How Does Chris Mccandless Build Suspense In Into The Wild

Everyone thinks about escaping from something in their life. Whether it is a test or something as big as reality, Chris McCandless was not an exception. He not only wanted to escape reality and its standards, he also wanted to escape the situations of his family. In Into the Wild, Chris McCandless was a refugee from not only the civilized world, but also his own circumstances, because he escaped his old society that he believed to be a prison and hitched rides to find refuge in the American wilderness.

In the author's notes he put “Through most of the book, I have tried--and largely succeeded, I think to--to minimize my authorial presence. But let the reader be warned: I interrupt McCandless’s story with fragments of a narrative drawn from my own youth. I do so in the hope that my experiences will throw some oblique light on the enigma of Chris McCandless”(Krakauer 2). By telling us that he will add some stories of his own make us realize that Krakauer has some relation with McCandless and it make us think that this book is more believable. In the book when he tells us that Chris just died for a simple mistake and tries to relate it to himself by telling the story of how he started to realized that going into the wilderness will change his life he emphasizes“I would go to Alaska, ski inland from the sea across thirty miles of glacial ice, and ascend this mighty nordwand. I decide, moreover, to do it alone. ” Just like McCandless, Krakauer had a lot in common with him, they both went into the wild of Alaska, which gives a lot of experience to krakauer to talk about McCandless death. In order for Krakauer to make McCandless not a crazy kid he made some other similarities between McCandless and some other people that died, with a lot of characteristics similar to McCandless and himself. Krakauer is the ideal person to criticate

Losing one’s self in the wilderness, is more risky than euphoric. In the book, “Into The Wild”, by Jon Krakauer, Jon tries to retell a glimpse of Chris McCandless’s story. Chris McCandless came from a wealthy family and he attended a prestigious college. At this point, he had it all. His parents offered him a new car, but he became enraged and refused to accept it.

Christopher Johnson McCandless is a respectable man in so many ways but, yet such a foolish man in many others. Chris McCandless possessed a seemingly ever-lasting bravery that constantly shined through his unique and matchless character. He was very righteous in himself to the point in which he kept himself from any sin or evil, committing his life to what seemed like an idea of celibacy, not just in refraining from any desire of flesh but also in all lusts of life with his diligent power of will that constantly shined through his exterior. Onto the contrary of his good characteristics, McCandless remained to be very foolish in his decisions and under takings, whether it be by his arrogance of sheer narrow mindedness.

In every part of our lives, we often find ourselves in situations in which we must make decisions that will likely affect us in numerous ways. During these situations, the opinions of others seem to influence our decisions and how we see things. If other's opinions are not taken into consideration, our decisions could potentially be harmful as we are ignoring the concerns from others. Henry David Thoreau, Timothy Treadwell, and Chris McCandless did not take other's opinions into consideration which led to a downfall in each of their journeys. It is important to listen to the opinions of others and take them into consideration when making decisions as other's give a point of view that we cannot see ourselves.

Imagine if someone took all the money they had and burned it all. After that you find that you only have twenty- five dollars left. With that you had to try to survive in a new city with just that money and nothing else. Well, two young and brave men gave up everything they owned in order to do an experiment that could change their lives forever. A man named Christopher McCandless’s story is told in John Krakauer’s writings, including an article called “Death of an Innocent’’ and a popular and good book Into the Wild. Another man named Adam Shepard wrote his own book and told his story in the book Scratch Beginnings. Both Adam and Chris had goals set off by different things such as motivation and the impacts on many people along their journeys.

On June 6th 1990, Chris McCandless, the main character from “Into the Wild” abandons everything he has and sets off into the wild. Two years later, his body was found in the bus along the Sushana River in Alaska. Why would McCandless go into the wild in the first place? Was he trying to run away from his problems, or was he just curious about the nature? Either way, I don’t think it’s worth it to get himself killed in the wild.

Despite critics’ views of Chris McCandless as arrogant and idiotic, Into the Wild proves that McCandless was a fearless man on a journey for true happiness. McCandless kept a journal recording his physical and mental experiences while on his journey to the Alaskan wilderness. His journey was a quest for ultimate freedom and inner happiness.

Krakauer had heard about the story of Chris McCandless and found it quite intriguing. One of the main reasons Krakauer found McCandless’s story so intriguing is his personal experience with some of the events and feelings McCandless had during his life. For example, McCandless had always had a problem with authority, stemming from his personal relationship with his father. This is one of many parallels between Chris and Krakauer, although Krakauer realized his anger was “selfish and unbending” and was able to restore the relationship with his father, McCandless wasn’t able to make up with his father because of his untimely death. (Krakauer Into the Wild, pg. 148) Another parallel between McCandless and Krakauer was their relentless search for adventure. Krakauer had his own experience in the Alaskan wilderness. His multiple attempts to climb the Devil Thumb, the last one being successful, was Krakauer’s own brush with death, where McCandless had his ill prepared trip into the Denali National

Living the luxury city life is not for everyone. For some people, they will never be able to find happiness with the drama, over crowded cities, and huge amounts of disrespect that represent the city life. Chris McCandless leaves his family, education, friends and name he has made for himself in the big city. His journey into the wild allowed him to figure out who he really was, embrace the true meaning of life, and make us feel like we could do the same by taking an endless journey to understand what truly makes us happy. Chris was very set in his ways. He never needed prized objects to make him content, and he believed that the people around him were holding him back with their drama and lies. “I’m going to paraphrase Thoreau here…rather

So far Chris McCandless in the book “Into The Wild” has revealed some of his characteristics as an individual. Chris portrayed a stubborn but determined attitude. His will to conquer whatever is in his path is sadly over shadowed by his ignorance to listen to anyone. An example of this is when Chris’s father states “Chris had so much natural talent, but if you tried to coach him to polish his skill, to bring out that final ten percent, a wall went up” (Krakauer 111). Chris was very talented in sports but his refusal to gain real skill from others was his downfall. However, running was a sport that Chris excelled in despite his stubbornness. Chris was so in love with running and he was determined to do it. However, Chris’s will to win was larger

Most people look at Chris’s story as nothing but an ignorant kid attempting to follow his dreams. Others think differently about his lifestyle and the wilderness odyssey he had. They see that he brought a positive look on life and he showed how difficult it could be to attempt and live in the wilderness. Showing how difficult it could be to live out there brought awareness to the issue of survival. Maybe that was Chris’s point, he went out there to show people how difficult it was to survive in the wilderness or to show how easily people can be affected by starvation. When Chris went out into Alaska he did leave his family in pain, but it was justified. Chris did not really have many friends and he always kept to himself. The only family member

Why would you judge someone for something they desire? “Really, I think he is just plain crazy.” According to Shaun Callarman Chris McCandless has no business going to Alaska with his “Romantic silliness.” Shaun Callarman thinks that McCandless is bright and ignorant because he made mistakes along the way. Callarman doesn’t admire his courage and noble ideas.

In this novel, Krakauer uses journal entries, and letters written by McCandless, as well as interviews of his family, friends, and authorizes to piece together the life, and death of Chris McCandless. Krakauer uses his journalistic writing style to include stories of ordinary people who encounter McCandless on his journey across the western United States. Understanding this novel is difficult due to its lack of chronological order. In the beginning, it starts off with the last day Chris is seen alive and picked up by Jim Gallien, which is then followed by the discovery of Chris’s body inside the bus in a blue sleeping bag that his mother made for him. Following this, Krakauer visits McCandless’ final years, and includes stories of other adventurers

Jon Krakauer: Author of the novel. Writes about his own journey climbing the Devil’s Thumb in Alaska.