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

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I believe we have a choice in this world, on whether to be remembered or to be forgotten. Chris McCandless was definitely remembered. Many people argue that Chris was either psycho, selfish, or a naturalist. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but I believe that Chris was an outcast. From when he was younger, until his death, everyone questioned his actions. His actions only made him even stranger as time went on. To start off, Chris had a transcendentalist mentality. Chris leaves off on his adventure wanting to start a new life. He burns all his money in his wallet, donates his savings to charity, and leaves without anyone knowing. At the beginning of every chapter, Krakauer starts off with an epigraph. Most of them are quotes from transcendentalists whom Chris enjoyed reading from. I’m quite positive Chris got most of his ideas and thoughts from these transcendentalists. Once Chris began his …show more content…

Chris took on the ultimate challenge of living life on the road. McCandless made sure he got to where he wanted to be and he didn’t let anyone stop him. What made Chris really stand out is, he wanted freedom but he would do anything for it. Chris was willing to risk everything to get to his destination. Many people could argue that he is simply just a human as well but it is clear that no other human being similar to Chris would do something like he did. Take Carine for example, their parents did have a bad relationship, making them grow up on lies and corruption but she still learned to get over it. I understand that everyone runs from their problems but it’s never that serious to run away, across the country to Alaska. It must’ve taken a lot in Chris’s childhood to still affect him at the age of 22-23 but it obviously wasn’t enough damage because Carine found a way to let it go and she is so-called “the most like

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