Chris Mccandless Experience In Into The Wild

One would agree with the author that Chris McCandless wasn’t a crazy person, a sociopath, or an outcast because he got along with many people very well, but he did seem incompetent, even though he survived for a while in the wild on his own. It was amazing Chris survived for so long but he did know stuff about the wild, just not enough, but he was very bright and made good decision. Also on his journey he made friends easily and had a very strong impact on them.

The romantic notion of condemning society and leaving everything behind is one many have had, but next to none have carried out. While there are reasons for this, Christopher McCandless disregarded them and completed this surreal experience. John Krakauer’s book, Into the Wild, chronicled this journey from Virginia to Alaska. On this expedition McCandless touched many people’s lives, working odd-jobs and hitching rides. He eventually met his end while on his Alaskan odyssey, his most ambitious campaign. Many people think that he deserved this fate because of his disregard for the dangers of the Alaskan wilderness. However, Chris McCandless was independent and he did not care for fitting in. His happiness with his life was uncommon. He was

Again we see Chris’ love for nature in chapter 12 when he takes a trip to Fairbanks, Alaska, as Krakauer states, “. . . but he had been smitten by the vastness of the land, by the ghostly hue of the glaciers, by the pellucid subartic sky,” (124). Chris’ trip to Fairbanks can explain why he chose Alaska as his final destination, it was it’s profound beauty that captured Chris almost into a trance that made him go back.

Success is different for every person. For some people success is making a lot of money, for others it is living a just life. Some people view success as becoming the best in their career. Every person has their own view of what success is. Once one goal is accomplished, another is set. In the novel, Into the Wild, Chris McCandless was a young man who set many goals for himself. He achieved many of his goals through his life. Chris's idea of success was far different from other peoples. The concept of success, is the achievement of one's goals to satisfy oneself and society.

On the other hand, for those he did care about, he left a positive impact on their lives. Chris was raised in an environment where“...hideous domestic violence hidden behind a mask of prosperity and propriety” (Mcalpin). While some believe that going to Alaska was a way to take revenge on his parents, it is hard to imagine those actions taken by Chris who is someone independent and holds neoteric ideals. It is more presumable to suppose that Chris just wanted to cut off ties to those he thinks contravenes with his ideals and ambitions. On the other hand, for everyone he met on the journey, he built a positive relationship; he maintained those relationships up until his death, even telling Wayne, “‘Till then I’ll always think of you as a friend” (Krakauer 33). He consistently sent postcards and shared his current status and new thoughts to Ron, Wayne, and Jan Burres. In his long letter to Ron detailing his pilgrimage, he gave heartfelt thanks and sincere hopes to see him again, writing “Ron, I really enjoy all the help you have given me and the times that we spent together….But providing that I get through this Alaskan Deal in one piece you will be hearing from me again in the future” (Krakauer 56). What makes this letter so special is the fact that Chris

A majority of the book’s first half is spent as Krakauer follows the steps that McCandless took on his journey from around the Southwestern United States all the way through the Yukon and into Alaska. Krakauer interviews the people Chris spent time and lived with through all the years leaving those who knew him to describe what the boy they knew as Alex was like. Although nearly all those who knew him have to say was positive things, Krakauer didn’t cherry pick it to be that way he included all people were able to give him both good and bad. People such as Ronald Franz who saw him in incredibly positive light and at the same those such as Lori Zarza who just thought he was kind of a bum. As

Chris was a very stubborn individual and never wanted to compromise his morals to please others. Chris never listened to suggestions or advisement of others as he was on his journey. His incompetence and inability to take other people’s advisement into account was ultimately was caused his death. Gallien tried to warn McCandless of the rough conditions by telling him “the hunting wasn’t easy where he was going, that he could go days without killing any game” (Krakauer 5). Gallien is just one example of someone who tried to help McCandless realize that living alone in Alaska would be very gueling, but McCandless assumed that if he could survive for a month in the Gulf of California, he would also be able to thrive in Alaska. Of course Chris ignored Galliens advice and did things his own way because he’s stubborn. One of Chris’ flaws was that he had very strong opinions that were so different from the rest of society and was fiercely independent. Chris’ beliefs and points of view led to him going into the wild without anyone aware of his whereabouts. Chris never wanted help from anyone and he expressed this when he said, “I won’t run into anything I can’t deal with on my own”(Krakauer 6). Chris also “hadn’t spoken to his family in nearly two years”(Krakauer 6). Both of these quotes emphasize the fact that he felt the need to be utterly alone. If Chris had told someone his real name and his desired destination then he wouldn’t have died alone in Alaska. Chris would’ve been better off if he had listened to the advice he was given and if he had told people about his whereabouts.

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.

Jon Krakauer’s novel, Into the Wild, is telling the story of a young adventurer named Christopher McCandless. His disturbing past led him into the wild away from society. Although, his desire to abandon society led to his death. In Into the Wild , Jon Krakauer characterizes Christopher McCandless as a rebel and wonderlust.

In Jon Krakauer’s book, Into the Wild, he goes on to tell a story about a young man’s journey to find himself. Chris Mccandless, is determined to find himself despite that he is not fully prepared in the Alaskan wilderness. The way Krakauer writes Into the Wild is an adventure itself because even though we are fully aware of the ending, he gives a rich story on how Christopher found himself there.

Ever since he was little, he dreamed of living in the wild and finding himself. The wild gave him exultation because he was living out his dream. Many people cannot understand why Chris would give up all of his credential to live in the wild. They call him crazy and they can’t see what benefits his journey would have brought him. They don’t understand that he was challenging himself. Of course Chris took things to an extreme, but what he was doing was not wrong in any way, shape, or form. He wasn’t hurting anyone, he knew the risks that he was taking, he had a good head on his shoulders, and he researched the plant life of Alaska, and carried a rifle with him. Chris was trying his best to live as simply as he could. He wanted to be one with nature, and be able to appreciate every aspect of it. Although Chris’s journey did bring him exultation, it also brought him melancholy. His journey into the wild took a serious toll on his body both physically and mentally. As his physical state began to diminish as a result of the lack of food, he mentally started to diminish as well as he became somewhat depressed. He was felt trapped. He was sick and exhausted and didn’t have the resources to find a way out which did lead to his death. Even though his journey did lead to melancholy and his death, I don’t believe that Chris ever would have regretted his decision to go in to the

In John Krakauer's novel, Into The Wild, the reader is presented with a captivating character named Chris McCandless, or Alex Supertramp. Krakauer noted that if McCandless “wasn’t incompetent-he wouldn’t have last 113 days.” Although one could agree with Krakauer when stating that McCandless is not crazy, or an outcast, one could also argue that he is still incompetent in some ways, which is seen in how he interacts with nature, rather than with people. McCandless had a unique charisma and charm to him that made him get friends easily and as a result had a strong effect on people. The quote, “the more they talked, the less Alex struck Gallien as a nutcase,” shows how other people perceived him.

In his novel, Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer highlights the adventures of Chris McCandless. McCandless undergoes several questionable tasks, which influence the reader to form judgments about his character. Krakauer believes that the reader of the novel should form his or her opinions on the actions of Chris McCandless. However, the author suggests that McCandless is a unique person, describing him as “something else.” By analyzing the background and actions of McCandless, one can conclude that he was rebellious and became tired of his life despite his wealth and accomplishments.

Obviously, when Chris explained his intentions, and to many people he seemed extremely unprepared, they warned him against going which as Krakauer explains, drew McCandless into going. Chris clearly went on his expedition into the wild because it was what he wanted to do, and no matter what anyone said about it, he was going to pursue it. We as the reading audience begin to understand in society today, why people do the things they do. Even after being warned by their elders, teens drink and drive because they believe no matter what anyone says they are capable of doing anything. Humans have it in them to take risks and do what is not deemed normal, or safe.

Jon Krakauer 's non-fiction novel Into the Wild explores the mystery surrounding Christopher McCandless and his life before he inevitably ran off into the heart of the Alaskan wilderness in an attempt to discover himself in some manner. In order to tell this story as accurately as possible, Krakauer uses a variety of techniques to give different perspectives to Chris’ life. The most prominent decision Krakauer makes though is in regards to his decision to try include or exclude himself and his views from the text. When telling Chris’ story, Krakauer takes an almost fully unbiased approach, and yet when he does present his biased