Into the wild is a book written by Jon Krakauer. There is also a movie directed by sean penn. The main character is chris mccandless. He goes on a fool's trip running away from society and ended up dead in alaska. Shaun callarman says he was bright and ignorant at the same time. I believe that his argument was valid and he makes a good point.
Callarman makes a good argument when saying chris was bright and ignorant at the same time.
Chris was very ignorant in what he did, he could have stayed home and he would of had a better life. He had no common sense and was very ignorant, I mean who goes to alaska to “find himself”. He was being an idiot and nuisance to his family. For example, chris never told anybody when he was going to leave. That
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In some cases he was but not to the extent to no think he is an idiot. He did do some good such as, giving his savings to charity, and ridding himself of his possessions to understand himself. However, this still does not make him any less of an arrogant person he was, leaving people he used to get ahead behind and never thanking them. I would say that he was right about somethings though. He did help people along the way like, the two people in the rv, the people at that farm, and the old man. For that he deserves some recognition. Important life lesson NO.2: Never lie, cheat, or steal your way to the top because all that lies at the top is grief and depression. So, chris mccandless was an arrogant, selfish man that drop his already amazing life to live and inevitably die in alaska. He should have stayed home, he would have eventually found what he was looking for. But still to today no-one knows for certain what he was truly doing. I believe he was running away from his parents and their high control over his life. Therefore chris mccandless, in my eyes, was just crazy, he might of had a mental problem or something. To end, another important life lesson, never forget who you are and where you come from, for if you do, you can hurt the others around
Chris wanted to live his life and find who he really is. He wasn’t becoming who he wanted to be. He was super smart, athletic, and went to a good college. His family had a lot of money and he did not care for money at all. He wanted his own life.
Some people may think that Chris was not justified because he did abandon his family and he told nobody that he was leaving for alaska. He also left his perfect life and many people didn't understand why. On page 2 it says “Hey Guys! This is the last communication you shall receive from me.
Into the Wild Essay In 1992, 24 year old Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions and decided to hitchhike to Alaska and invent a new life for himself. Chris had just finished college and many thought he was going to further his education but instead he took a fatal trip into the wild. There are many questions still unanswered to why he felt he needed to go on this trip and people will never know the real reason why Chris McCandless hitchhiked to Alaska by himself with insufficient equipment.
Chris McCandless may first be described as a rebel and his inclination to abstain from the family he was brought up with. Krakauer says that he 'believed that wealth was shameful, corrupting, and inherently evil '. Despite that, Chris always liked money. Chris was also a very independent person who had a strong relationship with nature. Chris was also the kind of kid to always get good grades, without even trying to.
After Chris graduated college he wanted to find who he really wanted to be. In the documentary, “Into the wild” Carine said before he left he sent a letter saying that the reason he left was because he wanted to find who he really wanted to be in life and how he wanted to adventure the wilderness. Chris also wanted to leave the past and see how the future turns out for him. Some people who have read the book might say that Chris McCandless was insane and crazy for leaving his family and home behind without a trace.
Chris McCandless was in his early 20’s, he was the kind of that guy that wanted to learn and experience life without all of the material things. He wanted to be independent from his parents and friends so Chris did something that would be insane for most of us humans but to him, it wasn’t. He went into the wild of Alaska for months, in fact, McCandless even thought he could make it out alive at the end of his journey. As a matter of fact, he was known as being a risk taker and enjoyed being out and about in the nature side of the world. Many would believe that Chris McCandless went into the wild to purposely kill himself; however, I myself believe that McCandless did not do it purposely.
Chris had it easy. Chris thought that he should be allowed to run free. Borders were nonexistent to him. Borders were made to protect people and Chris disrespected that the best he could. Chris snuck into Mexico, he never intended to use a passport.
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.
"I think that Chris McCandless was bright and ignorant at the same time. He had no common sense, and he had no business going to Alaska with his Romantic silliness. He made a lot of mistakes based on ignorance. I don’t admire him at all for his courage nor his noble ideas. Really, I think he was just plain crazy."
People believed that he ate potato seeds that were possibly poisonous (Hedysarum Alpinum) due to it being a resource around and he was starving. Chris wouldn’t have known they were poisonous but he most likely wouldn’t have eaten them if he would have accepting money, food, or have been better prepared. They think the seeds cause his stomach to weaken then eventually his body weakened, at one point he was too weak to leave the bus to try to go find food. If Chris would have saved some of the $24,000 or kept his map he would have had a better chance of
“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” ―Maya Angelou. Jon Krakauer’s true story titled Into the Wild is about a man who decides to throw away his old life and escape the rules of conventional society. Twenty-two-year-old Chris McCandless came from a well-to-do family in Virginia and, without warning, abandons everything. He changes his name, loses contact with his family, gives away his car and all his money, and begins a two-year long journey hitchhiking to Alaska where he eventually dies of starvation.
There were many people he met who tried to talk Chris out of it but since it was just him he never really listened. Shaun Callarman is just one of many people who agree with my ideas of who Chris really was. Shaun says, “I think that Chris McCandless was bright and ignorant at the same time. He had no common sense,
“Really, I think he was just plain crazy,” I do agree with Callarman because I think Chris was a little crazy for doing these actions. He was a very courageous for doing this because not many people would take a random trip to the wilderness because people would rather be in
This quote relates to McCandless story because he was sick of the conformity of everyday life and Chris also believed that people were okay doing the same thing everyday in life because it was safe. This is why Christopher McCandless should be admired for this courage to go into the wild he may have died,but at least he lived his life to the fullest with no
Chris felt he did not belong anywhere in the society the world was placing him to be. He was strong enough to get up and make a big change in his life and I admire for that, but not for leaving with not one word left. Chris understood life a