What Does Chris Mccandless Mean In Into The Wild

For him, spending a year or two in the Alaskan wilderness was his way of doing that. In my opinion, Chris had every right to go into the Alaskan wilderness and Shaun Callarman had no business questioning Chris’ right to do so. Shaun Callarman talks about romantic silliness. “...going into Alaska with his romantic silliness” (Krakauer, 1997) At what point was Chris trying to be romantic? He was just trying to find himself and escape the life that brought him so much pain. He wasn’t on some grand quest for some romantic journey.

Because he displays the qualities of being religious and loving, Chris McCandless is a solid example of a grad at grad. Chris is more like a grad at grad than Holden Caulfield because he exemplifies more of the grad at grad qualities than Holden does. This essay will discuss how Chris McCandless utilizes being religious and loving during his journey in “Into the Wild.” However, it will not discuss the qualities of being committed to doing justice, open to growth, and intellectually competent because neither McCandless nor Holden displayed these qualities. Neither of then mention service to others, which proves that it wasn’t a large part of either of their lives. Neither of them were open to growth either. They were both self centered and didn’t do anything for anyone but themselves. Holden called everyone a phony and Chris ran away from his life to go into the wild. Although both Holden and Chris seem to be intellectually competent, Holden failing

The epigraph states “The solitude and total freedom of the wilderness created a perfect setting for either melancholy or exultation” (Krakauer 157). This speaks to how McCandless felt throughout his journey. McCandless was able to feel both melancholy and exultation throughout his journey. On one hand, McCandless was able to feel melancholy both because of the shame of his home life and because of his need for love. This is shown when Chris writes in his journal, “Happiness [is] only real when shared” (Krakauer 189).

McCandless marks passages about the importance of living for others and the happiness that love for others can bring into life within his copy of Tolstoy’s “Family Happiness” (Krakauer 169). McCandless then proceeds to pack his things and clean himself up in order to return to civilization. This behavior is an indication that he was satisfied with the progress he had made in his search for self-actualization. He had found balance with nature during his days in the Alaskan wilderness. Chris McCandless was prepared to return home. Towards the end of the novel Krakauer discusses a note that McCandless left at the bus while he was out picking berries. The note reads, “In the name of god, please remain to save me” (Krakauer 198). The desperate tone present in the note, demonstrates the extent to which McCandless wanted to be found. He found the ideals went looking for. He found his place in nature. He found that he had control over his life and material needs. Perhaps speculators are correct in their assertions that McCandless went into the Alaskan bush ready to die. Perhaps they were right that he was willing to die in order to find the ideals he sought. However, the circumstances of his death indicate that he was not willing to die at the end of his journey. Despite his struggle to survive and his desire to live on, Chris McCandless died peacefully, knowing he had finished his life in a manner that made him profoundly

Lastly, Chris Mccandless got to fulfill his dream, live his own life, and now he even got to find his inner self, find out who he truly is. Chris was the kind of person that lived dangerously unlike most people, he was different “It is hardly unusual for a young man to be drawn to a pursuit considered reckless by his elders...Danger has always held a certain allure. McCandless, in his fashion, merely took risk-taking to its logical extreme” (Krakauer, 182). Chris’s true self-was one that was riskful and daring until he could finish the task. Furthermore, he was different from others and throughout his journey, others could see that. In the end that was the kind of person Chris Mccandless was, and this is the person he became after fulfilling his dream and living his own life. In contrast, others did

Although Chris McCandless’ controlling and toxic family environment was a major motive for his escape, his deep-seated internal battle was simply an irresistible impulse for discovery and liberty. Chris’ journey shows a new level of freedom; what true independence holds. He set out into nature alone without support of family or friends, searching for a path unlike those of most, and running from a barred cage of conventional living. Unsatisfied and somewhat angry with himself and his life of abundance in money, opportunity, and security, his preceding experiences and determined character lead him to an inevitable flee into no-mans land. Throughout the novel, Krakauer wants the reader to understand that there is more to Chris than his habit of criticising authority and defying society’s pressures. He needed more from himself, and more from life. He wasn’t an ordinary man, therefore could not live with an ordinary life. Krakauer demonstrates this by creating a complex persona for Chris that draws you in from the beginning.

In Jon Krakauer's novel Into the Wild, the main character, Chris McCandless, seeks nature so that he can find a sense of belonging and the true meaning of who he is. However, it is the essence of nature that eventually takes his life away from him. At the end of his life, he is discovers his purpose and need of other people. After Chris McCandless death in Alaska, Krakauer wrote Into the Wild to reflect on the journey that McCandless makes. Krakauer protrays McCandless as a young man who is reckless, selfish, and arrogant, but at the same time, intelligent, determined, independent, and charismatic. Along with the irony that occurs in nature, these characteristics are the several factors that contribute to McCandless death.

There are an infinite amount of unique responses to the question “What is the meaning of life?”. However, the majority of people will agree that the true meaning of life is to find happiness and what is really important to one’s self. In Jon Krakauer’s, Into The Wild, Chris McCandless conveys this idealism through his life’s journey as he bravely defies all limitations. Chris McCandless isolates himself from society in his Alaskan Odyssey as a way to defy accepted expectations and to begin discovering the meanings of life without any corrupted influences.

Living the luxury city life is not for everyone. For some people, they will never be able to find happiness with the drama, over crowded cities, and huge amounts of disrespect that represent the city life. Chris McCandless leaves his family, education, friends and name he has made for himself in the big city. His journey into the wild allowed him to figure out who he really was, embrace the true meaning of life, and make us feel like we could do the same by taking an endless journey to understand what truly makes us happy. Chris was very set in his ways. He never needed prized objects to make him content, and he believed that the people around him were holding him back with their drama and lies. “I’m going to paraphrase Thoreau here…rather

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.

Everyone thinks about escaping from something in their life. Whether it is a test or something as big as reality, Chris McCandless was not an exception. He not only wanted to escape reality and its standards, he also wanted to escape the situations of his family. In Into the Wild, Chris McCandless was a refugee from not only the civilized world, but also his own circumstances, because he escaped his old society that he believed to be a prison and hitched rides to find refuge in the American wilderness.

Chris McCandless was a very unique individual. In Jon Krakauer’s book, Into the Wild, he tries his best to make sense of McCandless’ journey to the Alaskan wilderness. However, he never really figured out what McCandless’ purpose of the trip was. Looking at McCandless’ life throughout the book, I believe that Chris McCandless went on his journey to find happiness within his own life and did achieve it in the end.

I think he just wanted to pursue life in a different way. Chris was not seeing life the way anyone else was so he decided to brush off into the wild and be free on his own. Though he did not survive he was still a very bright, arrogant human being. Shaun Callarman states, “He had no common sense, and he had no business going into Alaska with his Romantic silliness.” Chris knew going into the wild that he did not have much survival skills but that did not stop him from doing what he wanted to do because he did not care about society and was just completely over everything which was why he made the move to the wilderness. This clearly shows us that Chris did not have much common sense. If he had better survival skills and common sense he probably would have known not to eat that poisonous berry. It was his dream to be in the wild and he decided to pursue it. I respect his decisions and i personally believe it was a good decision other than the fact of him dying. He made the infinitive decision to do all of this so why stop

Chris experienced happiness in the wild by making friends with some people he met. He met people like, Ronald Franz and Wayne Westerberg. Although Chris met some exciting people he still wanted to be isolated. His family knew that Chris wanted to achieve isolation and self-reliance. Chris loved to adventure and it brought him joy and exaltation. Chris read books about men adventuring in the cold and the wild, it was glorified to him, therefore he entered the wild to become happy. Chris McCandless found happiness when he embarked on his adventure all over the U.S. in Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer.

Chris McCandless’s ultimate goal was to reach the great Alaskan wilderness. Chris was a courageous, fearless, and adventurous person. He hitchhiked and travelled all the way to his great adventure, met a ton of new people and had a huge impact everywhere he went. Chris McCandless didn’t care about luxurious things like money, a fancy car, or a big house, all he cared about was the outdoors. Chris McCandless’s goal in life was to go out and find what he was missing from his life. All he really wanted was to be able to live a happy life and share that with others.