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What Are Chris Mccandless Struggles In Into The Wild

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Losing one’s self in the wilderness, is more risky than euphoric. In the book, “Into The Wild”, by Jon Krakauer, Jon tries to retell a glimpse of Chris McCandless’s story. Chris McCandless came from a wealthy family and he attended a prestigious college. At this point, he had it all. His parents offered him a new car, but he became enraged and refused to accept it. He knew that money did not buy happiness and with that perspective, he decided to donate twenty-four thousand dollars to charity. He felt entangled in society and its social norms. He felt like people were holding him back. Chris McCandless felt a desire to venture out of the states as Alexander Supertramp, which was his way of starting a new lifestyle and identity. Although we see America as the land of the free, McCandless still feels entrapped. He did not venture out ignorantly, because he has a sense of where to go. The dream was to live among the wilderness in Alaska. Despite the decision to migrate, Chris had nothing to lose. He is a man …show more content…

With all that knowledge in his head, he seemed like he would be well off into the wild. Throughout his journey, he met numerous people. Chris McCandless was not the easiest person to converse with. He had a very narcissistic attitude. Nonetheless, Chris was able to make friends. It was very unlikely for the friends he made to ever see him again as he was destined to live a life of isolation from society. On one of McCandless’s letter he wrote, “so many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one piece of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future.” I feel like Chris is trying to inspire people to live the life they want and

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