Analysis Of Chris Mccandless In Into The Wild, By Jon Krakauer

As Chris ventures into the Alaskan wild he was able to find the happiness he was longing for. It was a type of happiness that he could only experience when he was with nature as seen throughout his life. As he laid in his death bed, he never spoke about any regrets he had,

In nature, Chris focused only on himself and survival, rather than his troubles at home, the needs of others, or the standards of society. In a way, he was forced to go into the outdoors because of these poor relationships and inner conflicts within himself. Although Chris sought nature to help him, it destroyed him. He never returned from Alaska to put into practice what he had finally learned about himself and his need for others. Nature and his plan had worked against him, since, he eventually died of starvation.

To begin with, Chris McCandless starts his transcendental life because he completes the first step to Transcendentalism. Ralph Waldo Emerson, a poet who led the Transcendentalist movement, writes in his novel Nature, "Standing on the bare ground,--my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite

Attending college, beginning a career, starting a family, and ultimately getting trapped in a daily routine are components in life that many see no means of escape. The lure of living off the grid with no responsibilities or connections to adult life are attractive but unattainable to most people. The experiences of Chris McCandless chronicled in Jon Krakauer’s book, Into the Wild, mystify the nation, along with many of the people he meets during his journey. From stories of those who meet McCandless along the way, people were able to put the pieces together and make a few assumptions for the reason he chooses to go into the wild. Individualism, living a minimalistic life, nonconformity, going into nature, and trusting oneself are fundamental Transcendentalist principles that McCandless also exemplifies. Two well-known proponents of the Transcendental movement, writers Henry Thoreau and Ralph Emerson, also have a strong connection to nature, that are also shown in Chris McCandless’s journey. This connection with nature requires someone to go into nature to clear the mind of meaningless things, and to open up their consciousness to what nature has to offer them. In doing so, a bond with their surroundings that has a direct impact on their well being and mental wellness. Chris McCandless, as described by Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild, demonstrates becoming one with nature through nature’s impact on his well being and mental health.

How can what one sacrifices define who they are? For most, sacrificing junk food or In the novel Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless sacrifices intimate relationships and his own life in order to achieve ultimate freedom.

The book Into the Wild is full of transcendental keys, and in chapter thirteen the focus is mainly on the key of reduced dependence on property. During the chapter, Chris McCandless’s sister, Carine McCandless, recounts the way she handled the tough situation when she was faced with learning about her brother’s death (Krakauer 131). The transcendental action that was stated in chapter thirteen was when Chris McCandless was found dead, and he only had a handful of possessions: his rifle, a pair of binoculars, the fishing rod Ronald Franz had given him, a Swiss Army knife, the book of Plant Lore, a camera, and five rolls of film. This demonstrated how Chris McCandless reduced dependence on property by allowing himself to carry only what he truly needed. The essay this key corresponds with is “Walden.” In the essay of “Walden,” the author, Henry David Thoreau, states that everyone should simplify their lives and they will live a happier life. An example Thoreau provided in Walden was eating just one meal rather than three. While McCandless used the key reduce dependence on property, he

Finding the true identity and relation with society can be accomplished in many ways. Transcendentalism is a philosophy which says that logic and metaphysical things are more real than typical human experience and material things. In Jon Krakauer’s nonfiction book Into the Wild, he argues that Chris McCandless devotes his life to Transcendentalism because he rejects society and materialism to live individually in the Alaskan Wilderness. Although, McCandless makes mistakes, he shares happiness with the people he meets and impacts their lives.

In the book, Into the Wild, he inspired one of his friend, Ronald Franz who helped drive Chris to places where he needed to during his journey. For instance, Ronald Franz drove Chris McCandless to San diego and had a place ready for him to stay in. Chris was able to inspire by making Ronald Franz go out and explore nature rather sit on the couch every day. Not only that but a lot of kids that read about Chris’s journey are inspired by it. Medrid is wrong about Chris. He makes it sound like he did had no idea what he was doing. Although, Chris may have some negative impacts on people and made mistakes but at the end of the day, no one is

To most people, Chris McCandless is a brave and courageous man who went into the wilderness at his own will. Jon Krakauer is one of these people. In his book called Into the Wild, Krakauer writes about the case of Chris McCandless. It has multiple findings and interviews from people and objects that Chris McCandless had. While reading his book, Krakauer shows multiple signs of supporting McCandless’s actions. His reasoning comes from the fact that McCandless reminds him of himself. Krakauer feels that he understands the reasoning behind Chris McCandless’s sudden disappearance, making him biased towards the thought Chris McCandless being a noble and inspirational person. This isn’t a bad thing, it just makes Krakauer’s opinion turn more to Chris McCandless’s side. It gives him a different point of view

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McCandless and Henry David Thoreau concerns the need to become among nature in order to seek self-wisdom.

Jon Krakauer describes Chris as unmaterialistic. At the beginning of CHris’s journey a flash flood caused his Datsun to stop running “Instead of feeling distraught over this turn of events, moreover, McCandless was exhilarated; he saw the flash flood as an opportunity to shed unnecessary baggage.” (Krakauer, 29). Mos people value their possessions and think that the more items they have the better off they will be.Chris saw materials as “unnecessary baggage”. He thought the objects were a crutch instead of an aid. Alex got a ride from Gallien to what will be Alex’s final destination. Alex offered hit watch and money to Gallien and said “I don't want to know what time it is. I don't want to know what day it is or where I am. None of that matters.”(Krakauer, 7). Chris offers the last of his materials that would have values to others. He does this because all he want is to be apart from society and live within nature.

Chris McCandless believed that he was better off without human companionship and he felt claustrophobic in the presence of others. At the relatively early stages of his journey, McCandless took a canoe into Mexico down the river and eventually through the Gulf of California. By the end of his trek into Mexico when he decided to turn around, he had “not seen or talked to another soul in thirty-six days” (26). After having to talk with people for so long, McCandless finally got the chance to abandon all human interaction for over an entire month. Krakauer is hoping to reveal McCandless’s strong intent to isolate himself from the outside world to explore nature on his own. Furthermore, even in the presence of people McCandless still tried to isolate

Thus proving furthermore, that Chris was in fact as self reliant as any transcendentalist writer claimed to be. While Chris’s abandonment of money may have been a way to keep from being found by police, it was motivated more so by his desire to not create an attachment to useless worldly things such as money. This may have been rooted in his own parents obsession with money. With his dad being an aerospace engineer, and mother a successful businesswoman, sometimes Chris felt like his parents would rather have a new cadillac and a paycheck instead of a happy family. Chris quoted Henry Thoreau when he said, “rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame,than fairness... give me truth. ”

Everyone has their own set of views of the world. However, there are times where these are not individual views; instead, they are imposed upon people, and they are forced to accept them. Opinions like these are against the transcendentalist point of view. Noticing the importance of finding one's own views, transcendentalist explore individuality despite it possibly being in the minority. There have been many famous transcendentalist writers, such as Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson, who have written many essays, and books about their views and opinions. Being inspired by these people, others wish to live a transcendentalist life as well, such as Chris McCandless, who is someone that goes to the wild to find his view of the world. While Chris is a real person, he is also re-imagined as a character in the movie Into the Wild. After graduating college, Chris runs away from everything he has ever known, to live in the wild. His journey in the wild relates to a quote by Thoreau in his book Walden, “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die; discover that I had not lived”( Walden 1). This quote is a message of living life to the fullest, and that life is a gift that should not bring regret. Furthermore, it is about learning what life has to offer from nature. As his voyage commences, this message is in the mind of Chris as he unveils