Into The Wild Chris Mccandless Family Analysis

Chris McCandless finds many conflicts within his life such as his conflict with his father Walt. Walt McCandless was very educated he was one of the most important NASA engineers of the time. He lived his life in normality by finding a job and wife and simply living a simple. For Chris he was a lot different than from his

“If McCandless felt estranged from his parents and siblings… he found a surrogate family in Westerberg and his employees. This shows how curious about the world Chris was and how he was still discovering himself and who he wants to be. His curiosity shows because he would never let up on a topic until he knew the answer. Chris also was different because of his views on family. His desire was to forget about his family because of the bad influence.

Truth is a very broad term, in which every individual’s definition of it is seldom identical. For Chris McCandless, he was looking for the truth within himself. He was trapped in a society that created the illusion of happiness, and he was merely looking to discover the truth.

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.

When he left his family and friends behind without informing them as to where he would be, they later found out that their beloved one had passed. When Chris left, his mother suffered terrible pain by the thought that she heard “… ‘Chris calling me,’ she insists, ears rolling down her cheeks…He was begging, ‘Mom! Help Me!’ But I couldn’t help him because I didn’t know where he was (Krakauer 126).” In this tragic portray of events, his parents suffered terribly because he was not considerate enough to inform them of his whereabouts and intentions. Since his mother, a strong woman who dealt with awful dealing with Chris’s father, he could have at least enlightened her with his well-being with a letter to her and his whereabouts. Also, when he abandoned his family, he abandoned little sister, he left her hurt even after “Ten months after Chris’s death, Carine still grieves deeply for her brother. ‘I can’t seem to get through a day without crying…’ (Krakauer 129).” Carine was the person McCandless was closest to in his family. When he vacated her, and left her clueless as he did everybody else, he left the person who loves him most behind in the dark. McCandless left the people who cares for him behind, hurt and filled with sorrow because he wanted to fill his own selfish

Chris McCandless came from a very different lifestyle compared to that of Perry Smith and the Clutters. He was obedient and listened to his parents for the most part. However, Krakauer viewed McCandless’s parents as too demanding and ultimately implies that part of his death was brought on by his parents. Chris’s relationship with his father was stressed at best and Krakauer equally “believe[s] we were similarly affected by the skewed relationships we had with our fathers. And I suspect we had similar intensity, a similar heedlessness, a similar agitation of the soul" (159). Chris was a highly opinionated and willful young man with little room for negotiation with his father sharing those same qualities. His criticism towards his parents eventually turned to outright anger, and after his father’s secret double life is revealed Chris begins viewing his father as a

While in an old family cabin, Chris McCandless finds out about his father’s previous relationship with another woman at the same time as his relationship with McCandless’ mother. Although this problem is painfully resolved without McCandless knowing, his discovery drives him to an irrational and immature reaction. Jon Krakauer said “he indicated that he was planning another extended trip”(95) after McCandless’s senior year in Emory. He then donated all of his money and disappeared, entirely out of contact with any, and all, family. McCandless reacts in a rash and immature fashion when he leaves. McCandless never spoke to his family about what he knew, nor did he try to find a way to cope with this information, he simply let it grow

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

In the book, Into The Wild, is about a young man named Christopher McCandless, which seems to be going through a stage to be looking for his right of passage. This story shows how young people are entering a stage that go against their elders and start becoming risk takers to have a passage and to be joined into society. This right of passage has been many years ago, in ancient time a young man must complete a task to be considered a man. First, McCandless was a very intelligent boy and came from a well steady family so why would he leave to go off and travel with no money or not having someone know where he is.

By practicing nonconformity, Chris made it impossible to have a good relationship with his father. Chris cleary demonstrates this hatred for his father in the letter he wrote to his sister ; “I’m going to completely knock them out of my life. I’m going to divorce them as my parents once and for all and never speak to those idiots again as long as I live. I’ll be through with them once and for all, forever.” (chapter 12)

Imaging your brother or sister, daughter or son gone in an instant, just like Chris, that causes any family to have deep heartbreak and damage. Chris left for two years not telling anyone what he was doing or where he was going. He had compassion and sympathy for the poor and his environment. “How is it ... that a kid with so much compassion could cause his parents so much pain?”(104). This confirms that he did cause his parents great pain, also how he has so much compassion to others but he could not even show that to his parents is heartbreaking and selfish. Chris was out of his family's’ sight for a long time. He felt he needed to get the full experience and shut his parents out. McCandless had chances to mail his parents and sister about his travels but chose not to, creating a lost connection between them. “When Gallien asked whether his parents or a friend knew what he was up to— whether there was anyone who would sound the alarm if he got into trouble and was overdue—Alex answered calmly that no, nobody knew of his plans, that in fact he hadn’t spoken to his family in nearly two years. “I’m absolutely positive, ” he assured Gallien, “I won’t run into anything I can't deal with on my own” (6).

McCandless also needed to face his demons alone without the loving Carine who was constantly by his side. Chris McCandless cut communication with Carine to detach himself from his family and be in true isolation. McCandless lived in an abusive household for

What if you went on a journey and you had to start all over with just $20 and the clothes on your back. Would you be able to do it? Adam Shepard left his old life and started a new one with only $25 and his clothes on his back. He left so he can search and achieve the American dream. Chris McCandless also left his old life and went on a journey to Alaska. They were both young, educated men who wanted to travel and leave everything behind them in the past and not to look or go back until they did what they needed to do. Adam Shepard was achieving a lot of his accomplishments so he can prove that you can have the American dream.

One reason I believe Chris’s adventure was ludicrous is because he left originally in part to get away from his family due to ongoing conflicts. Conflicts between family members is a natural process within a family and certainly is resolvable with attention and problem-solving the issue. In McCandless’s situation specifically, he developed anger most directly related to his father’s adultery from his past. As Krakauer writes, “Long after falling in love with Billie, long after she gave birth to Chris, Walt continued his

Is difficulty forgiving a driving force in people’s lives? People tend to have trouble letting things go and moving on. Instead they will bury things within themselves and walk in day to day life holding on to negativity. Chris McCandless sister Carine said in The Truth About Chris McCandless: “Perhaps I cannot escape the irony that as children, throughout dads gin, induced rages, we were told that he himself, was God, so his actions could not be wrong.” The home when they were younger was fairly stable, it included dad, mom, Carine, Chris, Shelley and Shawna but there father was a drunk and he kept secrets Chris could've never imagined. In a new memoir The Wild Truth, Carine writes that she believes her brother's sudden disappearance and journey reflected his determination to separate