Into The Wild: A Narrative Fiction

Imagine spending thirty days alone in a tent or a cabin in the wilderness with no technology, electricity, running water, and any form of communication. Every day you wake up to the sight of the beautiful, tall trees and the various wildlife living in the area. Most of the time, you can hear the many sounds of nature: the majestic songs of birds, the whistling in the wind, and trees rustling. But sometimes all you can hear is nothing but silence. Most of us would not be able to do this and we would most likely want to be anywhere but here. Not many people will experience living in the wilderness, but for those who have will have memories to treasure forever. Among those people who would choose this

Transcendentalism is an extremely difficult philosophy to truly understand and even more difficult follow and apply to everyday life. Chris McCandless, from the movie Into the Wild, goes on a long journey after college attempting to live freely by the principles of Transcendentalist philosophers such as Emerson and Thoreau. Chris attempts to live happily, but what matters is whether or not Chris believes that his life was successful at the time of his death. He tries to find happiness within himself and discover truths in the world and in his own life. Chris McCandless does follow the ideas of Emerson and Thoreau because he abandons his family and possessions and gives up his potential success in order to discover truth and find happiness. His pursuit of these ideals teaches that transcendentalism is not a practical philosophy because Chris fails to find happiness through these ideas.

Ever since this kid was in second grade, he always wanted to be in band. I was there when he heard the Keller Middle School band play for his school, and even though he didn’t get to high-five Frosty the Snowman I knew he was excited. In fact, he was so excited that he threw me off and I was shipped off to the lost and found for a day, until he got me because there’s no doubt he was cold without me. Anyway, Shane always had his heart set on being in band. The band director, Mr. Maus, had told everyone to tell him if they wanted to be in band once they got to Bear Creek Intermediate, and that’s exactly what he did. Shane was determined to do exactly what he wanted this time.

Months later after Zach finished dwelling on his father's death he was approached by an old man when he was taking a stroll in the park with his best friend and somehow he knew all about Zach's superpowers. At the time when all of this was happening Zach's mum was helping out with a campaign for a new president.

On a sunny summer day Zach and his little sister sarah were walking the gravel roads. Somebody had dumped some trash is the ditch and they found a straw. Zach’s

I, my other friend, and Zack would often run together during that year, which allowed me to get to know him a little better. Over the next year or so we hung out a little more often: attending birthday celebrations, going on camping trips, and organizing groups to go see movies. I would actually say that I have gotten to know him the most over the last several weeks though, while attending two of the same classes together at DCCC. But from the accumulative time I’ve known him I have come to recognize several prominent traits. Zack Mikat is a driven, yet still fun-loving guy, as well as a great friend. Some of these qualities seem to derive from the “real man” as Nietzsche said, while others spring forth from his “hidden child.” But with the perfect balance of both, Zack is both a great man, and a great

I was strongly affected by a film I watched called “Into the wild”. Based on a true story the 2007 film describes a man (Christopher McCandless) who chooses to give his savings to charity, rid himself of his possessions, and set out on a journey to the Alaskan wilderness. Up until the time I watched this film, I had the impression that money and possessions were massive benefactors to happiness I may have received this impression from my surroundings or from television. After watching the film several times, my impression on life and what it means to be happy changed massively. I no longer viewed happiness as something that could be bought, but instead viewed it as something that can be made.

“Hey Zach, it is your big day today. It is your 2nd to last Cross Country meet” Mom said happily. “And it's time to go to school Jack and Zach”.

It was a dark, quiet night. There was Three kids named Zack. Bob, and Billy.

Zachariah responded well to the intervention. Zachariah continues to make good progress towards his goals. Zachariah stated, being suspended from school, being punished, not being trusted, losing privileges and friends. Zachariah stated that being teased, being call name, being treated differently, being punished, yelling, and being disappointed. Zachariah stated that he got angry at his dad recently because he made a promise to purchase him a video game and he disappointed him. Zachariah stated, being punished and his mom yelling at him. Zachariah stated his peers, some of his teacher and sometimes towards his mom, when he do not get his way or when she punishes him by taking his cell phone away. Zachariah stated that being teased by his peers

Zach has a much harder time expressing his emotions in public, however, and unwilling to share what has happened with Alice and Poppy, he tells them that he's simply no longer interested in playing. It's a huge deal—the end of an era, really—but Zach doesn't let on that he cares.

At a young age, when the family was moving from Minnesota to Sacramento, California, Micah and Nicholas both struggled with different internal struggles. Being smarter of two other siblings, Nicholas found that his intelligence in school was making up for his lack of being talented at anything else. Micah lacked what Nicholas had, and found himself masking the pain with his incredible athleticism, and being good with the girls at school. Nicholas distinctively recalls his mother bringing down his report card from the refrigerator, the main thing that made him feel worthwhile. "It hurts the others kids feelings".

This is the starting point of all the conflicts in the story; where we find out who Zachary really is and how he behaves. Zack was an irresponsible teenager, “He lied over trifles, and periodically stole money out of wallets that were left lying around. He started smoking at thirteen, and was into the liquor cabinet by fourteen. At sixteen, he smashed up our car one night after a poker party. Once he dumped Dad’s red tool box, tools and all, in the river during one of his rages.” (4) This causes problems in the story as later on it ends up impacting the family.

Novels and storybooks comprise a reflection of human character and individuals in the society. They are a mirror through which the audience is able to infer lessons which promote their sustainability in life. Similarly, films are a reflection of a particular viewpoint in the society. Conversely, the film Into the Wild and the novel Tracks offer insight on an element of human life. They explore the human setting and collectively conclude that we should all try to escape society. Principally, based on the premises set forth by the film and the novel, it is our inherent responsibility to isolate ourselves from those who are around us.

He was a gleeful young boy, and, as did many gleeful young boys, he loved to play games. He lived in a lovely two-story home in the suburbs with a pleasant neighborhood around his home. His neighbors were amiable and there were two other children on McAllister Drive. One, Nicole, lived on the corner of his street, and the other, Jackson, lived across the street and one house to the right. They would often play together and they enjoyed each other's company very