How Did Chris Mccandless Get Into The Wild

Chris McCandless thought that he was prepared for his Alaskan odyssey. It turned out he was very ill prepared which is what caused his death. He did not pack enough food because he compared the amount of food he would need to his southern adventures. He also didn’t have the

When Chris went hitchhiking across the country it was a complete surprise to his whole family. It all happened in a single day when he decided to up and leave everything he had. There were many determining factors that lead to his unexpected disappearance, as well as lots of time of preparation and planning. It was just another day for everyone except Chris, everyone was going on with their lives but he had much bigger plans. He shared his plans no one but his sister who he was very close with since an

Chris then, after graduating from Emory University, donated most of his savings to charity. He then took a path to the vagabond lifestyle and worked when necessary as a restaurant food preparer and a helping hand for farming. A good contrast between McCandless and Shepard, is that McCandless was not interested in the knowledge of wanting “...to know what day it is, or where i am. None of it matters” (Death of an Innocent 1). Once McCandless was on his way to Alaska, he did not want to take part in knowing what time or day it was when on his voyage. McCandless is well-known for his stubborn personality, while also having a different to abnormal thought process when finding solutions for solving worldwide problems. Chris was only 24 years of age when he died out in the abandoned bus. His survival out in Alaska lasted 4 months, where he ate a very poisonous plant that forced the human body to starve, no matter how many calories you

The book about Chris McCandless’s journey into the Alaskan bush, Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer, received a lot of criticism about Chris being foolish for being unprepared. From the articles that I have read, most of the sources do believe that he was poorly prepared for his journey. But there are a few people who believe he was prepared mentally, and an even smaller amount believe he was fully prepared. I believe that Chris only knew what he was doing mentally. He did not have the correct tools or the developed skills to survive, for an extended period of time in the wild. But, he did know what he was about to get himself into. He planned out the trip and knew exactly what his risk factors were. Chris McCandless was either prepared

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’s journey was prompted by his desire to run away from his failed personal relationships. McCandless had been unable to find happiness at home due to his discovery of his father’s familial indiscretions. On a previous road trip to California, McCandless had made the discovery that his father had led a double life by continuing his relationship with his ex-wife Marcia and that “two years after Chris was born, Walt fathered another son-Quinn McCandless- with Marcia” (121). Chris McCandless’s father had broken his heart and his trust. This betrayal ignited McCandless’s hatred towards his parents and the overall injustice in life. He began to shut down and hide his vulnerability from the world, which caused him to make rash decisions and seek happiness and acceptance in other aspects of life, such as running away to Alaska. McCandless had convinced himself that personal connections were toxic and unnecessary and

Many people have formed strong opinions about the young Chris McCandless, from the story Into the Wild, who ventured into the Alaskan wilderness where he eventually starved to death there. These opinions vary in ideas, but one Shaun Callarman has claimed Chris to be “just plain crazy.” Despite what Shaun Callarman says, Chris was not crazy, but he was smart and intelligent or else he would not have lasted 113 days in the wild of Alaska. Mr. Callarman does have some arguments which are able to support his claim, but in the end I would definitely disagree with his analysis.

In the book “Into The Wild” by Jon Krakauer he writes about a young man named Christopher Mccandless. Chris had been found dead in Alaska by moose hunters from starvation. The book describes Chris’s life choices and events leading up to his death. Chris’s life choices and ignorant decisions had led up to his premature death in Alaska, April 1992.

Despite how well off Christopher McCandless seems to be with easy access to money and a high quality education, but his life wasn’t always perfect. He went through a dysfunctional family while growing up, which was possibly a key cause in why he went into the wilderness. Also he showed signs of philosophical beliefs by how he didn’t follow anything hardly of the law. McCandless was strongly against the fact of being controlled, he made that clear by stating to Gallien when he asked if he had a hunting license “Hell no, how I feed myself is none of the government’s business. Fuck their stupid rules” (Krakauer 6). This is possibly another problem that convinced him to go out on his own away from the two issues he had.

During Chris’s journey, he was able to accomplish a lot which most people would dream of. For instance, “By the end of summer in 1990, McCandless had driven his Datsun through Arizona, California, and South Dakota, where he worked at a grain elevator in Carthage.” Also, one day “A flash flood disabled his car, at which point he removed its license plates, took what he could carry, and kept moving on foot.” This proves that Chris McCandless was not ignorant. Chris McCandless always kept moving on no matter what conflict came his way. When he went into the wild, he was committed to staying there as long as he could. He survived for four months in the wild. However, he is

Chris McCandless was a man who decided he wanted to do something on his own that required a huge amount of skills that would really put him to the test when it came to survival. He didn’t tell his family what his plans were for his journey, he got rid of the rest of the money that he owned, his his belongings, and he disappeared from the face of the Earth on foot to Alaska. His family searched for him and they didn’t find him til months later after being told that he was found dead in an old bus by hunters. Chris wanted to see if he would be able to live in the wilderness on his own for a while and return in one piece. It was very understandable to him that it was a possibility he might not make an outcome and to me I find him admirable for

Chris McCandless left his secure life behind to pursue his dreams to live out in the wild. He left behind his education, his family, his possessions, and even his own identity. Many people have done similar things to what Chris did but one of the differences was that Chris was prepared. Although Chris did not make it out of the Alaskan wilderness alive, he survived 116 days in the wild with little supplies and aid and over two years in the South without money. Because of his education and knowledge Chris was more than prepared on his journey into the wild.

Chris McCandless was a smart intelligent man, but he was also incompetent. Chris McCandless was book smart and was going to Harvard, but choose not to. Chris left his family to walk into the wild. He burned his cash, gave away money to charity, and went on his way towards Alaska.

Chris McCandless was reckless and arrogant because he went into the wild unprepared and ill-equipped, he overestimated his ability to survive off the land and finally he had a complete disregard of nature's might and these are the main reasons that chris ended up dead One of the reasons that supports chris being reckless and arrogant was because when he went into the wild he went in unprepared and ill-equipped. For one he didn't bring a tent or anything to help protect him from the cold.second he had no proper maps or any other reconnaissance equipment which would have saved his life since on all the maps of the area it shows how to get around the river that stopped him from escaping Alaska. Finally he only brought a small rifle which couldn't harm a large predator and it would make hunting incredibly difficult. The second reason that proves he is reckless and arrogant is that he overestimated his ability to survive off the land alone for one he didn't bring any food other than a pound of rice he also didn't bring any medical supplies nothing not even a single bandaid so if he got hurt he would have been screwed.

This chapter serves to inform the audience on the amount of risk Chris was taking from the start. He is certainly underprepared as the only food with him is a bag of rice and the author claims that he had “no ax, no bug dopes no snowshoes, no compass.” The repetition of the word “no” serves to make the audience feel worried for Chris thus