A Comparative Analysis Of Siddhartha's And Chris Journeys

So just like running away or staying where you 're living there will always will be consequences and advantages too. For Chris I say he made the smart choice by running away and be free in what he wants to do. But he knew it wasn’t going to be easy to heading to Alaska because some of the advantages were leaving society and be alone and travel his own transportation there which was walking and asking for a few rides. Then some consequences that occur was McCandless killing a moose. In a few days, the meat is rotten and overcome by maggots.

In the film, Into the Wild, Chris wanted to be in a world where society did not control who he was. He wanted to be free and loved adventures. Id understand him because there are times when I myself want to run away without anyone knowing my destination, but to leave for such a long time and say not one word? He made a lot of mistakes based on ignorance and arrogance. I disagree because how can he just leave without calling and then dying when misused.

t all comes down to what you are willing to risk in order to be happy. Chris McCandless grew up in a wealthy family, but when he found out about his dad 's secret, he basically became disillusioned with life and rejected his privileged upbringing. He wanted to find a deeper meaning to life, which is why he went into the wild to live off of the land and be alone with his thoughts and nature just like his hero, Henry David Thoreau had. Even though this was extremely dangerous, to Chris it was worth it because he was willing to risk his life in order to live the way he wanted. I think many people can relate to this because they have dreams they are too afraid to pursue.

When McCandless returned home his parents expressed their fears about his dangerous, daunting trips. Although he knew the dangerous situations he was putting himself through, he didn’t want to back down to his parents, “he wanted to prove to himself that he could make it on his own, without anybody else’s help” (178). He was tired of being babied by his parents, he wanted to show them that he was no longer a boy, but a man. McCandless’ refusal of his parent’s loving advice therefore proves that he wished to be his own person, stating the actions of his trip into the wild as being sane, and a product of independence.

To summarize, nature can make a big game changer to ones future. Chris McCandless took the risk and got away from the society an government to create his own life. If I had my way I would live how he did because it is outstanding how someone can make a life for themselves from scratch. Wit the courage of leaving family and friends to live alone is a big decision that ones you turn one way, there are times that you can’t turn back.

“The Woods-Devil,” written by Paul Annixter, uses dangers in the wilderness to illustrate Nathan’s motivation. When Nathatn is on a voyage to check the traps in the dangerous wild for his family’s needs, he has double thought of going back home, “Then he thought of what awaithed him at home-that stricken look on his father’s face. His fear of that was greater than his fear of the valley” (21). This illustrates that Nathan does not want to dissapoint his father in this manly task that the whole family is depending on him to do. This reveals that Nathan has a massive quanity of respect for his father.

(Krakauer 18). McCandless shows that the expedition was self-discovery, to take a risk to improve his own life. Throughout his journey, McCandless lies in harsh environments as well as having several ways and chances to get home, but he does not take them. Many would try to say that risky lifestyles are dangerous and best to take the easiest approach especially since Chris dies in Alaska in his journey. Proving that risk can take your life or loved ones, but that is why it is important to do risky choices in life since it pays back in the long run.

Environment and Technology on the Appalachian Trail The individuals Bryson met on the Appalachian Trail and the revelations he experienced magnified his respect for the wilderness and his disdain for technology. At the beginning of his memoir, he knows little about the wilderness. He decides to embark on the adventure of hiking the Appalachian Trail in order to get in shape, and prove to himself that he could do it. He also felt compelled to go because the trail could potentially be destroyed in the next fifty years.

He made mistakes based on what made him happy. I admire him for his courage in taking action to get away from “plastic people”. Christopher McCandless (Alexander Supertramp) was not crazy, he just had big ideas. Chris McCandless was always being judged by his father. His father was never satisfied with what Chris would accomplish.

My uncles talked about their experiences on becoming a man and how they were left outside the city and had to make it back home. My grandfather even asked me if I wanted to be left in the middle of nowhere so I can return a man. I remember thinking there was no way I was going do that. My mom told me so many stories of witches and animals lurking just waiting for me to slip up when I was little that I didn’t even want to risk it. So I thought I would do my manhood journey in a different way.

Siddhartha’s experiences with the Brahmins, the Samanas, Kamala and the City and as a Ferryman all contribute to his idea of what is right and essentially good. Overall, he leaves the establishments and people he finds because he does not believe their ways anymore but instead wants to pursue something else until he finds peace as a ferryman. Throughout Siddhartha’s journey he encounters people who question what he believes in and show them what they think is the ‘good life’ but he ultimately follows his own beliefs despite of this.

Kamala Siddhartha and Kamala are similar in the way that they both know how to separate and distance themselves from the material world. They know how to not be part of the world. Kamala, in a sense, is one of Siddhartha’s primary teachers in his journey. Siddhartha also states in the story: “ It might very well so,’ said Siddhartha tiredly. ‘ I am like you.

As Siddhartha finally finds his enlightenment after a long years of searching, the historical Buddha’s also finds his enlightenment. After his negative experience with the self-denial of the world and the body, he suddenly comes to a realization that one must live life the way he or she is destined to live. He also believes that a teaching or religion can only help guide a person to the right path; but it is the person’s decision to find his or her own enlightenment on their own. “He did not force His followers to be slaves either to His teachings or to Himself, but granted complete freedom of thought and admonished His followers to accept His words not merely out of regard for Him but after subjecting them a thorough examination…”12 This set of teaching is compelling to me because the historical Buddha learns that one must live life their own way in order to find their own peace and happiness.

Think, is there ever a point in life of true happiness?How could true enlightenment be reached?If there was a point of enlightenment should it be reached?In the story Siddhartha,written by Herman Hesse,Siddhartha goes on a pilgrimage to find spiritual enlightenment. Siddhartha believes if he finds enlightenment he will also find true happiness and will go to any length to find it. Siddhartha begins by learning one of the three most important skills he will attain, waiting,and gets the all right from his father to start his pilgrimage. Siddhartha starts his true journey when he questions the Buddha and believes he does not have helpful teachings for Siddhartha. Siddhartha learns that the only way to find enlightenment is putting himself through

The backwards bicycle video was very intriguing. Just like Destin said, I thought I would be able to ride the altered bike, but I could probably catch on faster than he did. Also, his references to psychology and how children learn faster than adults was very interesting too. At the end of the video, Destin stated that he had learned three things from this experience: welders are smarter than engineers, knowledge doesn’t equal understanding, and truth will always be truth can be applied to Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha in some form or fashion.