Romanticism In Into The Wild

Jack London had been an American novelist and is known for works such as The Call of the Wild, which McCandless greatly admired. Chris McCandless had greatly admired Jack London, going as far as carving “Jack London is King” at what came to be the site of his death. The Jack London quote used in the epigraph describes a scene in the forest but uses bitter imagery- yet somehow still romanticises it. “Alex” was unable to ever see past the facade London had built- given that London had hardly ever spent time in the wild himself and most definitely nowhere near as intense as Alaska. This chapter had described how he had been found and this quote leads back to that because though Chris was intelligent, he did not understand that London had to make nature sound beautiful.

This point is also sustained by the work of Emily Dickinson. She wrote at the tail end of the Romantic period, and even though she was influenced by some of the ideals of Transcendentalist, is commonly known as a writer from the Romanticism era. Her writing embodies the defining characteristics that were identified with this period. The main characteristic of Romanticism that Emily Dickinson portrayed in her poems is the emphases on how important Nature is for the transcendentalists. In most of her poems it is possible to find a kind of comparison of something found in Nature.

Reading the “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” the readers, also realize that one important thing in which Mark Twain unites the novel is that, Due to he was an humanist, he always appreciates the nature and always starts the chapter of his book, with some calm introductions for example sunshine’s, beautiful days, sort of heavenly surroundings and as the novel progresses one thing he makes the reader realizes is that Mother Nature is good but human Nature is Romantic and doesn’t make sense, for example the Injun joe scene, the humans are always greedy and want to use others. Due to Mark did not believe in any religion, he was influenced by both Romantics and Realists, but he adjusted that in two different perspectives for example, he was a Romantic in the case of Mother nature and a strict Realist in the case of Humans. Mark Twains methods which make the novel come alive is actually the language as the methods of Mark Twain were that He gets his facts first, and then he distorts them as much as you he pleases, as to the adjectives he states that “When in doubt, strike it out” and last but not least. He uses plains, simple language, short words and brief

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Everyone wondered why he dropped everything. Many believed it was because of his philosophical beliefs and his literary influences, but nevertheless they are simply wrong because he wanted to escape his imperfect relationship with his parents and he had a history of rebellion & risk-taking tendencies. A reason why Chris decided to leave everything behind and head down to Alaska, was because he wanted to escape the flawed relationship he had with his parents. Chris was the type of person who favored the world for it’s beauty rather than favor it for the materialistic items its people had to offer. When Chris graduated Emory University in May of 1990, his parents Walt and Billie offered to buy him a new car as a graduation present.

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.

Jon Krakauer has a high amount of respect for Christopher J. McCandless; not only because they have many similarities, but because McCandless searched deep for the meaning of life and did as he pleased. In the book, “Into The Wild,” Krakauer not only tells the story of McCandless, but also of his own life, and how he has been shaped into his own. Krakauer had a deep love for the wild, just as Chris did. Though, the two did not do the same things, they both pursued their passions which made it easier for Krakauer to relate to Chris. Once climbing a mountain, Krakauer had ran into trouble, just as Chris did on his journey.

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ved Call of the Wild. The Call of the Wild is an interesting and adventuress book. It has alot of foreshadowing and suspence. Some chapters are confusing because of how they talk. Overall the book Call of the Wild is a good book.