Into the Wild Journal (English 4 Erwc)

Robinson Crusoe is a man who was lost in the world, stuck at home with his parents, he was expected to be a lawyer, but his heart longed for the sea. Crusoe eventually left home, without telling his parents what he planned. After several voyages, all of which were seemingly “unlucky,” he is shipwrecked on a desert island and is forced to survive with only bare necessities. Many people consider him a hero because of how he dealt with his misfortune. Some people believe that Robinson Crusoe is a likeable and admirable character, but others disagree. Robinson Crusoe is not a likeable or admirable character for three reasons: he is self-absorbed, he lacks emotion, and he is hypocritical.

After reading the book "Into the wild" it was pretty amazing and the way Mcacandless got to live with life the way you wanted and got to explore different things was amazing to read. McCandless is a very outgoing, smart, funny kid who loves to explore and travel on his own and didn't depend on anyone. He lived who's life with freedom.

There are many types of characters in a story. Some are easy to spot while other may be a little harder. Round, flat, static, dynamic and stock are all different types of characters. Round characters are the characters we learn the most about. We learn how they live and every aspect between including their thoughts and what makes them keep going. Flat characters are the ones we learn much of nothing about. This could be the lawn person to the cousin that drops in. These characters help fill in gaps so we can learn more about the round characters. Dynamic characters are usually the ones who experience some type of change in the story. They appear a certain way at the beginning and by the end they have made some type of change in their life good or bad. This change can be a little change such as realizing something was not what they thought to a big change such as a change in their career or marriage. Static characters are those who end with the same attitude and perspective they had at the beginning. These are the ones who show no change and learn nothing during the story.

In the book Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer tells the fascinating story of a man named Christopher Johnson McCandless and the journey he takes around the U.S and Canada. McCandless’ journey is not just a another hitchhiker who started out with nothing. Christopher or “Alex” believed in not allowing important things to over run a person’s way of living. He abandoned everything, his beloved car, all the money he had from his college fund, and his family. Krakauer illustrates the impact McCandless left on many people’s lives and explained in great detail the journey “Alex” decided to take.

To begin, I dissagree with the David Wilkerson because I think that you should rescue wild animals. In this story I am going to state my reasoning about why I do not support David Wilkerson's oppinion and I am going to state his oppinion against mine. You will find that both of ours are completely different. Yet I am mostly going to explain my oppinion.

The other characteristic he exhibits is personal fable. He feels that his life is destined for something bigger than what has been set out for him. He believes there is something unique about himself that he needs to share with the world. While his father and everyone else, including his friends, look down on this idea of breaking out of the mold he still stuck with his idea of becoming something bigger and better. At the end of the story he does in fact become the town hero and his dreams of greatness come to fruition as he grows

McCandless had it all; financially stable and seemingly healthy, but he was not at harmony with

When I was younger, I remember this space in between my back yard and these appartments that was filled with trees; it was almost like my own personal forest. I would escape there and spend hours chasing stray cats and making pine cone soup until my mother called me in for dinner. I remember how I wish that I could have this freedom forever and how I was going to run away from everything and live in the wild when I got older. A lot of people can relate to wanting to get away from it all and live just for yourself, but most , like me, ether grew out of it or just keep this image for a stressful day when you want to relax with no plans on ever completing this fantasy. Unlike the rest of us there are the few who actually make this this a reality like Christopher Johnson McCandless who died in the Alaskan wild after pursuing this

Even though McCandless and his father did not have the best relationship, this relationship still served its purpose of shaping McCandless into the person he became.

A 4 year old half saint bernard half scottish shepherd dog named Buck is living a lavish life under the care of Judge Miller and his servants in Santa Clara Valley, CA. The favorite of Judge Miller, Buck is a token to be cared for. Unfortunately though, around this time gold was found in the vast north, which require large dogs like Buck to haul sleds around in the cold snowy weather.

Shaun Callarman describes McCandless as a “crazy person” however I believe if you feel the need to take off from society and fulfill your dreams then do so. On the other hand, I do agree with Callarman. McCandless’s rash decisions and mistakes are what got him killed. Throughout the movie “Into the Wild” he finds people that grow feelings for him yet he is blinded by

The first point of view from chapter one is by a man by the name of M. Scott Peck. In the section that he wrote he compares our lives to that of a map. He states that these maps need to be revised as we live our lives instead of following a map that may be incorrect. He goes on to explain that to revise a map people will have to face reality about one’s life experiences and it might be painful to face these experiences but it is necessary to achieve the truth. It is easier for people to hide their so called “maps” from the world than to put them out there to be challenged and seen by others.

n the nonfiction book, Into The Wild, Jon Krakauer introduces to us a character named Christopher McCandless who is searching to pursue a happy life and experience new unique things in his life. McCandless was one of the most unique and brave persons that I have read about so far. He had a perfect life with everything he wanted such as good job, career, parents and etc. However, he was never happy with the life he had. McCandless considered his life too boring and wanted to go into the wilderness to experience new things that he hasn’t done before. When I think about the life McCandless led, it makes me think that everything in life is possible If you make up your mind for it. In the wilderness, McCandless found happiness and peace. Even

For quarter 1, my english class decided to read the novel “Into the Wild”. This story was about an adventurous boy named Alex who was killed while out in nature. Most of the story was about the way different people reacted to the news of Alex dying. The most common words used to describe Alex (Who’s name was actually Chris McCandles) were smart, brave, hard working, and for the most part a pretty good all around person. Many people were confused as to how Alex died because he was so skilled and smart and had a lot of experience. However, there were still the few people who were not so surprised about the death of Alex since he was so adventurous and daring. Some even described him as crazy. In my own opinion i did not like the book “Into the

On a warm sunny day, a Rabbit named Jake came out of his hole in search of some food. His family was very hungry and only wanted some carrots. So Jake went out to find the food.