ipl-logo

Krakauer's Journey

300 Words2 Pages

Chapters 14 & 15 explained Krakauer’s personal expedition to Devil’s Thumb. I learned a lot about Krakauer’s personal life and the factors contributing to his journey. After reading his personal experience, I understood his compassion for Chris McCandless 's life and journey and why he wrote Into The Wild. Krakauer explains how he had such devotion to climb Devil’s Thumb, but I interpreted this as him being type of guy who sets his mind to a task and then is extremely driven to accomplish it. Chris, on the other hand, admires nature and wanted an escape from the cruelty of the world. Krakauer and McCandless had their some similarities but their motives somewhat differed. What ignited Krakauer to follow through with his journey was, in my

Show More
Related

  • Similarities Between Into The Wild And Chris Mccandless

    1231 Words  | 5 Pages

    Each man had his own goals and purpose for taking upon himself that certain project to accomplish. The purpose of McCandless's journey was he wanted to make it to Alaska without taking anything from anyone. Chris wanted to live off the land and not take short cuts by flying places or in his words anything that was considered “cheating.” Krakauer stated, “Chris McCandless intended to invent a new life for himself, one which he would be free to wallow in unfiltered experience. ”(4)

    Read More

  • An Analysis Of Mccandless In Into The Wild, By Jon Krakauer

    1120 Words  | 5 Pages

    Chris underestimated the power of Nature. As Krakauer describes in his climb of the Devils Thumb, Nature is very harsh. During his climb, Krakauer comes close to death several times. He finds nature’s power extremely frightening. With this personal narrative, readers understand the true ruthlessness of the wild.

    Read More

  • Self-Confidence In Into The Wild, By Jon Krakauer

    1343 Words  | 6 Pages

    In Into The wild, Krakauer narrates the last couple of journeys Mccandless had on his adventure to Alaska where he ultimately died. Mccandless Touched many people's lives through all of his journeys. Mccandless went on these journeys because he was confused in life when he figured out his dad had cheated on his mom. This changed Mccandless to the point he began to hate his parents. Mccandless had a lot of confidence in himself so he left on an adventure to find his identity.

    Read More

  • Jon Krakauer Biography

    165 Words  | 1 Pages

    Biographical information about the author: Jon Krakauer was born on April 12, 1954. He was the third from five children. He was raised in Corvallis, Oregon, but was originally from Brookline, Massachusetts. He graduated from Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. Mountain climbing in Corvallis, Oregon starting from the age of eight was a hobby he grew up doing.

    Read More

  • Rhetorical Analysis Of Into The Wild, By Jon Krakauer

    629 Words  | 3 Pages

    For example, Krakauer employs Ron Franz’s account of Chris and mentions how Franz “regards the world through wary blue eyes” because of Chris’ death (59). Franz’s account evokes emotion to demonstrate the indelible impression Chris has on those he meets. Krakauer loads his story with emotion to allow the readers to sympathize with Chris’ plight; thus, Krakauer’s emotions influence his writing which prevents his ability to remain objective. Moreover, the author recalls the “wrenching loneliness” of his own journey with the Devil’s Thumb in Alaska (151). Krakauer recounts the hardships of his journey to indicate Chris’ emotional state during his journey.

    Read More

  • Compare And Contrast Mccandless And Mccunn's Venture Into The Wild

    638 Words  | 3 Pages

    His journal also holds words of disappointment in his last days. He speaks of his desperate and progressively futile efforts to survive. His journal entries were also published. The new York times published his journal entries which lead to his story being published by Jon KrakAuer. Both men’s journals are the only evidence of their dream being pursued in the wilderness of

    Read More

  • Ethos In Into The Wild

    806 Words  | 4 Pages

    Into the Wild tells the story of Chris McCandless, a young man who embarked on an adventure across the U.S. Chris lived for adventure, and sadly met his demise in the Alaskan wilderness. Chris’ death brought about a large debate as to whether Chris was insane or simply idealistic. Krakauer wrote Into the Wild to prove Chris’ sanity and soundly completes that task by using rhetorical devices to persuade his audience. Throughout the book, Krakauer uses ethos to develop Chris’ credibility by providing examples of people who are similar to him. For example, Krakauer provides multiple examples of people who were very similar to Chris, such as Everett Ruess.

    Read More

  • Chris Mccandless In Jon Krakauer's 'Into The Wild'

    986 Words  | 4 Pages

    Krakauer also put some of McCandless’ journals and letters in the book. According to Shaun Callarmans analysis Chris McCandless had no business going to Alaska. Callarman thinks Chris McCandless is just plain crazy. Callarman doesn't admire his courage or noble ideas. Even though Shaun Callarman thinks Chris McCandless was bright and ignorant, also made mistakes because of his arrogance, I disagree with Callarmans analysis

    Read More

  • How Does Krakauer Use Ethos In Into The Wild

    907 Words  | 4 Pages

    Krakauer uses ethos, pathos and logos to make his point, he shows Chris’s emotions “He’d tell us to think about all the evil in the world, all the hatred and imagine ourselves running against the forces of darkness” (112). Krakauer relates to Chris’s desire to escape society. Krakauer himself went to Alaska to experience the same need for solidarity. “Alaska has long been a magnet for dreamers and misfits, people who think the unsullied enormity of the Last Frontier will patch all the holes in their lives.

    Read More

  • Who Is Krakauer's Argument In Chapter 8

    568 Words  | 3 Pages

    Throughout chapters 8 and 9, the author showed his bias towards Chris McCandless, which is an act of defiance to his position as an objective journalist, when he attempted to alter the readers’ negative point of view towards Chris by the introduction of different people who had similar experiences and characteristics as him and then making comparison. After reading the previous chapters, the readers have already made their own judgement on Chris, which are probably mostly negative. To address this issue, Krakauer initiates chapter 8 by introducing negative comments and mails not only about Chris but also to him, the author. These will serve as an argument that he will later attempt to disprove while at the same time, still informing the readers about what makes Chris special and unique.

    Read More

  • Structure Of Into The Wild

    748 Words  | 3 Pages

    Krakauer decided to write this story because he found himself intrigued on McCandless’s

    Read More

  • Argumentative Essay On Into The Wild

    915 Words  | 4 Pages

    However, Jon Krakauer proves his argument that McCandless was not arrogant, foolish, antisocial, or crazy by giving examples of other young men who were similar to McCandless to show that his journey wasn’t unprecedented. He also proves that McCandless wasn’t antisocial because he developed personal relationships with Ronald Franz, Wayne Westerberg, and Jan Burres in such a short amount of time and explaining the many times that McCandless respected the Alaskan Bush. Krakauer admits that McCandless may have suffered from hubris; he was still a victim of circumstances. Krakauer proves that McCandless had an intrinsic motivation to discover and that he wasn’t alone because Krakauer too ventured into the Alaskan Bush when he was younger. The Alaskan Bush is a very difficult place to survive if one isn’t prepared for many challenges such as hunting for food or staying warm in the frost ridden

    Read More

  • Comparison Of Chris Mccandless And Into The Wild By Chris Krakauer

    1365 Words  | 6 Pages

    Born in A Different Life Life on the road is an idealistic way to escape from societal problems. There is no denying that it grants individuals satisfaction by allowing them to fulfill their goals, as well as providing immense freedom and control over one’s life; however, it is a fundamentally illogical path to take due to nature’s malevolence. In Into The Wild, Krakauer writes a biography about a young man named Chris McCandless, in which he illustrates the similarities between himself and McCandless’s overly ambitious journey to accomplish feats in the wilderness. Coinciding with their similarities, they also faced an oppressive father figure at home, which lead the both of them to believe that their journey will provide them an answer to their problems at home. McCandless planned to survive in Alaska by living off the land while Krakauer wanted to be the first one to climb the Devil’s Thumb.

    Read More

  • Symbolism In Jon Krakauer's 'Into The Wild'

    2137 Words  | 9 Pages

    As each chapter come’s there is an account from Chris’ diary to accompany it. Along with this is some type of quote/ inspirational passage which lets us in on what is to come in the chapter ahead. Krakauer is able to maintain this structure throughout the whole book and through this we are able to pick apart the journey of Chris McCandless to construct our own opinions about his mysterious persona. The structure Krakauer creates for us in Into the Wild is significant to our understanding of Chris and his journey as it sheds insight onto his life from many different

    Read More

  • Analysis Of Into The Wild, By Jon Krakauer

    1423 Words  | 6 Pages

    He openly challenges the reader with an opposing belief that even combats his opinion of McCandless. The first real break in the story is in chapter eight. This entire chapter is filled with the opinions of either media or Alaskan residents and outdoors fanatics. Contrary to Krakauer’s positive read on Chris, all of these views are particularly negative and unsympathetic. Many criticize “His ignorance, which could have been cured by a USGS quadrant and a Boy Scout manual, is what killed him.

    Read More

More about Krakauer's Journey

Open Document