Analysis Of Chris Mccandless In Into The Wild, By Jon Krakauer

Every year, an average of 2,250 people disappear in Alaska, some are found, and some aren't. Chris McCandless was 22 years old when he wandered into the Alaskan wilderness with just a backpack and his .22-caliber rifle. Chris was nothing short of crazy, and the book Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer tells the story through his eyes and everyone he met along the way. For example, Chris McCandless had just graduated from Emory University, with honors. He then proceeded to change his name, donate all of his savings to charity and abandon his car. Chris really was nothing short of crazy. The book Into The Wild, by Jon Krakauer tells the story of how Chris completely abandons regular life and goes off the grid. Chris possessed a streak of stubborn idealism that did not mesh readily with modern existence. On page 2 in the author's note Krakauer states, ¨Captivated by the writing of Leo Tolstoy, McCandles particularly admired how the great novelist had forsaken a life of wealth and privilege to wander among the destitute.¨ He also states, ¨he entertained no illusions that he was trekking into a land of milk and honey;peril, adversity, and Tolstoyan renunciation were precisely what he was seeking.¨

Tolstoy's philosophies were based on principles such as love and justice rather than

He tries for 6 long days to preserve the meat, but it spoils. Alex was not right. On page 166 of Into The Wild Krakauer says, ¨Although McCandless was enough of a realist to know that hunting game was an unavoidable component of living off the land , he had always been ambivalent ambivalent about killing animals.¨ McCandless knew that living off the land meant he was going to have to kill animals. He knew he had mixed emotions about it, so why would he go and do something like this? Chris McCandless was ignorant and crazed, and turns out the ¨moose¨ he killed was actually a