Metamorphosis Of Chris In Into The Wild

As Chris ventures into the Alaskan wild he was able to find the happiness he was longing for. It was a type of happiness that he could only experience when he was with nature as seen throughout his life. As he laid in his death bed, he never spoke about any regrets he had,

He took the road that no one would ever imagine doing and he changed the lives of all the people he met. Chris found his purpose in life in the wild. He had always believed in living life to the fullest and he believed that “If you want something in this life, reach out and grab it.” “The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon…” Chris McCandless spent a lot of time looking for something entirely different from what he already had and while he found true happiness it eventually lead to his demise. The purpose that Chris was looking for in life was happiness with others. He didn’t like staying in one place for too long and when he found the beauty in Alaska it wasn’t the same. He wrote in his journal “Happiness only real when shared.” By the time Christopher McCandless found the true meaning and purpose in his life it was already too late. There was no way Chris was going to be able to make it out alive of the Stampede Trail. The last note Chris wrote said, “I have had a happy life and thank the Lord. Goodbye and may God bless all!” Chris died happy and at peace with his life in the place he enjoyed the most. Chris McCandless died knowing what truly mattered in life, sharing your happiness with

Having to go through an internal battle helped Chris learn there are some things you have to resolve on your own because in the end, the only person you can count on is

Some say that Chris was an idiot for going out into the Alaskan wilderness unprepared and without any knowledge of nature. “Why would anyone intending to live off the land for a few months forget boy scout rule number one: Be prepared” (krakauer, 71). This was a complaint sent in by a Alaskan hunter, and there were many more that followed that. The people writing the negative comments all believed that Chris either wanted attention, was stupid, or went out on a suicide mission. However, Chris was none of those things, he wouldn’t have been able to survive 113 days off

Even though I did not agree with what Chris did to find meaning in his life, in the end, it was the last thing he did. He risked all of his relationships, whether they be his family, friends, or even just those he finds he inevitably will end them abruptly. His guilt of being a part of the upper middle class/wealthy part of America made him feel like he needed to live like the lower class which is why he lived the way he lived. I believe that Chris is not a stupid person I think he just has made stupid choices. He will always be remembered as the man who went on an adventure and never came back. By reading this book I see that there was more to Chris' life and that he did not just leave for any reason, I nor the world will ever know why Chris left but I am sure that for whatever reason he did it to better himself. I can respect that and say he died the way he wanted to, doing what he was set out here to do. Find

I strongly believe that we should admire Chris for his courage and noble ideas because he did something that nobody would do, he went into the wilderness by himself. I admire Chris for being so brave because I know I wouldn’t be able to go into the wilderness alone. I believe Chris was trying to do something good for himself, he was finally putting himself first.

This journey for Chris was suppose to be a adventure but it soon turned into a lesson. A harsh lesson, that he had to take on head first without even knowing it. He was the student and the wild was the lesson being taught. In Chris's mind he saw it as, he was the teacher and the wild was gonna learn from him. Chris at one point said " It's not always necessary to be strong,but to feel strong" but in this situation he needed to be physically strong,because it was a necessity.

Chris’s actions and thoughts reveal yet more of his mysterious personality to his life, friends, and his family. At this point in the book, we know that Chris had went through college and used the remainder of his college fund to donate to charity. The thing unclear about this passage is the decisions he made. Why didn’t he submit his life to the wild instead of continuing to law school and build a life for himself ? His feelings towards his friends and family are also reemphasized. Overall, he is depicted as someone who is determined to shut himself off from the rest of the world. By being happy to be on the road and evade the threat of human intimacy, he shows he has no intention of ever becoming close to anyone in order to prevent hurting

Chris leaves his hometown with the intent of never returning. He mistakenly returns a decade later as a different person. This is surprisingly normal in real life; people leave home after high school and go through some life altering change while away. They return and sometimes the people they return to are happy with the change, and then they may not like the change they see. Chris returns as a fit and slim womanizer who is arrogant and rude.

With this, Chris is the only one in the group who can make peace easily and keep everyone friends. Early on in the book, Chris is tough and enthusiastic. He gets the boys to keep on going and reach the body, however, on the way Chris starts to realize that death is always close and that he will have to work hard to get past prejudice on him. This is seen when he talks about Teddy and how he could have died from the tree fall and the milk money experience, “it was as if he had lived that whole life already.”, which Gordie points out. (King, 438)

People have different opinions about Chris’s story. Personally, I completely understand the way he thinks, why he did it, and why it was beneficial with the information I have from the book and movie. Others think that he was a spoiled brat, an idiot, and he screwed up his life for no reason at all. No one has the right to say anything negative because they don’t’ know what he was going through. If he wrote a book and survived, I honestly don’t think it would get negative responses.

The story begins when the financial instability increasingly appears in his marriage, and his wife leaves him and her son. Chris and his son are evicted and spend nights at a homeless shelter; despite his concerns, he continues to fulfill his obligations as a father and he's affectionate and understanding with Chris.

Chris has potential. One likes that he wants to protect Beth and stands up for her, but he does fade in the middle and then comes back, but not as a true romantic interest. Ending with her learning her true identity may not be the best ending. Maybe he learns the truth earlier and is conflicted about loving a human, once a computer – she’ll always be smarter than him.

Chris treated the world around him different depending on where he was. From early on Chris’s mother said he loved nature. Chris was very fond of nature and was in it all the time. Since Chris went to live in the wild, it’s only logical to think that he hated the city and civilized life. He wanted to live off of the land and be in the wild. In a way he was very minimalist since he never carried much with him. He hated the idea of Society so much that he burnt his money and got rid of any possessions he has including the car he loved. To Chris the world around him was meaningless and he could only be happy in the

This lead to his incentive to leave society. The climax was when Chris ate a potato seed that had a poisonous mold on it. It caused him to stay confined to his bus where he read Doctor Zhivago that changed his views on adventuring. This showed a change in character and that he no longer wanted to travel alone, but rather be with his family. The resolution, hikers found Chris’ dead body two and a half weeks later. The cause of death was starvation but you know that he died at peace by leaving his final words, “I have had a happy life and thank the lord. Goodbye and may God bless