Adventures of Chris McCandless in Jon Krakauer’s Book, Into the Wild

Human nature tells us to want what we can't or don't have. Everything from people to a toy to a kind of hairstyle – we just always want what isn't ours. Chris McCandless from Jon Krakauer's Into The Wild is no exception. He lives his life as part of an upper-middle class family, is smart, and goes to and does well in college, but he still feels like something is missing from his life. He want something completely opposite of the life he's used to. Chris McCandless spent a lot of time looking for something entirely different from what he already had and while he found true happiness it eventually lead to his demise.

I agree with Callarman's statement because Chris McCandless was bright and did dumb decisions at the same time. He was bright by overcoming his fear in the water which made him feel like he was reborn. He did dumb decisions by going into the wild when he wasn't prepared. I did admire the courage he had for trying to live out in the wild. All this wouldn't have happened if he didn't run away from his

Many people have read the story “Into the Wild” By Jon Krakauer, when mentioning the name Chris McCandless he is either viewed as hero or as a dumb man. The people who view him as a hero tend to believe that he was determined enough to want to do something. Others view him as an idiot who just wanted attention. Him being unprepared and not knowing much about how to survive in the wild made McCandless an idiot, the dumb jerk. Also causing him to be a poor role model to multiple people causing them to end up in dangerous situations that could be threatening to their lives.

Life is about considering others and their feelings, but there are people who only think about themselves, sometimes on purpose sometimes inherently. In the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer the main protagonist Chris McCandless was inherently selfish in his journey into Alaska.

In time, the culture is faced with people who seem like they know the what and how. Chris McCandless, the main character in Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild seems like one these people both in the book and in reality. However many shame him for his choices, as they are not deemed ‘logical’ and ‘heroic’, but are seen as ‘selfish’ and ‘foolish.’ In my opinion, Chris’s initial idea seems foolish but following through the journey was courageous.

After reading Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, it explains that McCandless was admirable for his courage and noble ideas. Krakauer is reciting McCandless’s story about his journey of life. Krakauer should be admirable to what McCandless had achieved in his life and what challenges he faced in Alaska. Chris McCandless had big ideas that he wanted to accomplish and he wanted to show that everyone has the right to accomplish something big in their life. McCandless’ Independence drove him to explore his own values rather than society’s and this drive should be respected regardless of the outcome.

In the story “Into The Wild” written by Jon Krakauer, he talks about the adventure that

Thanks to Krakauer’s biography, one can imagine McCandless’s life as he grew up. McCandless’s family was wealthy, his father worked for NASA and eventually left to form his own business with Billie, Chris’s mother. The two would argue over business matters often enough that Carine, his sister, became his support. Even though his parents fought, he did have a fairly decent home life. Chris even went to Emory and graduated, he was a knowledgeable human being. In chapter eight of Into the Wild, Krakauer informs readers of peoples’ opinions of Chris after his death was broadcasted on the news, “many people concluded that the boy must be mentally disturbed” (Krakauer p.70). Chris was not a fool when considering mental stability, but he was not a hero either. A hero is typically someone that has

In the book Into the Wild, the author, John Krakauer, writes about his own life and experiences in an attempt to “throw some oblique light on the enigma of Chris McCandless.” John Krakauer succeeds most in shedding light on Chris McCandless through writing about his experiences with his own father. Lewis Krakauer, John Krakauer’s father, was apparently a very intense man who tried to force his children to become doctors and lawyers. John Krakauer says that when he “did not enter Harvard or any other medical school but became a carpenter and a climbing bum instead, an unbridgeable gulf between us widened.” John Krakauer’s feelings toward his father are very similar to Christopher McCandless’ feelings towards Walt McCandless, his father. John

In Christian’s article of Criticism of McCandless he said, “there was nothing heroic or even mysterious about what Chris McCandless did in April 1992.” This may be true, however as Krakauer believed, Chris wasn’t trying to be heroic, but simply trying to find a life better for himself. As a park ranger, Christian claims to be continually exposed to what he thinks is the “McCandless phenomenon.” Yet everyone that Christian saw go into the wild tried and quickly gave up, whereas McCandless never gave up. While it still may be true that what McCandless did was a bit strange, still all in all he was only trying to find a better way of

It is like a tag on a shirt that keeps bothering your tender skin, it is the reason why you rip the tag off and make your own choices while walking into the unknown land of the wilderness, striving for the adventure that has dire consequences if executed improperly. Walking the unknown land of Hades abyss might have taken the sensitive life of one man, but it was done in a blaze of glory with no regrets. This man of course is Christopher McCandless in the book, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, which is based on a true story. In the book, McCandless strives for the cold Alaskan journey into the wild to satisfy his final thirst for the wilderness but tragedy strikes and it ends by him losing the most valuable thing to him, his life. Chris

In the book, Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, we get an idea of who Chris McCandless really was internally along with how he expressed himself for the world to see. The author admits that McCandless was both rash and an over thinker, but he insists "he wasn't a nutcase or a sociopath…"(85). Chris McCandless, the way I see it, was extremely brave and ambitious. In some cases, he was unfortunately overconfident, which later led to his death. McCandless was a modern transcendentalist in a time where it was not socially acceptable.

Throughout Into the Wild, written by Jon Krakauer, Chris is consistently struggling with this idea of a materialistic world and he wants out of it. Sadly he goes about it the wrong way by making poor decisions such as leaving his family and going unprepared to trek Alaska. Now was Chris crazy, no he wasn’t as said in the story, Chris was an “intelligent,” “thoughtful,” young man. None of these describe a crazy person. Was he misguided? Yes indeed he was, but do you know why? Being mistreated and lied to by many tends to drive a person away because they don’t want to hurt. I feel he wasn’t just seeking adventure, I feel he was looking for something greater, something that would actually make him happy.

I am a reader and a fan of Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild. I have read and learned about your brother Chris McCandless’s adventure life and his role in your life. Chris McCandless had been your protector since when you were a child. As both Chris and you grew up, the bond between both of you had become so strong that Chris shares his feelings and secrets with you. Nevertheless, when he embarked on his adventure after graduating from college, he did not contact his family ever again including you, who he had been caring for ever since your childhood. Although we know that he made that decision so that no one would find out where he is, were you upset about Chris for not having enough trust on you to not exposing his whereabout after contacting

The book Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, is a fascinating story about a young man by the name of Chris McCandless who brings his life to a halt in order to journey across the country looking for a simpler way of life. Throughout the course of the book, there are many interesting facts that are gathered about the way Chris grew up, his motives for his “odyssey”, and his final days living alone in the harsh cold of Alaskan territory. Interestingly enough, the book does not fully include an answer to whether or not Chris’ intentions were to end his life or if he had bigger and better intentions that would satisfy his longing for something more, leaving the answer open to interpretation. People who read the true tale of Chris McCandless and