Mccandless 'In Jon Krakauer's Into The Wild'

Furthermore, another example is when Chris’s former co-worker at McDonalds talks about Chris’s time as an employee when he says, “He always worked at the same slow pace, even during the lunch rush, no matter how much you got on him”(40). This quote describes Chris’s work ethic while he worked at McDonalds, which is very surprising considering past reviews about him. However, he did not work very hard and did not to seem to care one bit about his job at McDonalds because his focus was all on Alaska. Chris’s arrogance is shown in this quote because he has given up on society. He just doesn’t care anymore and all he wants to do is go to Alaska. He is completely ignoring the fact that people are living normal lives and that not everything is about his adventure. Also, Chris is being very selfish because people that are actually a part of society who need things, but he is ignoring everybody that he does not associate with. That works when you are in the wild with no responsibility but in the real world, Chris needed have a sense of urgency. He was ignorant toward society because he does not think and function like everyone else that he was around. Since Chris didn’t fit into society he decided to run away from everything. Krakauer message is present because Chris couldn’t fit into society because he can’t handle responsibility. He could not fit into society and Chris was so ignorant toward society, so he just left the whole thing behind to go start a new life.

The desire to discover and live in the wilderness is seen in most places and a least a little in many people. In Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, it is clear that Chris McCandless is one of many to have such a desire. Chris McCandless, as portrayed in Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild, is a selfish, stubborn young man who abandons everything in a childish, and deadly, attempt for a short-lived grasp at freedom and happiness.

In addition, Krakauer appealed to ethos by integrating interviews from Chris’s friends and family into the novel. This source of evidence builds credibility for the author because it includes multiple perspectives of Chris, creating less biais. The general outlook of interviews contained mostly positive connotations on Chris. Wayne Westerberg, an owner of a grain elevator in South Dakota, hired Chris and mentioned, “he was the hardest worker I’ve ever seen...And he never quit in the middle of something” (18). By having the input from others about Chris’s personality, the author can conclude that Chris was mind-driven and self motivated. Others also expressed him as highly intelligent and easy to get along with. The strategy of interviews support

grew up to become a very well known man specifically for his impact in the steel

Did you know that Pat Tillman played football and went in the army.Pat Tillman is a very determined man he had a lot of mind power that took him very far in many ways. He never was a sore loser he always tried to make the worst better.

      Chris McCandless illustrates recklessness through his many mistakes during his nomadic lifestyle. Krakauer portrays his lack of caution by stating,

In those chapter’s krakauer tells us about his own adventure in the wild when we went to Alaska to climb “Devil’s Thumb”. Here, he talks about himself. I think he wanted to color in more of the picture he's painted of McCandless thus far; he was not only a wanderer, but he felt propelled due to his relationship with his father. Krakauer, like McCandless, went out on daring escapades in which his life was in danger (he fell through an 'ice bridge' once and nearly dropped into the ravine below!). Krakauer points out that McCandless was not "crazy" as some people had dubbed him, and he uses himself and several other "extreme" adventurers to make his point.

Krakauer’s timeline allows him to influence the reader by showing specific things about McCandless at certain times to make him appear noble and inspirational. He also uses specific quotes from McCandless that accurately gives insight into McCandless’s thought

Krakauer believes that Chris McCandless had a good reason on why he wanted to venture into the wild. Krakauer sees many similarities between himself and McCandless. One of these similarities is the relationships they had between themselves and their own fathers. Krakauer describes his father as, “ambitious in the extreme, and like Walt McCandless, his aspirations extended to his progeny” (Krakauer 147). Krakauer believes that Chris McCandless left because of his life at home. The expectations that came placed by his father’s successes and the expectations other people had of him could have made him run away. His life at home could have made him want to leave and survive on his own. Krakauer might see this as a brave and great action to take, but just packing up and leaving was a selfish thing to

controlled by his parents anymore and wanted to be on his own. He was tired of having his

McCandless was determined to runaway from all material things. He drove off to the west leaving his car, belongings, and his identity. Krakauer writes “He could simply abandon the Datsun and resume his odyssey n foot and that's what he decided to do”(29).He did not underestimate himself very often, if he had one objective to achieve he had to accomplish

An individual's identity is how one perceives and differentiates themselves from others in their society. Outside factors such as family, friends, and society can have a major impact on how one views themselves. However, identity ultimately comes down to one’s own personal beliefs. In Jon Krakauer's book Into the Wild, Krakauer investigates the life and death of Chris McCandless, a young man whose actions allow him to pursue a unique identity, but also lead to his untimely demise. In Stephen King’s short story “Survivor Type”, King envisions the affects one’s morals and values can have in grave situations, especially concerning the identity of an individual.

McCandless can be described as a Caterpillar breaking through the unbreakable cocoon and spreading his wings to fly. He loved the life he lived and for him it went from all negative to positive by leaving home. The reasons why McCandless left home were exceptionally justified. McCandless became tired of being around self centered rich people whom only cared about their possessions in life. He grew tired of being around people who were not connected to nature and the real world. This is evident when Billie says, “Chris started

For most readers, their first instinct when reading Into the Wild is to believe the Christopher McCandless is noble and died by little fault of his own. However, when analyzing these chapters and stringing together his actions, we can see McCandless’ true colors. Through the subject’s blatant ignorance of his own skills, his lack of concern for his own well-being, and the entirely misguided effort to bring others out of society, readers can deduce that McCandless is a reckless narcissist.

Throughout his public life, he embodied for many people an ideal of persistence, tolerance and personal strength. In my opinion, it is the combination of these qualities that made him an outstanding person and a globally recognized leader. Neither persistence without strength, nor strength without tolerance would suffice to turn around the life of