Jim Bob's Failure

Christopher McCandless was a young man who was successful in school, but gave everything up and went alone into the wilderness trying to find a better life style. This young man was found dead in the middle of the big frozen wilderness after a couple of months from when he left. McCandless was a very successful student who had pressure from his parents, and he decided to give up everything he had including thousands of dollars from scholarships to charity. The biggest attraction that this young man had was to get to Alaska hitchhiking with almost no resources.

Christopher Johnson Mccandless, an intelligent young man, dies while trying to live in Alaska; by choice. The death of Mccandless was a controversial matter: people argued their thoughts on Mccandless’ story, and who's to blame for Mccandless' death. Some say it’s Mccandless’ own stupidity, or his honorable seek for thrill. Others say it’s his parents’ horrible way of raising him, or nature’s unforeseen acts. However, it is a mixture of all these, with Mccandless being the most at fault. Mccandless might have had choices, but there were things he couldn’t control, neither can anyone else.

McCandless failed to survive in the wilderness because he was very unprepared and unaware of the harshness of the Alaskan wilderness. During Jim Gallien, a union electrician and an accomplished hunter and woodsman, he states that, “Alex’s backpack looked as though it weighs only twenty-five or thirty pounds, which struck Gallien as an improbably light load for a stay of several months in the back country, especially so early in the spring” (Krakauer 4). Throughout Chris’s life, everything has been handed to him and he has been mostly successful because of the people who have served him. Though, when the first time McCandless is on his own, people like Jim Gallien who have lived in Alaska for many years can see that he is not prepared. In addition, when McCandless was down in the Mexican Canals, Jon Krakauer describes how, “Below the Morelos Dam the river turns into a maze of irrigation

One example is his parents never stopped him he could do anything he wanted. The text states this “That's what he wanted for someone to tell him no to lay the law down”. This shows that Bob actually wanted someone to say no to him for someone to make him follow the rules. One more reason Bob had a bad life is that he died. This is because the book states “A dark pool was growing from him covering the cement.” This proves that Bob had a bad life because he didn't even life a full live even if a person did something wrong they deserve a chance but he didn't get that chance. These are some reasons Bob had a rough

The fascinating story of Christopher Mccandless, inspires many kids my age to follow in his footsteps and adventure out in the world. In my opinion, Mccandless, was not very inspiring to me. This is because he disobeyed his loyal parents and went off without notifying anyone. However, I can see why several people find his story quite breath taking. Throughout the novel, Mccandless, abandons his items and travels by land without proper gear or food. This gives me a representation of how hard he must have worked in order to hunt for food or survive in the coldest of days. By giving the readers a visual of how he lived, it made us believe that it is possible to survive outdoors with nothing but a creative mind. Another point the book pointed out to me, was the fact that some people respected him by giving him rides city to city, while other people ignored him and moved along and left him alone. Mccandless, also had a bright and fun spirit through all of the obstacles he faced. He may have been starving, but he continuously tried to look at the brighter sides of the problems.

William Faulkner's "Barn Burning" contains a character, Sarty, whose individual maturity ultimately initiates a more positive lifestyle than what is provided by his family. Sarty faces much drama throughout the entire short story which builds his personal maturity and allows him to truly evaluate the negative and positive aspects of his life. The dramatic conflict is between Sarty and his father, Abner Snopes, an older man who can be characterized as a 19th century terrorist who has a keen predilection for burning barns.

Mccandless ventured into the Alaskan wilderness with very little food, no form of shelter, and no knowledge of the terrain or what he was going to be facing in the wild. If he would have had knowledge of the area, or maybe a map, he would have noticed a cabin about a mile away from the bus.

Though London illustrates how nature is a difficult external force, the man is responsible for his misfortune, as his circumstances are the consequences of his choices. The narrator explains that the man was traveling ?to take a look at the possibilities of getting out logs in the spring? (978); more than likely, he did not have to perform this task, which required taking ?the roundabout way? (978). Also, despite being a ?newcomer to the land? (977), the man fails to bring a human companion to the ?unprotected tip of the planet? (982): just as the Earth is exposed to space here, as the narrator describes, the man has little defense against the cold. The man is not ignorant of the extreme cold, but rather, arrogant; though warned about the conditions (982), the man does not bring anything except a small lunch (978). Another sign of his lack of preparation is his failure to sufficiently protect himself from frostbite: he ?experienced a pang of regret that he had not devised a nose-strap...[that] passed across the cheeks, as well, and saved them? (979). Granted, the man can not see the water he falls into (981), but the fundamental responsibility for the journey is his. Furthermore, he elects to build the fire to thaw himself under the spruce tree, which proves disastrous (983). The narrator notes, ?It was his own fault, rather, his mistake? (982); the man also recognizes this, and knows he

The words and phrases Jack London uses in To Build a Fire gives rich meaning to the story. The story covers a man's fatal journey through the Yukon wilderness with his dog. The further the reader goes into the story, the more the reader learns about the man's personality. The man is young and quite arrogant in his ability to survive in the extreme cold. In the end, the man's misjudgments lead to his early death.

This Cuba episode made Castro more powerful. He became more tied to the Soviet Union and the Socialist/Communist economic approach. The final cost for the Bay of Pigs 5 day operation has been estimated at more than 45 million dollars. The embarrassment for the US cost even more.

The Man is very ignorant. The old-timer gave him advice on not traveling alone when it is fifty below zero, but he ignored his advice. For example, “The old-timer had been very serious in laying down the law that no man must travel alone in the Klondike after fifty below” (London par. 21). The old-timer told the man that no person should

Golding uses changes in the school boys mentalities and actions through their use of fire to show that severe conditions can bring out the worst in people.

In the book, he dies at the end which backfires him the most because he put all his money into this idea which sooner or later ends up being the reason of his

It is believed that great achievements are not done alone. Jack London’s To Build a Fire depicts a stubborn man who eventually succumbs to his own pride. He feels as if life is meant to be lived on his terms and does not care for the possible consequences of his volition not to listen. London believed free will could be either help people form a cohesive relationship with each other or use it to tear each other apart. This tale illustrates someone who used his own free will to ultimately doom him. Herman Melville created a very similar story of someone whose choices caused him to lose his job in Bartleby, The Scrivener: A Story of Wall-Street. Both of these stories similar though there are several points dividing them though the notion of free will is a motif in both.

In conclusion the protagonist in “To Build a Fire” ultimately did not survive because he did not stay calm, count his blessings, or take correct decisive action. The protagonist choices in his crisis ended up costing his