Alaska Panhandle

Ignorance is Bliss Christopher McCandless is not the smartest man to ever enter the wild. His actions are noble and brave, but his lack of preparation ended his life abruptly. I agree that life is best when lived to the fullest and following your dreams, but if death is the consequence of your actions then I do not deem it intellectual to follow a half hearted dream. As Shaun Callerman said “I don’t admire him at all for his noble ideas. Really, I think he was just plain crazy.” Admiration is

what McCandless did for 2 years and survive? He figured out how to canoe down to Mexico, canoe through canals and waterfalls, survive the desert, hop freight trains, and bury valuable belongings to recover them later. Jan believed, “he’d figure out Alaska too”. (p.46) Critics thought Chris was just another uneducated, ungrateful bum who committed suicide for attention. In reality, he graduated Emory University with honors, “read a lot, used a lot of big words” (p.18), and wanted more to life than just

The novel Into the Wild written by Jon Krakauer revealed the true identity of Chris McCandless, or as one might say, Alex Supertramp who was his alter ego when he left home to start a new adventure. Chris did not know his long journey to Alaska would end up taking his life. There are many different opinions about Chris, but the question is “Is Chris McCandless a hero?” While Chris, by definition is a Romantic Hero, he was not a hero using the traditional definition because he hurt everyone that

There were two songs used for the movie Into the Wild that showed how Chris McCandless is leaving his past behind and trying to pursue himself. The name of the two songs are, “Far Behind” and “Society”. They both delineate how Chris is carefully abandoning his past life. Each song had a quote that I thought portrayed Chris leaving his past behind. “I hope you’re not lonely without me” (Society) and “ We leave it all Far Behind” (Far Behind). Both writers were trying to illustrate how Chris is “retiring”

acted as a poison for him in the movie Into the Wild. How could he not be arrogant, the man had everything, he went to Harvard, had caring parents, a loving sister, and a car. He decided to throw that all away for some journey to Alaska. Why Alaska? He had no business in Alaska, he was ignorant and self centered. He passed up so many opportunities, and so many signs to let him no this wasn't a good idea. From the Hippie Parents, to the Old Man who wanted to adopt him, Chris ignored all signs. He wanted

Chris McCandless was an Independent nature boy straight out of College. Jon Krakauer's novel follows Mccandless’ final adventure Into The Wild. Although many traits of “Alex Supertramp” were portrayed, two in particular stood out. In the book, Jon characterizes Christopher McCandless as self reliant and distant. Throughout the Novel Chris is offered many items intended to help him along his journey, but rejects their offers due to his self reliant nature. Before his final trip he was told, “Man

Into the Wild, is a spiritual quest about Christopher McCandless, also known as Alexander Supertramp, dropping out of society and finding his sense of adventure. “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, for each day to have a new and different sun.” (Krakauer 57) In Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer characterizes Christopher McCandless as self-reliant and reckless. Relying on oneself, self-reliant, not

If One were to read “Into The Wild” by Jon Krakauer One would initially believe that McCandless is insane, there are ways to prove this wrong. There are ways that One could justify that he is insane, yet there are also many ways to demonstrate that he is not insane. One thing that demonstrates how McCandless is not insane is that he cared for anyone who helped him along his long journey. McCandless frequently shows further care and compassion for those who helped him than he does his own parents

who criticized McCandless but without realizing praises his skill. In the same article he notes that a number of people like Chris go into the wild without knowing what to do and that they are saved by rangers or die. Chris had done just that before Alaska, twice he had gone into the wild and twice he

college graduate with a successful future ahead of him. However, he despised society and was obsessed with nature. He abandoned his old life and created a new one with a different persona. His new life as Alexander Supertramp was going to hitchhike to Alaska without money and other materialistic ideas. Therefore, Chris McCandless was crazy, and he was somewhat ignorant in his decisions. First, McCandless was bright and yet he made some bad decisions. The novel states, “What nobody knew-was that he would