Personal Narrative: The Tramp Journey

I think he just wanted to pursue life in a different way. Chris was not seeing life the way anyone else was so he decided to brush off into the wild and be free on his own. Though he did not survive he was still a very bright, arrogant human being. Shaun Callarman states, “He had no common sense, and he had no business going into Alaska with his Romantic silliness.” Chris knew going into the wild that he did not have much survival skills but that did not stop him from doing what he wanted to do because he did not care about society and was just completely over everything which was why he made the move to the wilderness. This clearly shows us that Chris did not have much common sense. If he had better survival skills and common sense he probably would have known not to eat that poisonous berry. It was his dream to be in the wild and he decided to pursue it. I respect his decisions and i personally believe it was a good decision other than the fact of him dying. He made the infinitive decision to do all of this so why stop

He could have been drawn to the outdoors, and the urge to be there just stuck with him into his early adulthood. The explanation may lie in something as complex as the wiring of the brain or something as simple as the explanation that Chris had family issues that drove him to want to live in the wild, and away from interaction, or him just wanting to find himself, and he couldn't do it anywhere else. Regardless of the reason, Krakauer argues that Chris wasn’t to be blamed for his misfortunes, but instead to be admired for his courage and sense of

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

While Chris McCandless does make mistakes, I would not agree with Shaun Callarman that he was “plain crazy”. The plans and mistakes made may seem idiotic, but are actually the mistakes that are found in the youth. I would say Chris was searching for his own self.

If you attempted to talk him out of something, he wouldn’t argue. He would just nod politely and then do exactly what he wanted” (Krakauer 182). Chris did exactly as Carine stated he would when someone tried to stop his trip to Alaska. Chris understood what the trip to Alaska would entail but decided to continue anyway. He was confident in his abilities and constantly felt the need to challenge those abilities. According to Jon Krakauer, “He had a need to test himself in ways, as he was fond of saying ‘that mattered’. He possessed grand- some would say grandiose- spiritual ambitions” (Krakauer 182). Although Chris’s ambition is surely admirable it also could be credited as his tragic flaw. Chris strived for perfection in everything he set his mind to. He refused to listen to individuals who were trying to help him when saying he was ill prepared; instead he ignored their efforts and went into the wild. Chris’s unpreparedness could later be identified as the cause of his death but in his mind, his supporters would like to believe, it did not matter. Chris died doing what he loved, living in isolation with nature being his only companion.

Chris was selfish because he broke many bonds with friends. He stopped taking the time to communicate with his friends that he met along the way. Quote postcard stop. In addition, he unkindly

Chris knew some things about living in the wild but not enough. Since Chris was book

Chris did not like that idea, he wanted to go out and learn the about life in an unusual and spontaneous way, and that was going into the wild. When Chris went into the wild, he was not prepared for what was coming his way. In many opinions Chris had a positive impact and most likely still does. He had a journal in which he mostly wrote about what he had to eat that day not about the sights he saw.

Chris continued to be interested in the lives of others and finding out about them, however, he was reserved about some his ideas at times. His admirable personality supports the idea that Chris was not crazy. Lastly, Chris should not be considered crazy because of his strong influence and effect on others. Robert Franz was one of the people that Chris had a powerful effect on, since he had lost his own son in a car accident.

Chris also kept in touch with people he got close to and did not just leave them. Chris was not selfish due to the fact that he was kind to others, he did not care much about money and he did not abandon people he connected with.

Overall my view on Chris will not change. The point still stands that he is Reckless for going “into the wild” unprepared. Still my point stands that yes that may be living up to the “rules of romanticism” there are many other ways of showing/doing, them. Ways that in fact would have left McCandless alive instead of dead, he was caught in the moment of the idea, thinking it was the best idea and nothing else would satisfy his desire for

Nowadays, people seem to be self centered and if something doesn’t resonate with their beliefs they argue and bring the person down for thinking that way. Chris, on the other hand, was open minded and understanding. Later in life, his independent nature helped him become a great entrepreneur. He was what you consider extremely ethical and took any job seriously. From selling veggies around his neighborhood, to running his own printing business, and working menial jobs to earn his own money, he was his own motivation. Lastly, “when Franz met McCandless, his long dormant paternal impulses were kindled anew. He couldn’t get the young man out of his mind.” (p.50). The downfall to all these attachments was that Chris was the complete opposite. As much as he enjoyed their company, he was detached and could easily forget about them if he wanted

Christopher McCandless was an adventurer no doubt. He spent the last few years of his life living purely off the land and exploring, doing what he felt called to do. However, to venture off on such an intense, dangerous, and wild journey, a person most likely has some deeply thought out reason as to why he or she is embarking on the mission. Chris himself seems to have had some reasons, besides his curiosity, as to why he explored. However, he made a decision to leave without truly thinking about just how dangerous his journey was going to be. Due to his rash actions, Chris eventually died in an abandoned bus out in the wild. Now, some folks today think that Chris was a hero for doing what interested him and for doing his own thing without worrying about the trivial things in life. However, I have reason to believe that Chris was indeed not a hero. Instead, I believe that Chris McCandless’s journey into the wild was rash, ludicrous and foolish.

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

However, Chris grew wiser as he lived in the Alaskan wilderness. He turned on his rules against killing animals when he killed the moose to feed himself. The environment allowed Chris to mature into someone who’d rather spend his time helping people over just staying away from civilization and at times, people in general. In a sense Chris embodies Ralph Waldo Emerson’s quotes from Self-Reliance, “Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string” (Emerson, Source E). Chris trusts himself when he decided to