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Persuasive Essay On Into The Wild

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I do not like being told what to do - even if it is coming from someone who loves me. I would rather fear my shadow of failure than constantly being uttered at for doing something I do not want to do. While reading Into the Wild, authored by Jon Krakauer, I became connected with Alex in ways we both loathe conforming to society's ways. Like Alex, I feel absent in my own life because I am always trying to live up to someone else's expectations. Without warning, Alex fled his home and society to live the way he wanted. Alex might have died while trying his new way of life, but he never gave in or regretted his decision of leaving. In the face of disillusion with society, I will too abandon all ties with the world; I will not lose sight of my ability to forgive; I will live implicitly with only my best interests in mind; and I will find compassion and satisfaction in my everyday life. While Alex was in school, he was very pressured to do well and work hard, despite his good work ethic he resented the mass burden, that is society. “Chris was born into the wrong century. He was looking for more adventure and freedom than today’s society gives people” (Krakauer 174). I can relate to Alex on many levels; parents telling me what colleges to attend, who I can be friends with and many more that make me scorn society. I have a very good relationship with my parents, but there are times when I just do not agree with what they have planned for me. I would like to say I do not conform to society, but that would be a lie; I buy clothing, makeup, and electronics, materialistic goods that everyone else has, to feel like I belong. And that is exactly what Alex hated, he was not a materialistic kind of guy, which made him spite all things that are unnecessary. I am not saying that I agree with Alex and his decision to leave his life behind, but occasionally the thought is appealing and it evokes a question on whether or not it is a superlative idea. In spite of Alex leaving home and not informing his family, he was fairly close with his family especially his younger sister, Carine. This reminds me of how close I am with my older sister, Mckenna. She moved to Florida in January to go to art school, and although I still got

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