Similarities Between Mccandless And Adam Shepard

Every year in the 1980’s around 150,000 people went missing. (Missing) Everett Ruess was a very lonely and self centered person. He was born in 1914 and disappeared in 1934 never to be seen again, he was only twenty years old. There are many theories and suspicions as to how he died but no one knows for sure

Adam Shepard’s project serve a greater purpose than Chris McCandless’s journey because Adam purpose was more motivational than Chris McCandless. In Shepard’s project, he proves that American Dream is still alive because of his project is proven to be true. His motivation to be successful in one year was to arise from rags to riches because he must possess “an operable automobile, live in furnished apartment, and have two thousand five hundred in check” (Shepard XIV) to prove that American Dream still exist. Which at the end of the book, he makes five thousand three hundred dollar, rented and furnished an apartment, and got a operable truck from his dedication and hard work at the close of his

Chris Mccandless and Adam shepard both dropped everything they had and decide to start over,however they did it differently. Chris Mccandless left society and lived in the wild. He wanted to get to Alaska by himself without any transport or money, but as for Adam Shepard he started over. Adam wanted to prove the american dream is possible for anyone who tries.Chris Mccandless was more admirable than Adam Shepard because he faced bigger challenges and left a bigger Impact.

Chris McCandless was a man who decided he wanted to do something on his own that required a huge amount of skills that would really put him to the test when it came to survival. He didn’t tell his family what his plans were for his journey, he got rid of the rest of the money that he owned, his his belongings, and he disappeared from the face of the Earth on foot to Alaska. His family searched for him and they didn’t find him til months later after being told that he was found dead in an old bus by hunters. Chris wanted to see if he would be able to live in the wilderness on his own for a while and return in one piece. It was very understandable to him that it was a possibility he might not make an outcome and to me I find him admirable for

Chris McCandless left his secure life behind to pursue his dreams to live out in the wild. He left behind his education, his family, his possessions, and even his own identity. Many people have done similar things to what Chris did but one of the differences was that Chris was prepared. Although Chris did not make it out of the Alaskan wilderness alive, he survived 116 days in the wild with little supplies and aid and over two years in the South without money. Because of his education and knowledge Chris was more than prepared on his journey into the wild.

This really opened my eyes to make me never want to run from my problems and end up from something to nothing. Either way making your money and accomplishing your goals is so much better, even though Chris McCandless didn’t mean to eat the berry that eventually caused his death it is his fault because he could've easily bought food, got a job, a house, he could of had a life but that was the path he chose. For these reasons I believe Adam Shepard was more admirable than Chris McCandless, he didn’t only do things for himself but for people such as myself who now believe it is possible to obtain the american dream and for that i respect

There is no question that Chris McCandless had reason for the courageous, difficult, or some may even call suicidal stunt he pulled. Throwing away your education, giving up your most precious possessions, and burning all the money in your wallet must have a purpose behind it. McCandless was the type of person who would rather give than receive and did not like having things done for him and demonstrated strong characteristics of being independent. Although, out of the thousands of reasons that could have drawn him to make this drastic decision I believe it was literary influences and his philosophical beliefs that impacted his choice the most.

Lastly, having Chris McCandless as a role model to a change in society should be known an honored. If we can get people today not to depend on such dire need of technology sights for people to see will open up to minds that there is a whole other world more then technology can make. McCandless didn’t like how citizens lived with little to no risk, and how one really took a deeper to whats beyond the door to your risk. There are many other portions of the world that are worth seeing. McCandless climbed Mt. McKinley and saw what its like to see the world in a different angle. Learning from McCandless its like being taken back to the Indians where they didn’t have technology to help themselves they did it on their own. McCandless went on a outstanding,

How did Adam Brown the main character in the book “Fearless” achieved his “American dream” is the way he moved people, like on one can, which he wanted. He showed people that no matter in what situation he overcame, that obstacle with the faith of God, then lead people towards faith. He had a whole life going and didn’t see it until he started overcoming them and shooting for higher things, and testing his strength and weakness as a person; then building himself also others into a stronger person but their more to him then what we know.

Chris McCandless and Galileo Galilei are very similar people. The way they think, act, and associate with society shows you how similar they are. However, they are also very different. Chris likes to explore the outdoors and does not like school, while Galileo would prefer to stay indoors and continue to further educate himself. They are in many ways similar and different.

Lastly, Chris Mccandless got to fulfill his dream, live his own life, and now he even got to find his inner self, find out who he truly is. Chris was the kind of person that lived dangerously unlike most people, he was different “It is hardly unusual for a young man to be drawn to a pursuit considered reckless by his elders...Danger has always held a certain allure. McCandless, in his fashion, merely took risk-taking to its logical extreme” (Krakauer, 182). Chris’s true self-was one that was riskful and daring until he could finish the task. Furthermore, he was different from others and throughout his journey, others could see that. In the end that was the kind of person Chris Mccandless was, and this is the person he became after fulfilling his dream and living his own life. In contrast, others did

Freedom and Nature. These are both things Chris McCandless longed to dwell in. He took his steps into becoming everying thing he had hoped. But were his dreams and aspirations worth the ‘’Betrayal” of everyone who had ever cared about him? Do we owe our families anything in the first place? By looking at McCandless’s actions and reasonings we can see that he is justified solely on his passion and courage. People would like to say that he was irresponsible, ignorant and careless in his actions. However, all he wanted was complete freedom. He didn’t have to be sorry for anyone just because he was letting his heart guide the way.

Chris Mccandless thought about life very deeply and lived by standards set in many of

     Chris McCandless to me was a very intelligent but stubborn man. He didn’t care about how his family felt. All along his quest to the stampede trail Chris was kind to strangers and others but neglected the fact that his family back home worried about him. In the end Chris became at one with nature but realized that his surroundings (meaning family

During 1893, in Rhineland, Wisconsin a mythical beast had emerged from the wilderness. Eugene Shepard, who was a local resident and elder in Rhineland, was out on his weekly hike when he stumbled across an odd creature. This creature was green, about a foot tall, seven feet long, and weighed about 200 hundred pounds. It had razor sharp teeth like a saber tooth tiger, white long claws, spikes of all sizes running all down its spine, and red glowing eyes that one could not help but stare into. Not sure what to do, Shepard hurried back to town to tell everyone his discovery. Town folk and lumberjacks gathered weapons, guns, and dogs to search for this newly discovered Hodag. He led his group to his normal hiking trail, but instead of finding the