Examples Of Arrogance In Into The Wild

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,

I think he just wanted to pursue life in a different way. Chris was not seeing life the way anyone else was so he decided to brush off into the wild and be free on his own. Though he did not survive he was still a very bright, arrogant human being. Shaun Callarman states, “He had no common sense, and he had no business going into Alaska with his Romantic silliness.” Chris knew going into the wild that he did not have much survival skills but that did not stop him from doing what he wanted to do because he did not care about society and was just completely over everything which was why he made the move to the wilderness. This clearly shows us that Chris did not have much common sense. If he had better survival skills and common sense he probably would have known not to eat that poisonous berry. It was his dream to be in the wild and he decided to pursue it. I respect his decisions and i personally believe it was a good decision other than the fact of him dying. He made the infinitive decision to do all of this so why stop

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

He took the road that no one would ever imagine doing and he changed the lives of all the people he met. Chris found his purpose in life in the wild. He had always believed in living life to the fullest and he believed that “If you want something in this life, reach out and grab it.” “The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon…” 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. The purpose that Chris was looking for in life was happiness with others. He didn’t like staying in one place for too long and when he found the beauty in Alaska it wasn’t the same. He wrote in his journal “Happiness only real when shared.” By the time Christopher McCandless found the true meaning and purpose in his life it was already too late. There was no way Chris was going to be able to make it out alive of the Stampede Trail. The last note Chris wrote said, “I have had a happy life and thank the Lord. Goodbye and may God bless all!” Chris died happy and at peace with his life in the place he enjoyed the most. Chris McCandless died knowing what truly mattered in life, sharing your happiness with

Overall, Chris McCandless was a smart young boy who was raised into the wrong society and he chose to be the way he was. Going into the wild was what Chris needed in order to get away from everybody and find his reality. By the end of his journey he did just that and was ready to come back and experience life from a different point of view. Unfortunately, Chris was unable to come back and show everyone the person he found himself to

Chris Mccandless’s motivation was for staying in the woods was for the excitement and rush. Chris is known for many of his specific traits as a person. His stubborn nature or arrogant personality but, one of his very apparent attributes were his self-reliance and his love for nature. He found nature to be an unknown. An unknown that he would turn into a familiar territory. According to Chris, “Tramping is too easy with all of this money. When I was penniless and had to forage around for my next meal.” (Into The Wild 33). Christopher enjoyed the wild because you had to take risks and you always had an adventure every day. Christopher Mccandless stayed in the woods for the excitement and the daily adventure of the woods

I don’t think that Chris is arrogant, I think that he is just a guy who wants to learn new things about nature and just the world in general. In the movie Chris McCandless had a thought in his head since he started that he wanted to go to Alaska and he could have gone long before he actually went because he had everything and then just donated his money to a charity called OXFAM and left his car and everything else to be hitchhiking and he went and he was living his life how he wanted like this quote that Chris McCandless/ Alexander supertramp says “The joy of life comes

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.

     Chris McCandless to me was a very intelligent but stubborn man. He didn’t care about how his family felt. All along his quest to the stampede trail Chris was kind to strangers and others but neglected the fact that his family back home worried about him. In the end Chris became at one with nature but realized that his surroundings (meaning family

Chris found his heart belonged to adventure. He could not stand to settle in one place for too long. To him, society was ruining who he was and who he desired to be. Others find that being around people and creating strong relationships are more fulfilling. Ron Franz wanted to adopt Chris because he enjoyed his company so much, but after Ron asked him, Chris told him that they would talk about it when he got back from Alaska, and from there he kept traveling. It’s not that he was afraid of commitment, he just did not belong there. He enjoyed meeting new people and having companionship, but he could not stay with any of the places he visited for too long before he had to continue on because he was suited for life on the road. In the book, John Waterman is an example of someone who is suited for the road while I (a true New Yorker at heart) loves the busyness of the city and is totally not suited for a life on the

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.

In the movie “Into The Wild” and the article “Death Of The Innocent” the character Chris portrays a great deal of Hubris. There are many reasons why he is very self confident. The first reason is when he takes a harder and longer route to Alaska. He suffered from hubris because he doesn’t think he will die; considering that many people died taking the route Chris wants to take. An example from the story is the time he canoed for hundreds of miles and crossed the Mexican international border.

It has been very perplexing reading this novel and trying to truly understand the motives one would have to have to make the decisions McCandless made. I am questioning Chris’ motives for cutting ties with his family and travelling all around the country. I think that he truly had a deep love and spiritual connection with nature. It began as a young child when Walt McCandless (Chris’ father) took Chris on many excursions in the outdoors, such as hiking in the mountains. Chris immediately fell in love with nature and all of the pleasures it had to offer. Also, Chris was motivated by his withering relationship with his family. Early in his life his parents worked tirelessly and it was difficult for Chris to spend time and build a solid relationship with them. Throughout his young life he had disagreed with his parents about many aspects of life. It was said that he

“A Hubris Example” When you watch a movie or read a book, one of the first characters you notice is the one who is always conceited and arrogant. In other words, you are noticing the character with the hubris personality. Hubris is defined as, “exaggerated pride or self-confidence” (Merriam-Webster). This person is a very unpleasant person to be around due to their rude, narcissistic, and defiant attitude. One of the best examples of this kind of personality is Shan Yu from the movie Mulan.

He got a rush from being in the Alaskan wilderness. This kind of feeling isn’t easy to come by, and when you get it, you can’t let it go. Chris knew that anything could happen while he was alone, but he was determined that the only way to embrace life was to live life on the edge. For Chris, he knew what made him happy and he set out to ensure that he would live every day like this, even if that meant dying at a young age. He lived a life full of happiness and fulfillment and that is more than some people get in a lifetime. Chris believes that you will evolve to the person you want to  be by experiencing new things.Chris takes advantage of what life has to offer, and that is one of the bravest things you can do.