth. People look up to him because of this; he is a symbol to many people who dream to escape the demands of refinement. In the article,…

After the discovery of the dead body of McCandless that was found inside the Fairbanks bus 142 in Alaska, argue that he was a reckless narcissist and that was the reason he ended up dead. On the other hand, they were few people like the author of the book Into the Wild Jon Krakauer who argue that the reason behind the behavior of McCandless can be justified. The main reason that McCandless went through this journey searching for knowledge and freedom can be justified through the actions of the…

Into the Wild (2011), a movie based off a real-life story, follows the travels of Christopher McCandless, who ventured across the country starting from the deep south of Georgia and ending in the excruciating cold of Alaska. Not to mention, Chris, who went by the name of Alexander Supertramp to conceal his identity, found himself to be an outsider from society. Furthermore, Chris strongly believed in living his life the way we were meant to live our lives: free. Although Chris grew up living the…

Throughout Krakauers story there are lots of people that were influence by Chris McCandless. I would say adventurous people were influenced by this book because one example in specific comes to mind when Krakauer states, “A year and a week after Chris McCandless decided not to attempt to cross the Teklanika River, I stand on the opposite bank the eastern side, the highway side – and gaze into the churning water. I, too, hope to cross the river. I want to visit the bus. I want to see where…

Christopher McCandless was a young man who wanted to release himself from his idealist parents and society. He desired to be rid of all things materialistic and to be isolated in a place that was untouched by the civilizations of man. Chris believed that relationships were not important enough to keep him from going into the wild. At the end of the Christopher’s life, he discovered the value of relationships, and would have came back into society had he survived. McCandless was on the right path…

old man sitting on your butt” (Penn). Chris explains to Ron that it’s time for you to explore new things around you which made Ron wanted to adopt Chris McCandless. However, Chris said “we can talk about this later” after going on an adventure in Alaska, which made Ron feel sad since he wanted to pass his generation to Chris. They both impacted different people through each of their journeys, however, Adam Shepard action is superior to Chris McCandless action because Adam influence has stuff to…