Insanity In Chris Mccandless's Journey

In the book Into the Wild the main character, Chris Mccandless, made a rational decision to exclude himself from human society because he believed that going beyond what his parents, and society wanted, he would live a happier life. Chris wanted to leave society and venture into the wilderness to find the true meaning of who he was. Chris Mccandless was neither crazy or ignorant to live off in the wild where there was no people or anything to interact with, but nature. Chris wanted to find his inner self and not only was he a role model for kids all across the country, but he also followed his dream. Even though it was selfish of him leaving his family, Chris Mccandless was not crazy simply because he

his parents, he only got along with his sister, Carine. It would not have been

(n.d.), but I acknowledge that he should. Into the Wild (2007) demonstrated that he had a rough childhood. It shows that his father was abusive to his mother. If you had a father like that you would want to run away and start a fresh life. Into the Wild (2007) urge us to see how Chris’s parents make decisions in his life for him. When they told Chris that they are getting him a new car without telling him, but he starts to hurt because he loves that car. As I start to see where his parent are coming from for wanting him to live a great life, but you can tell that he doesn’t want that life. When he finally moved out of his apartment and burned his identifications you can tell he was going to be happy. He’s finally free and can make choices for himself without his parents

realize that he made several mistakes that could've gotten us into a very big war and

With a silent yet inescapable list of expectations, the pressure of society, and his damaged parents, one could believe that the adventure he embarked on was a way to remove himself from his destructive environment. However Chris had never experienced independence in his life. He felt separated from everyone with few friends and a well-off family that was tragically broken, and

was no doubt he wanted to go specifically to Alaska, but he also used it to punish his family, “...once the

Chris went through the burdens of everyday life while hoping for a more peaceful alternative. He refused the cognizant about the world around him and refused to involve himself with what he finds trivial. Instead he created his fantasy world in order to empower

When planning to go on a trip many people would overpack or underpack but in this case in the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer the main character Chris McCandless was on of those people that really did underpack for the crazy trip he was taking to Alaska. Chris McCandless throughout the books shows different sides of crazy and not being crazy. I agree with Callarman’s argument to a certain extent, when Callarman says “ bright and ignorant at the same time” that part is so true because he was a smart student but when he was heading to Alaska there were people he would cross paths with but when they asked to help him he would not accept the offer. This being that McCandless is crazy to a certain

McCandless is known as a stubborn and strong-willed person, who isn't afraid of anything. He chooses his beliefs over everything and doesn't let his feelings slip. McCandless is an interesting person but is not as complicated as he seems. He is a boy who grew up in a wealthy family that values material success over happiness and satisfaction in life. He grows up seeing these materialistic people up close, how narrow-minded and how simple they are. This leads to him hating everything that is associated with his parents. Chris develops strong

developing a mind and will of his own. He is no longer unperceptively loyal to his father.

Were there any events in his childhood that he needed to overcome? What did he learn about themselves through this event?

His mind kept him there for his whole life, the force of his father drawing him in, keeping him where his father died in order to preserve the

issues and topics relevant to his time, but has created themes that still apply to modern day,such

that it was hard to see the clear cause of his transformation. It seems as if he was

He made himself dislike everything his father had and to be a strong man and to be successful. Although it is good that he wanted to be successful, he hid all emotion he had for his father and everything else. Containing his feeling led him to only embrace anger.