Adam Shepard Analysis

“The moral of this story is that no matter how much we try, no matter how much we want it…some stories just don’t have a happy ending.”(Picoult). In “Into the Wild” by John Krakauer, it is obvious that his and Chris McCandless’ story are very similar. He can relate to Chris and almost looks up to him and it’s quite easy to see that. By looking at the author's own journey compared to McCandless’, their similarities, and their shared experiences, it’s easy to see that they both had similar journeys, and they both experienced a transcendental awakening but one journey ended in triumph while the other ended in tragedy.

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

The story of Chris McCandless has become a pop culture phenomenon. Many are fascinated by his desire to abandon his family and society and “walk into the wild” (Krakauer 69). Newscasts, magazine articles, movies, and books have tried to define what motivated him to give up everything for his Alaskan odyssey; however, the answers died with McCandless. People make assumptions about him without knowing his entire story. McCandless chose to do the unconventional, making people think he was either foolish or brave and determined, but ultimately he was selfish for doing what he did.

Sam Shepard is widely recognized as one of the most celebrated dramatists in American literature. Characterized by stylized, complex language, lyrical and elaborate dialogue with very little context or explanations, his style involves revealing secrets, opening hidden areas of one’s identity, and a continuous search for conclusions to satisfy (Author Last name for Understanding Sam Shepard, 1). The effect of his surreal techniques, open-ended structure (where anything can happen) and exploration of complex worlds and characters makes him one of America’s most creative, thoughtful, and challenging playwrights. In True West, Sam Shepard explores a complex world where confrontation between brothers, attitudes toward life, and the myth of the

Christopher Johnson McCandless is a respectable man in so many ways but, yet such a foolish man in many others. Chris McCandless possessed a seemingly ever-lasting bravery that constantly shined through his unique and matchless character. He was very righteous in himself to the point in which he kept himself from any sin or evil, committing his life to what seemed like an idea of celibacy, not just in refraining from any desire of flesh but also in all lusts of life with his diligent power of will that constantly shined through his exterior. Onto the contrary of his good characteristics, McCandless remained to be very foolish in his decisions and under takings, whether it be by his arrogance of sheer narrow mindedness.

Chris was independent and the fact that he went out and was able to support himself was courageous. His bosses claim that he was “the hardest worker they have ever seen” and enjoyed his determination to get the job not only done, but done right. “In a matter of a few months, half a dozen other students were working under him, and he’d put seven thousand dollars in his bank account...he used it to buy the yellow datsun.” (Krakauer, 116). McCandless worked hard, and he appreciated being able to do things for himself. This explains the reason why he went out on his own and didn’t tell anyone or let anyone help him. It wasn’t that he was stubborn or ungrateful, he truly loved being independent and he valued the luxuries he was able to provide for himself. Chris McCandless was hardworking and determined, which is inspiring because he was able to accomplish the goals and dreams he set his mind on.

One difference between Adam Shepard was twenty- three when he left and Christopher McCandless was twenty-two and had just graduated from college. McCandless was an all A student and so was Adam. McCandless had the best personality and could make people happy effortless. He did it because he knew it made them feel good he liked to make people happy happy and didn’t want anything in return at all. He once told jan and rainey “He didn’t need money it made people cautious”. He did everything he did because he lived his whole life doing what his parents wanted him to do but now that he was emancipated from that world of abstraction. Falso security, parents and material excess, the things that cut chris off from the truth of his existence. Chris lived for happiness and making those around him happy and being happy came with fun and living life however it pleased you. As said in the movie “It should not be denied that being footloose has always exhilarated us. It is associated in our minds with escape from history, oppression and law irksome obligations. Absolute freedom and the road has always led

Chris McCandless is a person of great strength of mind that is not well used for he became arrogant in his life and stayed stubbornly away from new knowledge that could have helped him. While chris may have ended his life's story with his odyssey he is still one of the few people to actually follow their dreams all the way to their ends even if it meant

Little things in one’s childhood can affect them in the long run and affect the decisions you make. In the book, Into the Wild, the author Jon Krakauer, tries to make the valid point that Chris McCandless was a hero, a noble and inspirational character. In the book, Krakauer fails to persuade the reader into the belief of the role that Chris McCandless was a “hero.” Chris McCandless was the son of two wealthy parents, and had so much great things going for him with a chance to a good working job and great opportunities, but instead to pursue in those opportunities he decided to get rid of all his possessions, and give everything up, even his family, and went on the journey to Alaska.

Chris Gardner achieves his goals by finding a successful job which shows that through perseverance, we can be happy. For example, Chris tries hard not to be late and rushed to internship. He let a girl watch his scanner during appointment and it stolen. Chris left the interview and chased after the girl. This shows how he got distracted and left his

Throughout he was offered multiple opportunities to improve his situation and gear but he refused. Whether it was offers of improved gear from Jim Gallien in Alaska or money and knives at the Slabs McCandless simply couldn’t accept any help from others. The only form of help he somewhat accepted were people offers of rides that would set him on the path of where he needs to go. Others may argue that he was just trying to do it his way and survive within his own means. While this is a valid point his attempt to survive within his own means ultimately cost him his life. As many Alaskan’s pointed out he had entered the wilderness entirely ill-prepared just to survive nearly dying for a bit “does not make you a better human, it makes you damn lucky.”. Others pointed out how he had forgotten the first Boy Scout rule of being prepared (71). If he was able to accept the help of other, especially gear improval, he would almost certainly had a much better chance of surviving his time in the Alaskan

This case has a lot the information that we as students had learned in the class. First, learning from chapter one in the book the types of violent crimes and learning that Adam Walsh’s crime is in the category of murdered children. According to the schoolbook, in 1996 almost 2000 children were murdered. Secondly learning the chapter of child abduction and exploitation where almost 58,200 children were victims of child abduction by a non-family member, according to the NISMART-2 (Sedlak, Finklehor, Hammer, & Schultz, 2002, p. 5). Watching the film has given me the opportunity to be able to use the knowledge learned from the class and the book based on how each victim in Adam Walsh’s movie has a role in being a victim of crime. Victimology

Sam Shepard left his wife and child because he fell desperately in love with Jessica Lange. Later on in the story we start to see the pain it caused Olan and Jessica in Shepard and Dark, when Dark talks about how things were at the house when Shepard left. Without a doubt, it is definitely upsetting and painful that your husband or father leaves you suddenly. Shepard also experienced a great deal of pain himself, during the process of wondering if he should leave or not. This tore Shepard up inside. It was like an internal play between two choices of action seen in Shepard. Knowing the internal struggle he was going through, he sees how this really affected him. Shepard was being torn in two different directions

One night in 2008, Erin Andrews, an ESPN reporter, stayed in a Nashville Marriott Hotel, and her life has not been the same since. Michael David Barrett, who had been following Andrews for quite some time, called the hotel and booked the room adjacent to hers (which he had also done a few times). He drilled a peep hole in the wall and proceeded to film her undress. These videos were released on the internet and the day has yet to pass in which they cease to haunt Andrews. Barrett was sentenced to a mere 30 months in prison along with a few fines. This conundrum is a perfect example as to why feminism is necessary and very relevant. Although some may say the feminism is in no way a crucial necessity for society today and Andrews deserved it, the truth of the matter is that we need feminism because the shame often falls

Chris McCandless died doing what he loved, but was it worth all of the pain and uncertainty he caused his family? Chris embarked on a journey through the Alaskan wilderness, which resulted in his demise. He cut ties with his family due to personal differences in opinion and travelled all around the country living off of the land for the most part. People have formed many different opinions of Chris McCandless, but its up to you to decide whether his actions were selfish or purposeful. In this Journal, I will be questioning the motives of McCandless, connecting with him, as well as evaluating the author.