Chris Mccandless Isolation Quotes

     One of the chief reasons why Chris McCandles had died of starvation in Alaska was because he was reckless. He was reckless because he was so ill prepared for his journey, and arrogant because he refused to listen to the advice of natives, such as Alex. Chris was intelligent and he knew the conditions of Alaska, but he did not prepare for it. Even after Chris was warned he was determined in carrying out his plans. He was also reckless in thinking that he would be able to come out of Alaska alive. Krakuer writes that Gallien said, ‘I said hunting wasn’t easy that where he was going he could go days without killing any game’ (Krakuer 6). He adds that ‘Alex didn’t seem too worried and he wouldn’t give an inch. He had an answer for everything I threw at him’ (Krakuer 6). If Chris was properly prepared he may have made it out of Alaska alive, rather than dying of starvation. However, he traveled with cheap leather hiking boots, a .22 caliber that was

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

Chris McCandless was possessed by a nomadic existence and was trying to share his principle of life to his friend by telling that the truth about life was to explore the nature. Chris McCandless's last letter to Wayne revealed his true passion of nature. "This is the last you shall hear from me...I now walk into the wild"(pg 69). Some people concluded that it was Chris McCandless's suicide letter. However, in my opinion, Chris McCandless was just a victim of his own ego, pride and confidence that made him to neglect basic precautions that keep one person alive. He was controlled by his own delusions and that made him eager to test himself into strenuousness which proved fatal to him.

Some say that Chris was an idiot for going out into the Alaskan wilderness unprepared and without any knowledge of nature. “Why would anyone intending to live off the land for a few months forget boy scout rule number one: Be prepared” (krakauer, 71). This was a complaint sent in by a Alaskan hunter, and there were many more that followed that. The people writing the negative comments all believed that Chris either wanted attention, was stupid, or went out on a suicide mission. However, Chris was none of those things, he wouldn’t have been able to survive 113 days off

ITW brings us inside the mind of Chris McCandless showing his view on society. At first, McCandless is shown to participate well in college and with his family but as seen in the story, he begins to have no need for society or family. Stated by Carine, Chris’s sister, “He didn’t seem to need toys or friends. He could be alone and entertain himself for hours” (107). Chris didn’t feel the need for people to be close to. He wasn’t anti-social but just believed close relationships were a waste of time. This is the start of a feeling of for non-conformity for civilization and a spark of transcendentalism. Wayne Westerberg, a friend of Chris’ from ITW, when referring to Chris states, “He was hungry to learn about things. Unlike most of us, he was the sort of person who insisted on living out his beliefs” (67). Westerburg noticed how determined Chris was to carry out his plan to escape society. No matter what feelings Chris developed for Wayne he still pushed forth and left Wayne sticking true to his ideals. McCandless noted, “You are wrong if you think joy emanates only principally from human relationships. God has placed it all around us” (47). This quote shows his explanation for not needing human relationships due to his belief in God and surrounding joy in nature. His strong faith is shown here as being close to nature is being close to God.

If you attempted to talk him out of something, he wouldn’t argue. He would just nod politely and then do exactly what he wanted” (Krakauer 182). Chris did exactly as Carine stated he would when someone tried to stop his trip to Alaska. Chris understood what the trip to Alaska would entail but decided to continue anyway. He was confident in his abilities and constantly felt the need to challenge those abilities. According to Jon Krakauer, “He had a need to test himself in ways, as he was fond of saying ‘that mattered’. He possessed grand- some would say grandiose- spiritual ambitions” (Krakauer 182). Although Chris’s ambition is surely admirable it also could be credited as his tragic flaw. Chris strived for perfection in everything he set his mind to. He refused to listen to individuals who were trying to help him when saying he was ill prepared; instead he ignored their efforts and went into the wild. Chris’s unpreparedness could later be identified as the cause of his death but in his mind, his supporters would like to believe, it did not matter. Chris died doing what he loved, living in isolation with nature being his only companion.

and convince them that his death is on their hands. Not only did Chris complete what he was trying to

Overall Chris McCandless’ death is very debatable. Those who grew attached to him would say he died noble like me, except others would argue differently. Chris died in a way that scares me to the bone. Starvation takes about 40 days to kill. Though the process itself isn’t painful. Its just the fact of knowing your going to die and just have to wait while you slowly die. You watch your self get skinner and skinnier. You see yourself look sicker and sicker. Though this death has been known to be serene in some cases. I don’t think it is something that we have the right to talk so angrily about with Chris. However, after all this arguing what we all have to remember is that Chris was an actual person. He was a young human being who lived. He

This epigraph, one of the two in Chapter 16, speaks a great deal into the motive behind Chris McCandless’ journey into the wild, his feelings about contemporary life, and his emotion throughout his experience. It offers the idea that Chris was fed up with his home life and was ready to find new meaning in life and to prove to himself that he could survive on his own. As well as speaking to Chris’ goal of solitude and individuality, this epigraph also speaks to Chris’ reason that he embarked on his journey. The boredom and disgust of his normal life lead him to venture on this intense and dangerous journey, and answers the question, “why did Chris McCandless venture into the wild?” Overall, this epigraph speaks to the nature of Chris McCandless,

Christopher McCandless was an adventurer no doubt. He spent the last few years of his life living purely off the land and exploring, doing what he felt called to do. However, to venture off on such an intense, dangerous, and wild journey, a person most likely has some deeply thought out reason as to why he or she is embarking on the mission. Chris himself seems to have had some reasons, besides his curiosity, as to why he explored. However, he made a decision to leave without truly thinking about just how dangerous his journey was going to be. Due to his rash actions, Chris eventually died in an abandoned bus out in the wild. Now, some folks today think that Chris was a hero for doing what interested him and for doing his own thing without worrying about the trivial things in life. However, I have reason to believe that Chris was indeed not a hero. Instead, I believe that Chris McCandless’s journey into the wild was rash, ludicrous and foolish.

Therefore, I agree with the statement that Chris was an angry, misguided young man whose attempt to hurt his parents, in combination with his arrogance, led to his untimely death as a result of McCandless failing to inform his family about his plans, heedlessly ignoring rules and people that cared about him, and was not preparing to live alone in the

When Mccandless dies it causes his family great pain. In the passage it proves that they are still suffering after Chris’s death. “Ten months after Chris’s death, Carine still grieves deeply for her brother. ‘I can’t seem to get through a day without crying.’” (129) This passage proves that Chris causes his family pain, his whole family still grieves over his death. People think that the family is always happy, when in reality they have a daily struggle which is corrupting the family. No family should have to go through the pain of losing a child. Losing a family member destroys families. If their father would not have had a secret relationship with Marcia, Chris never would have went off grid.He chose to do this because of all the pain that

Chris McCandless' death was not a "foolish, pointless death (Krakauer 71)." McCandless followed his heart's yearning which is a great feat because not many people chase their dreams and go to great lengths to achieve them. McCandless was one person out of a small percentage to do so. McCandless did lack "the requisite humility" to go out into the wild ( Krakauer 72). McCandless embarked on traveling across the continental United States in search of something to satisfy his hunger for simplicity and living and authentic life. Some of his situations tested his grit and he survived on"five pounds of rice and what marine life he could pull from the sea," that experience later convinced him that he could survive in the Alaskan bush on meager rations

“For God’s sake, Chris! The whole world is watching. We can’t just let him die in front of a live audience!”-Network Executive

Through Chris’s story a person can learn how to apply Zhivago’s ideals of the modern man to their life. Chris went out into the world looking to find himself. His way was not exactly orthodox, but in the end he found himself. Undertaking in an experience like this should not be taken lightly because while finding oneself is a noble cause comes at a high price. This should not deter anyone from trying to be themselves because even though free personality is not valuable to human survival free personality adds value to survival. Anyone who is willing to sacrifice certain parts of their life to find themselves has made life worth