Analysis Of Into The Wild, By Jon Krakauer

Krakauer creates suspense by withholding McCandless’s fate until the very end of the passage. When Chris McCandless ventured into the wilderness alone he ended up trapped due to the heavy flow of the Teklanika’s River blocking his path. The narrator theorizes that perhaps McCandless was unconcerned with his only escape route being cut off due to his adequate

He believes, unlike the Alaskans believed, that McCandless knew what he was doing and that he could have survived if not for his recklessness. He believed that the death of this boy might have been caused by the wild potatoes he had been living on (Krakauer, 193). Although, it could not be proven nor verified, this is what Krakauer, himself, concluded through his research. Krakauer also goes on to point out the distinction of his own self from McCandless, albeit of the various similarities. “As a young man. I was unlike McCandless in many important regards; most notably, I possessed neither his intellect nor his lofty ideals.” (Krakauer, 155). Krakauer regards McCandless as being much more clever and resourceful than he believed himself to be. That is what made him different from the young boy. Krakauer, himself, had given up on his passions after that dangerous encounter, whereas, McCandless had fought through until his last

Jon Krakauer diverges from the story of McCandless’s journey, to inform the readers how all of the other adventures that occurred were similar. He wanted to show how other people were in his situation, that wanted to conquer the world with what the others had with them.

3. Krakauer argues in Chapter 14 that McCandless’s death was unplanned and was a terrible accident (134). Does the book so far support that position? Do you agree with Krakauer? Why or why not?

Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild, describes the adventure of Christopher McCandless, a young man that ventured into the wilderness of Alaska hoping to find himself and the meaning of life. He undergoes his dangerous journey because he was persuade by of writers like Henry D. Thoreau, who believe it is was best to get farther away from the mainstreams of life. McCandless’ wild adventure was supposed to lead him towards personal growth but instead resulted in his death caused by his unpreparedness towards the atrocity nature.

The novel Into the Wild follows the life - and eventual death - of Christopher McCandless, a young man seeking enlightenment on a journey across North America. Throughout the story, author Jon Krakauer uses a variety of stylistic techniques that help reveal his attitude toward McCandless. Krakauer’s tone towards McCandless transitions from objectivity and indifference to one of empathy and relatability. Through the entire course of the novel, however, the author maintains an attitude of respect towards McCandless.

Jon Krakauer reveals the good in McCandless that is hidden from all his other previous mistakes. Although McCandless struggles with the concept of intimacy, he is gifted in the act of perseverance. Another thing McCandless has learned is survival, as presented with how long he stayed alive with limited resources. McCandless is a hard working individual as Krakauer as stated through the theme of perseverance. McCandless has many travel experiences, he’s traveled across vast parts of America, which is quite challenging especially with the lack of money because the world is a very materialistic place. His adventure through Mexico is another example of his survival skills as he only had very limited amounts of rice as food. Lastly, before he died

The first reason why McCandless left into the woods was because of the family issues with his parents. In the book McCandless states “I'm going to divorce them as my parents once and for all and never speak to either of those idiots again as long as I live¨(Krakauer 64). He wanted to do this because he parents were trying to control him and his decision to stay or go. But McCandless had enough of them and was tired of them trying to control his whole life. I understand where McCandless was coming from because I feel the same way he did right before he left.

Jon Krakauer's "Into the Wild" presents a very complicated characterization of Chris McCandless, a young man who follows through on a journey into the Alaskan wilderness. Krakauer's analysis looks into McCandless's motivations and actions, offering insights into his character and the meaning behind his adventure. While Krakauer suggests that McCandless's journey was driven by a desire for self-discovery and escape from social interventions, I find myself in partial agreement with this analysis, recognizing McCandless's honorable intentions but also acknowledging the recklessness of his actions. Krakauer describes McCandless as a young idealist seeking freedom and authenticity in a world dominated by materialism and conformity. McCandless rejects his wealthy upbringing and embarks on

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.

Much of the human race live their lives in accordance to what society sees as acceptable, but Christopher McCandless disregards societal norms in the novel Into the Wild. Within the novel, Jon Krakauer explores the story of Christopher McCandless’s journey to Alaska and investigates the events leading up to his death. Krakauer tells the story concerning McCandless’s life in a fashion that reveals a truth about nonconformity. Krakauer sends a message to common readers that nonconformity is not possible and the only way to survive the world we live in is to conform to our surroundings. Jon Krakauer express’s his ideals on nonconformity within Into the Wild through his non-chronological organizational structure, the use of logical reasoning,

Chris McCandless was just a victim of his own obsession. The novel "Into The Wild" written by John Krakauer revealed the life of a young bright man named Chris McCandless who turned up dead in Alaska in summer 1992. In the novel, John Krakauer approached carefully McCandless's life without putting too much authorial judgment to the readers. Although Chris McCandless remained an elusive figure throughout the novel, I can see Chris McCandless as a dreamy young idealist who tries to follow his dream but failed because of his innocent mistake which prove to be fatal and irreversible. Still, Chris McCandless's courage and passion was something that we should all be proud of.

In chapter six, page fifty-five, Krakauer wrote, "McCandless was thrilled to be on his way north, and he was relieved as well—relieved that he had again evaded the impending threat of human intimacy, of friendship, and all the messy emotional baggage that comes with it.

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.

The author’s main purpose for writing Into The Wild was to explain exactly what happened to Chris on his trail and find a motive for why Chris decided to do this. Krakauer also wanted to provide reasoning for McCandless's actions, or at least provide more detail about McCandless's personal life. Also Krakauer wanted to motivate readers to do what makes them happy by providing justification for Chris’s actions. A quote that describes this is, “Make a radical change in your lifestyle and begin to boldly do things which you may previously never have thought of doing, or been too hesitant to attempt." ( Page 56 ) Krakauer also explains “many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation.” (Page 57) This doesn’t mean that you should go out into the wild like Chris, unprepared. The author just wants to identify that going to Alaska isn’t a horrible idea, a person just needs to be well equipped and go along with friends because he doesn’t want nobody to go through what Chris had to go through.