Alaska

charity and hitchhike to Alaska to live within the wilderness. Christopher abandons all family and during his lengthy journey to Alaska meets different people that help shape him in a unique way. Christopher ultimately wants to live off the land, only having what he needs. Although he states he does not want or need anything to be attached to, he makes human connections with like-minded individuals which provide an influence on his decisions and his overall journey to Alaska. In the end of his…

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska and is the largest National Wildlife Refuge in the United States. Created by Congress in 1980 with the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), this area is at the center of both economic and environmental controversy as it holds potential for the production of both oil and natural gas. The ANILCA’s most controversial piece was the decision to defer drilling and petroleum exploration…

Mccandless set foot onto a trip to the Alaskan wilderness after realizing how much he hated the ways of society. He burned all of his money and communicated with others throughout his travels using written letters. During his hitchhike from South Dakota to Alaska, Christopher encounters people who gladly assist in any way they can, as well as people who see him as a crazy, confused person. No matter what obstacles were faced, Mccandless was devoted to complete his journey and experience…

understand how society works so he set off into the wilderness of Alaska to understand the meaning of life. Also, Chris is the young man in “Death of an Innocent”, by Jon Krakalier and the movie Into the Wild by Sean Penn. I highly admire the idea that Christopher was attempting cause you shouldn't always have to depend on a society to survive in life. Christopher McCandless should be admired for his courage to set off into the Wild lands of Alaska to attempt to understand transcendentalism.…

His father expected so much from McCandless that he wanted him to go to college and so he did. McCandless was pressured to do what his family wanted and not what he wanted. Therefore, McCandless decided to leave his family and go into the nature in Alaska where he could be himself. It took him a couple of years and places to go through to finally reach his destination but he accomplished his goal. I disagree with those…

self-absorbed, intermittently reckless, [and] moody…figures of male authority aroused in [them] a confusing medley of corked fury and hunger to please” (Krakauer 134). These characteristics pushed both men over the ledge and into the wild - more specifically, Alaska. With such similarities, readers can deduce that the two men would prepare in a like way. From each man, readers may know one mistake he made that could have killed him. For Krakauer, “[his] ten-foot curtain rods seemed a poor…

The fourth and final theory that I will be explaining deals with worldwide climate change. Global climate change is a hot button issue for many political and special interest groups and some scientists believe that it may be at the root of the King Salmon’s disappearance. Despite its relative sensitivity, when compared to other theories about the salmon crisis, it is accepted by almost all that it is a happening. Regardless of what side of the political aisle you fall on, it is simply factual…

Into the Wild describes the story of Christopher McCandless. He hitchhiked in 1992 to Alaska where he was found dead four months later in a deserted bus in the Alaskan wilderness. Author Jon Krakauer uses accounts from people who interacted with Chris and personal research to account the story of Alex Supertramp, another name proclaimed by Chris. The book starts with the description of Chris’s last day in society before starting his journey in the Alaskan wild. It shifts to the events that led…

because of the way his lifestyle was with his parents. He always wanted to travel and go to Alaska. Once his plan set off, he felt fulfilled that he could finally travel alone like he wanted to with no stress on his shoulder. He was very relieved to be on his own, and he was becoming very happy with nature. Even though Chris had some rough experiences out in the wild, in the end he was happy that he made it to Alaska and reached his destination. Morrie showed a lot of personal fulfillment in…

experiences were fun but not risky and stunning voyages like three remarkable men who really live in nature. Chris McCandless yet change his name to Alexander Supertramp,a talented man who left his ordinary life to accomplish his fantasy of living in Alaska. Timothy Treadwell was a moderately aged man who had gone through 13 summers living with grizzlies ' bears. Aron Ralston a man who left his parents and quit his job to go in Aspen, Colorado in order to pursue a life of climbing mountains.…