How Did Chris Mccandless Get Into The Wild

     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

For someone to have plans to survive in the harsh wilderness of the Alaskan frontier many have said that McCandless was completely un prepared as recalled in the first chapter of the book by Jim Gallien who picked up McCandless outside of Fairbanks Alaska and drove him to the stampede trail, the beginning of Chris’s journey into the wild. “He wasn’t carrying anywhere near as much food and gear as you’d be expecting a guy to be carrying for that kind of trip.” (Krakauer 4) Through the research that Krakauer completed we know that Chris was carrying only a ten-pound bag of rice and some paperback books along with other camping supplies. Jim

Most people go into the wilderness to go camping for a week or less and then leave. Some people stay for more than a week. Chris McCandless was in the wild for at least one hundred days.“ I’ve decided to live this life for some time to come. The freedom and the beauty of it is too good to pass up.”(pg.92) He went into the wilderness to experience adventure and to find things he was searching for nature, the path to happiness and freedom. Chris’ determination, self will, pursuit of happiness and the urge to break free are all explored. He did everything he could to make so people would be able to find him. Changing his name to Alex Supertramp, eliminating everything

He underestimates the terrain and climate, and, “…came into the country with insufficient provisions, and he lacked certain pieces of equipment deemed essential by many Alaskans…” (180 Krakauer). Chris lacked the necessities, so it made his survival rate drop. Information is key in the wilderness, which, “not only did McCandless die because he was stupid, one Alaskan correspondent observed, but ‘the scope of his self-styled adventure was so small as to a ring pathetic-squatting in a wrecked bus a few miles out of Healy, potting jays and squirrels, mistaking a caribou for a moose (pretty hard to do)…only one word for the guy: incompetent’” (177 Krakauer). Chris lacked the knowledge needed to survive the Alaskan frontier, which dropped his survival rate.

He insisted on living in the harshest conditions with as little help as possible. Surrounding hunters often tried to help prepare McCandless for his dangerous trek into Alaska but all of the tips went in one ear and out the other. His supplies were severely inadequate and useless. The heaviest item in his pack was his “library: nine or ten paperbound books.” (162) All handouts were politely declined because he wanted to do everything alone. For example, Jan Burres gave Chris warm clothes for Alaska to which he pretended to accept, only to later find them discarded under her car seat. His fixed reservation left others pretty skeptical and confused, but before they could even mention anything about it, he was already far too

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

In what could have been Chris McCandless’s last contact with humanity he tells his new comrade, Wayne Westerberg, “If this adventure proves fatal and you don’t hear from me again I want you to know you are a great man. I now walk into the wild” (Krakauer 3). For 112 days Chris lived off the harsh Alaskan land. For anyone who is brave enough to travel on the stampede trail and cross the treacherous Teklanika River you will come across the Fairbanks City Transit System Bus 142. Once a backcountry shelter for hunters, trappers, ranger patrols, and for a short time Chris McCandless, Bus 142 now serves as a memorial for Chris McCandless. Travelers will make the trip to witness the basic resources Chris had at hand and the courage it took to

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.

Chris McCandless and Adam Shepard are two young men with an education that give everything up in order to fulfill a dream. Chris McCandless story is told in the article “Death of an Innocent” by Jon Krakauer. Chris McCAndless was a wealthy young men who had graduated from college who decides to go into the wild with a desire to try to prove himself he can make it out on his own. Adam Shepard tells his story on how he achieved his goal in the book “Scratch Beginnings”. Adam Shepard who is also a wealthy educated young man decides to go to a new city with 25 dollars and prove that the american dream is still alive. Both Chris and Adam have great goals but Adams project is more admirable because it proves that the american dream is still alive.

Many people in society feels as if all the materialistic objects are pointless and have a greater need to be at peace with nature and themselves. In the book, Into The Wild written by Jon Krakauer, tells the fatal story of Christopher McCandless and his journey to survive in the Alaskan wilderness. Given that Chris McCandless took the road less traveled, he was very ill prepared and immature to believe that he could have survived in the Alaskan Wilderness with no company and no prior instruction about the Tundra. The adventure Chris departed on was in part motivated by his immature grudge towards his parents, in which Chris felt the need to completely distance himself and chase his dream.

Chris McCandless was a brave person who got what he wanted which was peace, even if it killed him. He impacted so many people’s lives with his story and every year people visit from all over of where he died and Jon wrote the book and described him in a good way. In “into the wild”, Jon Krakauer characterizes Christopher McCandless as self reliant and adventurous. Chris McCandless is a self reliant person because he doesn’t like to ask anyone for anything and likes to survive on his own without help from anyone or anything.

The story of Chris McCandless’s journey and eventual death in the Alaskan wilderness has intrigued thousands of readers. While many factors, such as lack of preparation, ignorance of the potential danger, and not following the advice of others, contributed to his demise, the actual cause of Chris’s death is highly debated.

Chris McCandless, the main character in Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild, had troubles with his dad and wanted to leave society, so he donated most of his money and left his home to experience the wild. In Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer characterizes Christopher McCandless as self-reliant and unmaterialistic. Chris McCandless is self-reliant because he thought his instincts and intuition would guide him on his journey. Chris began his adventure after telling his parents he would “‘live off the and for a few months’” (Krakauer, 4).

Chris McCandless was not an insane person who wanted to commit suicide. He was not an idiot who had no respect for nature. He actually loved nature and that was one of his reasons for going out into the Alaskan wilderness. Chris was really an adventurer who liked risking his life because it gave him a rush. He went into the Alaskan wilderness to live in isolation because he thought he could find true happiness. He figured out that no matter who he was, he needed others who loved

Throughout Chris’s adolescent years, there was something inside of him that drew him to the wilderness. A desire to leave behind his past perhaps, or just a passion that could only be satisfied through nature. As a young boy, his family would take camping trips every year. This was one of Chris’s favorite memories with his family. Walt, Chris’s father, reminisces and explains, “Chris loved those trips, the longer the better” (108). Everyone recognized his fascination with the wild. A yearly camping trip however, couldn’t fulfill his need to be in the wild. As Chris ventured into the Alaska wilderness, he discovered the happiness he was looking for his entire life. The happiness he was longing for was finally achieved.