Into the Wild

Into the Wild 	Sometimes a character may be pushed over the edge by our materialistic society to discover his/her true roots, which can only be found by going back to nature where monetary status was not important. Chris McCandless leaves all his possessions and begins a trek across the Western United States, which eventually brings him to the place of his demise-Alaska. Jon Krakauer makes you feel like you are with Chris on his journey and uses exerts from various authors such as Thoreau

The Call of the Wild In the story, The Call of the Wild, written by Jack London, the main character is Buck. The main setting of this fascinating story is the Klondike Gold Rush. In the beginning of the story Buck was living a perfect life where he was treated like royalty. The main conflict in the book is Buck is kidnapped and treated horribly. The Solution is that Buck learns to adjust to the harsh environment that he now lives in. Also Buck learns that he does not need humans and despises

When I was younger I loved the television series on Nickelodeon, The Wild Thornberrys show and later on Nickelodeon made a movie, The Wild Thornberry’s Movie. The show is about a twelve-year-old girl named Eliza Thornberry who could communicate with animals. Eliza would travel the world with her parents’ who were hosts of a well-known nature show, with her siblings and her pet monkey. Her family didn’t know that she could communicate with animals. When I younger I use to tell everyone that I could

Into the wild Blog “Into the Wild” is a film directed in 2007 by the controversial film writer and actor – Sean Penn. It is based upon Jon Krakauer’s non-fiction book “Into the wild”. The film follows the idealist Christopher McCandless on his journey to find peace and happiness. Some people might argue that McCandless was a reckless narcissist who brought great sorrow to his family and troubled the law enforcers. I am no professional analysist, but I think that McCandless was perceived as a noble

Jon Krakauer, author of ‘Into the Wild’, takes the reader on Chris McCandless’ primitive expedition. Christopher Johnson McCandless, a recent college graduate and son of a prosperous east coast family, has become spiritually ill. Driven by his need to make a new life for himself he revises his name to Alexander Supertramp, and continues on his heroic quest to become an autonomous living soul. Krakauer and his experience in the Alaskan wilderness gives the reader insight as to why McCandless naive

It is human nature to crave for fulfillment, a sort of wild escape from the quiet and domesticated form of living. This is the focus in Jon Krakauer's chapter three of his book, “Into The Wild”. As it says in the beginning epigraph, “A superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life”, relates the the book's main idea in that seeking fulfillment of life through risky behavior will not always leave an individual satisfied. There are very few people out there like Chris, so unmaterialistic

remain alone or apart from others”(Oxford dictionaries). These keywords can describe emotions in the world and is what tears them from society or brings them closer in. In Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer demonstrates the ideals of community and isolation for a young boy named Chris McCandless, who ventures into the wild to achieve isolation in his world. Exemplifying this, he created a new identity for himself as Alexander Supertramp a leather tramp, who draws many people in but does not care much for

Thriving Through the Struggle for Fame While you start to mature and outset to grow up you will face challenges that you will have to persevere through. In The Call of Wild, Buck moves from owner to owner and is never able to maintain a good health. On the other hand, my mom struggled finding a job and went back to college and really had to mature more as a women. Comparing, my mom and Buck both moved around and had to grow up more enable to achieve what their struggle . Overall, my mom and Buck

In every society there are rebels that oppose what the majority thinks is normal. Many of these people seek shelter in nature. In Jon Krakauer’s novel Into the Wild, Krakauer uses symbolism to show Chris McCandless’s struggle between society and nature. Chris sets out into the Alaskan wilderness in an attempt to escape civilization and find himself, knowing that at some point he will need to rejoin society. His trip to Alaska ended up being his last and when going through Chris’s belongings, the

In Into the Wild In order to escape the restrictions of society, people seek adventure and thrills that provide excitement and freedom in their life. The exhilaration of doing something new and exciting is an experience everyone wants to have. To live a life of freedom and excitement, Chris McCandless, a well educated young man, left his old life behind. He gave up all of his belongings, created a new identity for himself, and made important friendships along the way. In Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer