Into The Wild Analysis

In the book, “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer. Chapter 10 tells us the body of Chris McCandless was found and for a week they still had not been able to identify the body. On September 10th, the story of a dead hiker was published in the Anchorage Daily News. Jim Gallien saw the article and called the State Troopers and said, “Hey, I think I gave that guy a ride.”(99) At first the trooper did not believe Jim, because there have been already a number of people who said they knew the hikers identity. Jim kept talking to the trooper and described a few items that was not mentioned in the newspaper. Ultimately, what convinced the trooper about Jim’s claim was an entry in Chris’s journal that said, “Exit Fairbanks. Sitting Gallien. Rabbit Day” (99).

The search to find oneself can lead to you to strange places, such as the grand canyon and this search leads him to the wilds of Alaska. Mandy Hale in her book The Single Woman explains finding oneself means going, “ against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well beaten path.” Hale speaks of finding oneself means doing things that people may disapprove of. This is seen in the relationships between him and his parents. Chris cuts off contact

Having a simple life is one of the transcendental beliefs Chris is trying to follow. An example of this is when Krakauer says, “Alex insisted on giving Gallien his watch, his comb, and what he said was all his money: eighty-five cents in loose change” (Krakauer 7). This shows that Alex, aka Chris, wants to give all of his belongings away to live a more simple life. Chris obviously gets the idea of a simple life from Henry David Thoreau who preaches simplicity. Thoreau says, “An honest man has no need to count more than

If not for the reasons above, he was clearly selfish due to the fact that he made relationships with people only to leave when they were no longer necessary for him. On Chris’s selfish quest for “ultimate freedom” he had a tendency to form bonds with people and allow them to provide for him. A few examples are, Wayne Westerberg. Chris meet Wayne and Wayne offered Chris a job. Chris kept intact, even when he was not working for Wayne. When the time came for Chris to go to Alaska he knew he had a job so that he could buy supplies and leave. Another example was when Chris went to the trailer park. After just a week “a seventeen-year-old named Tracy, fell in love with McCandless” (44) Another example of how Chris selfishly formed relationships to leave was with Ron Franz. Ron had formed a strong bond with Chris. The first time Chris left Ron, Ron felt great sadness but when Chris called Ron for help, Ron could not help but be relieved of some of the sadness. When Ron heard Chris’s voice, “it was like sunshine after a month of rain” (53). Chris, did not feel this kind of bond though. Chris only needed Ron for a place to stay and a friend until it was time to go to Alaska. Ron felt such a strong bond that he asked Chris if he could adopt him. Then without a solid answer Chris “slipped painlessly, out of Ron Franz’s life as well… Franz became so attached to McCandless so quickly, but the affection he felt was genuine, intense, and

Until, when he finally decided that it was time to escape society, and start living independently, to find out exactly who he was. “Hey, Guys! This is the last communication you shall receive from me. I now walk out to live amongst the wild. Take care, it was great knowing you. ALEXANDER” (Krakauer, 69). The day Chris said those words he was finally living his own life, instead of the life his parents gave him. He was proud to walk out of the life he didn’t want anymore and live the life that he always wanted to live. Besides Chris living his own life instead of his parents, he also lived to find his inner self.

Chris found his heart belonged to adventure. He could not stand to settle in one place for too long. To him, society was ruining who he was and who he desired to be. Others find that being around people and creating strong relationships are more fulfilling. Ron Franz wanted to adopt Chris because he enjoyed his company so much, but after Ron asked him, Chris told him that they would talk about it when he got back from Alaska, and from there he kept traveling. It’s not that he was afraid of commitment, he just did not belong there. He enjoyed meeting new people and having companionship, but he could not stay with any of the places he visited for too long before he had to continue on because he was suited for life on the road. In the book, John Waterman is an example of someone who is suited for the road while I (a true New Yorker at heart) loves the busyness of the city and is totally not suited for a life on the

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer - Thesis Statement Jon krakauer sympathizes Christopher McCandless living life to the fullest and moving beyond the box. Having to feel the measures of pain and other feelings that about. Krakauer he was not accustomed to. He was blank he couldn’t take the pressure so he went alone.

Starting a journey with only a useless rifle and ten pounds of rice is not a problem for Christopher McCandless. Into the Wild by John Krakauer, is a thrilling novel about a young man named Christopher McCandless, who leaves a materialist society and decides to journey into the wild. Christopher Johnson McCandless graduates from college and tells his parents that he is going to spend the summer traveling in his car, a used Datsun. He changes his name to Alex Supertramp in hope to start a new lifestyle, away from everything he knew. A natural disaster happens which forces Alex to abandon his car after it is damaged by a flash flood. He then loads his belongings into his backpack and sets out on foot. Alex

On the other hand, for those he did care about, he left a positive impact on their lives. Chris was raised in an environment where“...hideous domestic violence hidden behind a mask of prosperity and propriety” (Mcalpin). While some believe that going to Alaska was a way to take revenge on his parents, it is hard to imagine those actions taken by Chris who is someone independent and holds neoteric ideals. It is more presumable to suppose that Chris just wanted to cut off ties to those he thinks contravenes with his ideals and ambitions. On the other hand, for everyone he met on the journey, he built a positive relationship; he maintained those relationships up until his death, even telling Wayne, “‘Till then I’ll always think of you as a friend” (Krakauer 33). He consistently sent postcards and shared his current status and new thoughts to Ron, Wayne, and Jan Burres. In his long letter to Ron detailing his pilgrimage, he gave heartfelt thanks and sincere hopes to see him again, writing “Ron, I really enjoy all the help you have given me and the times that we spent together….But providing that I get through this Alaskan Deal in one piece you will be hearing from me again in the future” (Krakauer 56). What makes this letter so special is the fact that Chris

Destiny What is destiny? In today’s world people argue whether or not you were born with a destiny or whether or not you can change your destiny. Personally, I think the choices you make in life are gonna effect your destiny. If you go into a bank and rob the bank your destiny is gonna be you in jail .

Into the Wild Madison Garvin Youth are famous for their rebellious and foolish acts of driving too fast or drinking too much, but occasional adolescents, such as Chris McCandless, take this risk-taking to a deeper and more logical extreme. In the novel Into the Wild, Krakauer uses McCandless’s journal, his friends and family and even his own personal experiences to analyze McCandless’s adventures into the uninhabited. He not only explores McCandless’s trials, expeditions, and ultimate death but examines the reasons why a privileged youth would leave everything that he has behind and take on a challenge like living alone in the wilderness.

Farah Ahmedi, Wade Watts, and Buck, had all been determined characters. Buck had been thrown into the wild, Wade had nearly been killed, and Farah had to escape from her war-torn city. The need to survive had overcome them all. However, all three had been determined and willing to prevail even after being thrown into a tough situation against their own will. Farah Ahmedi had wanted to get away from the war-torn city of Afghanistan because she and her mother were searching for a better life.

In the film “Into the Wild” it shows Chris, a young adult, trying to make his way to Alaska. His beliefs in freedom and isolation from the modern world would drive him to go to Alaska in hope that he finds the so simple goal, happiness. He struggle sand faces obstacles that hinder him to his destination. Odd people, intelligent people, elderly people, young people; he met all

All the movies we watched were about different people living in the wild during the winter. All of the stories were extremely different. Some of the people were prepared and had plenty of experience. Others were not as prepared and had a hard time living alone in the wild. The first video was about the Cree who have gone up to live in the wild every winter since they were children. The second was about a scientist who had never been in the wild and was dropped off in the middle of nowhere with all of his equipment. The third video was Into the Wild, it was about a man who wanted an adventure and went into Alaska with little preparation and died. The fourth video was of a man who had had plenty of experience living in the wild and was very

In 2007, American actor Sean Penn wrote and directed Into the Wild, an adaptation of the international bestseller 1996 non-fiction book “Into the Wild” written by Jon Krakauer. With a budget of $15,000,000 Penn was able to bring Christopher McCandless back to life and share his battle with the physical world. Opening weekend, September 23, 2007 the film made $212,400. The film was nominated for two Golden Globes and an Academy Award. Into the Wild won the Best Original Song award for “Guaranteed” by Eddie Vedder. (imbd). In a initial review of the film published in The New York Times, noted film critic A. O. Scott wrote, “Into the Wild” is, on the contrary, alive to the mysteries and difficulties of experience in a way that very few recent American movies have been.”