Self-Discovery In Away By Michael Gow And Into The Wild

In conclusion, Michael Gow has used outsiders, family conflicts, and grief and loss to refer to the central ideas of the play, “Away”. Gow has used many literary devices such as allusion, juxtaposition, simile, flashbacks and tragedy to convey the message that he is

Chris McCandless was a man who had everything to have a successful life. However, Chris McCandless decided to leave it all behind. Chris thought that he was going to go leave all society behind to go live in the wild. Chris thought that it was going to be very hard. Krakauer He was arrogant and ignorance toward the nature and society. In Into the Wild Chris leaves his life behind to live a life alone in the wild. In Into the Wild Krakauer’s message from Chris’s journey is for people to never get too ignorant or too confident because anything can go wrong at anytime.

The gripping tale of a young man who leaves all that he has and goes to live amidst the natural world, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer showcases the two years Christopher McCandless had spent journeying throughout the United States before his unfortunate death. After graduating from Emory University in 1990, McCandless disconnected with all of his past relations and abandoned the majority of his possessions. McCandless’ decisions either seem extremely unwise or extremely courageous. He had a comfortable life with few worries yet he still chose to toss it all away and venture into unknown territories. What many wonder is why he would do such an irrational thing. Maybe, McCandless’ was simply trying to run away from his perception of reality.

Thoreau once said “Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves” following this Chris Mccandless adventures off into the wild on a journey to discover himself without being surrounded by a materialistic society or his family. Sean Penn delicately crafted cinematography in the film into the wild makes use of …. to show the challenges of family relationships, the power of words and self discovery. This is shown through the use of many different filming techniques to emphasise a certain theme.

Michael Gow's play, "Away" expresses the idea of going through changes and receiving help from people around you. The key characters of the play experiences change and renewal as a result of their relationships with others ad the summer vacation. Coral and Gwen is two characters that undergo the most changes throughout the trip. Coral manage to moved on from her's son death while Gwen changed from a snobby person to a person who is more understandable. Tom is one of the critical character that help Coral and Gwen realised their issues and surpasses it. The play showed lives of people and their own struggle during the 60s and how they overcome it.

“To discover is to gain sight or knowledge of something.” How have ideas about discovery been shown in Away and The Book Thief

Many people wish they can drop everything important to them and isolate themselves from society; very few people will even attempt this, but Chris McCandless breaks societal norms to accomplish this goal. In Into the Wild, John Krakauer tells the story of this young man’s life to inspire the audience to chase their dreams through the use of logos, involved sentence, and anecdotes.

Away explores how self-discovery can be the catalyst for positive transformation while ‘’The one who goes away’’ shows harshness of discovery through changes of her

Into the Wild is a documentary film by Sean Penn that follows the life of Christopher Johnson McCandless, a vagabond who tramped across the United States for two years before his journey led him to Alaska, where he lived in the wilderness, sheltered by an abandoned transportation bus, preceding his death. McCandless grew up with all the privileges of being raised in the suburbs by a middle class family, he later went on to graduate from Emory University in Georgia, and seemed to have his whole life stretched out in front of him. However, he did the exact opposite of what was expected, severed all ties with his family, and adopted a life of chosen homelessness, where his travels led him on wild adventures across the country. Many speculate that McCandless was pushed to do this in order to spite his overbearing and abusive parents who verbally and physically assaulted each other in front of their children, demanding they pick a side. Some say it was McCandless’s desire to free himself from all material constraints and the burden of societal pressures. Taking a psychological approach, McCandless

At times of strife with oneself and during periods in one’s life, people tend to find answers or peace by disassociating from their immediate surroundings and replacing it with the natural world. Although Wild by Cheryl Strayed and Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer share the same word in their titles, the two are completely different stories with separate narrative purposes. Wild is about the author’s journey of self-discovery and self-acceptance through hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, and Into the Wild is the author’s discovery of Chris Mccandless’s natural journey, which ultimately led him to his death. Even though the ending of Wild leads to Strayed’s renewal of life, and the ending of Into the Wild leads to the insight on the ending of

Sean Penn's film, “Into the Wild,” catalogs the journey of Chris McCandless an idealistic young man in search of his own romanticized version of the American wilderness. A central theme of the film focuses on McCandless's attempt at self imposed isolation in order to attain a “raw, transcendent experience.” Like other adventurers before him trying to find themselves in nature, Christopher rejects society and material culture and feels impelled to make a clean break from all previous contact with it. The film explores many important themes such as survival and self-reliance in the wilderness (man vs nature), identity, isolation, principles over materialism, and idealism, as well as the dynamics surrounding human relationships,

Sean Penn’s film Into the Wild explores the confronting discovery that happiness and value in life are not found in isolation but when shared with others. The film tracks the journey of Christopher McCandless who embarks on a “climactic battle to kill the false being within”: to become immersed in the natural landscape, free from his materialistic dependence on the modern world which ultimately cut him off “from the truth of his existence”. As Chris moves through the vast landscapes of the wild the slow motion tracking shots and wide-angle cinematography of Chris depicts a sense of restoration and spiritual enlightenment. Ironically, however, as Chris’ supplies become scarce, the callous nature of the wild is depicted as he succumbs to its

When we overcome significant challenges or obstacles to attain anything it is significantly more rewarding than being given an answer or solution. This is applicable to the process of self-discovery. The value is determined by what we have endured to shape who we ultimately become. This is exemplified by in Mary Oliver’s poem “The Journey” and Michael Gow’s play “Away”.

Discoveries challenge societal and individual's beliefs of human relevance and identity through new experiences and other individuals who influence the transformation of one's inner self and the world they inhabit. Both the “The Tempest” and film “Into the wild” demonstrates the power of discovery in transforming one's perspective on themselves and the world. Shakespeare’s, “The Tempest” explores the universe as impersonal, insinuating human irrelevance and the need for others in self transformation. Similarly, the film “Into the wild” communicates transformation through isolation within the natural environment by deviating from the familiar, learning forgiveness and that nature is harsh proving escapism to be more detrimental than cathartic. Both texts explore the physical power of nature and aspects of self discovery catalyzed through others and by challenging societal beliefs and encountering new human experiences.

Novels and storybooks comprise a reflection of human character and individuals in the society. They are a mirror through which the audience is able to infer lessons which promote their sustainability in life. Similarly, films are a reflection of a particular viewpoint in the society. Conversely, the film Into the Wild and the novel Tracks offer insight on an element of human life. They explore the human setting and collectively conclude that we should all try to escape society. Principally, based on the premises set forth by the film and the novel, it is our inherent responsibility to isolate ourselves from those who are around us.