How would you react if you felt that your whole childhood was fake? If every happy and cherished moment spent with your parents as a child now just concealed itself in your memory as a lie? Well that’s how one young man felt after discovering a secret hidden from him by his parents for two whole decades. Chris McCandless was an intelligent person academically, truthful to himself and others, as well as an adventurous person who had an insightful view on the world. Chris despised phony people and being told what to do by others, so he wanted to live life by his own terms. In April 1992 after years of tramping around the Western part of the United States, Chris hitchhiked into into the Alaskan wilderness without proper equipment and never came …show more content…
The fact that Chris averaged such good grades and majored in difficult studies shows how capable chris was at handling himself. Although Chris’s choices about about acquiring the right equipment needed for survival in the Alaskan wilderness were poorly chosen, this only proves that he was foolhardy and believed highly in himself. Chris may have been book smart but lacked common …show more content…
Walt tried to teach Chris how to play golf as a kid, but he was a natural the only thing wrong were minor techniques upon which Chris could improve, “ He resisted instruction of any kind” (Krakauer 111). Chris’s resistance against any help offered showed how individual he was and relied on only himself. Chris knew he could manage on his own once he left his family, but little did he know the help he rejected along his journey could have saved his
Chris McCandless was books smart, but not street smarts “He was extremely intelligent,” Franz States (P.51). He loves to read so much he took books with him on his journey into the wild. While he was reading the books in the wild one quote motivated him to return to society. Chris had no streets, his plan was to hitch hike all the way to Alaska with no personal belongings. Not only that he denied money when he needed it
INTO THE WILD Jon Karkauer, in his bestselling book called “INTO THE WILD”, In (1996) argues that Into the wild is going to be about a life of Chris McCandless, a determine you who gave up his life to start an adventure to Alaska, nevertheless his body was find dead in Moose hunters bus. While I disagree with callarmen to a certain extent, I fully accept his claim that McCandless made a lot of mistakes because he wasn’t fully prepared for Alaska. I disagree with callarmen when he says that Chris was just playing crazy because McCandless was highly educated and was an experienced adventurer.
Chris McCandless was a very determined individual, he set out to invent a new life for himself and there was no stopping him. Chris finished his four years of college and he could’ve continued to further his education and go to law school but instead he set his mind on going to Alaska and live off the land. Getting to Alaska involves great determination because along the way to getting there Chris could’ve changed his mind and returned home but he was determined to get there one way or another. People often confuse stubbornness with being determined , for example, as cited in Into the Wild, “Once Alex made up his mind about something, there was no changing it” (Krakauer 67).
Alex Young Mrs. Moffat English 5-6 11 January 2023 Was Chris Justified? Everyone who has read and/or heard about Chris McCandless' story, they would have thought it was a good idea for him to leave his home without telling anyone. Which ended up costing his life. Some may think that he was crazy and had no business leaving his home.
Ryzz Mrs. Moffat English 5-6 11 January 2023 Was Chris Justified? In John Krakauers book Into the Wild, a man named Chris McCandless left everyone he knew in his hometown of Annandale, Virginia as he hitchhiked to Alaska. He burned all of his money and left behind most of his personal belongings, in order to live life to the fullest in the wild. Chris McCandless was justified in leaving his family to travel in the wild simply because he was old enough to decide to cut ties with his abusive family and be happier in life.
Chris also failed to seek guidance or help from more experienced adventurers who could have offered him life-saving knowledge and referred him to better gear. This behaviour sheds light on how his arrogance got in the way of his personal safety, ultimately leading to his death. His death only caused more pain and grief for his family and it is directly due to his lack of consideration for both his own self safety and his family’s emotional
Nicholas Matthews Professor Moore Conversation HU-103 DF November 10, 2014 Flight from the World The world includes many places for escape; people can escape to the movies for a couple hours, the resort for the weekend, or Disney World for the week. The act of escaping creates a clear mind. It allows you to get away from other opinions, to devote your time to a religion, or even find yourself. In the text Deserts Fathers, the monks sought to be alone.
Changes in life can cause people to chase after a fleeting escape toward everlasting peace. The book “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed is no exception, with the author's life in shambles and limited choices, she decides to pick the most insane one of them all. Which later turns out to be the most satisfying one that helped her repair the path she needed to take. The choices she made were similar to that of Christopher McCandless and his choices in “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer. Both books bring an incredible amount of similarity between the two, showcasing the same life struggles with the same escape plan.
Chris went off after he graduated college and “lived off the land”. Chris would travel to the coast of Mexico, the plains of Kansas, and the dunes of Nevada. Chris went on a final expedition to Alaska that cost him everything. In the following paragraphs I will fully detail how Chris was reckless, selfish, and naive. I will also explore how Chris tied his life to the beliefs of transcendentalism.
Into The Wild portrays a man who went on a fatal unforgettable journey through the alaska wilderness. Chris McCandless was a man with great courage and the ability to live on his own made him more of a hero going on his fatal journey. Many would say he was foolish or not thinking right, but that is not the case. The case here is simply a man with courage wanting to fulfill is beliefs through his journey. One may ask what is courage.
After reading Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, I wondered to myself why I should even care about Chris McCandless. I can see how some think Chris McCandless was an idiot and he was trying to kill himself. After I dove deeper into this question, I learned that Chris McCandless story teaches us important life lessons. Chris McCandless teaches us to get out of our comfort zone. Ronald Franz was an older man who encountered Chris McCandless and gave him a ride from Salton City California to Grand Junction Colorado In Chris’s last letter to Ronald Franz, he says “So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation…
When Krakauer discloses the family narrative, the first member discussed is Walt McCandless, who is introduced as a figure of authority "When Walt talks, people listen. If something or someone displeases him, his eyes narrow and his speech becomes clipped" (105). This is carefully constructed chronology as, the reader can generalize McCandless as being the type of character who does not follow the established prescient; Chris broke convention. A former teacher of McCandless commented that "Chris marches to a different drummer" (pg 107). However, Walt McCandless is however, the authority, the head of the family, and the rule maker.
We have all made mistakes, for some they are small mistakes that do not impact anyone. For others, they are of mammoth proportions and have a preponderant impact on how people think, or say about them. In the book Into the Wild it tells about the journey of Chris McCandless who died in the Alaskan wilderness. Chris McCandless was definitely one of these people who made a big mistake. People around the globe have mixed feelings about this twentieth century adventurer.
Into the wild, is a book by Jon Krakauer that later got turned into a film by Sean Penn, it follows the life of Christopher McCandless, who graduated from Emory University as a top student and athlete with wealthy pushing parents. Instead of continuing his life as a working man of society and taking his offers at top law schools, he decides to ultimately completely disconnect himself from society and instead tries to find his own meaning of life in the wild. Shaun Callarman says “ I think that Chris McCandless was bright and ignorant at the same time.” and i really agree with him on that because even though he left his college a top student the way he wanted to completely disconnect himself the way he did was ignorant. Not only that In the movie it clearly shows that even though he didn't want to connect with people on his journey to alaska he did, I think that if he wouldn't have been so set on being alone and not being attached to others he wouldn't have died the way he did.
Chris McCandless was a college student with a need for adventure. On April 28, 1992, he left on a journey which would lead to the end of his life. After news of his death had reached public ear, most people came to the same conclusion: Chris McCandless was an uneducated, arrogant boy who went on a journey seeking death. However, in the novel Into the Wild, Jon Krakaur portrays Chris McCandless’ transcendental quest as a journey full of wonder. Throughout the novel, Krakaur defines McCandless as an intelligent, hard working, determined young man.