Jon Gaunt

The one thing we expect is for teachers to give us an education, that is true, but then why is, “Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492,”one of the most famously false concepts known to Americans? Leif Erikson was the one that discovered America in the times around 100 E.D. He was on his way to Greenland to spread christianity commanded by the Norwegian King, when he got off course, and landed on a different location, which he called Vinland where he stayed for 6 months. He describes

Humanitarian Chris McCandless once stated, “Happiness is only real when shared” (Krakauer 189). Throughout McCandless’s journey to Alaska, he realized that his experiences and feelings are best when shared with other people. Sharing happiness with others will be different for different people. McCandless was young, however, he was a selfless person. Many people today only care about themselves, and do not go out of their way to help others in need or if they do help others they expect something

Jack London`s To Build A Fire and John Cheever`s The Swimmer are recognized to be benchmarks of American literature in the way they view the aspect of denial and how it can lead to tragedy. Although the main characters of these two stories could not have been more different, the main flaw that they both shared was the unwillingness to accept reality but instead deny it. In To Build A Fire, Jack London shows the flaw of the main character by how the man ignores his mistakes and the dangers of his

Brian Robeson Brian Robeson, is the main character in the story the hatchet. Brian is a thirteen year old boy from new York city. Brian took for granted his life until one day he was in a devastating plane crash, that left him stranded alone in the forest. Hatchet, is based solely on brians survival in the forest and how it changed his life forever. Hatchet One of the most important objects its the hatchet. It is also the title of the book and is very important to brians survival. The hatchet

A River Runs Through It is, deservedly so, the work that Norman Maclean will always be best known for. His 1976 semi-autobiographical novella tells what is really only a brief piece of the life story of two brothers who grew up together in the Montana wilderness; but the scope of this timeless tale of fishing, family, and religion extends beyond just a few months. It touches on the entirety of the complicated relationship between Norman Maclean and his parents, and his prodigal yet distant and troubled

When you see yourself living out your dream, the thought of what you're most passionate about pulls you in. Passions in one's life change based on what had affected that person. Dreams are defined to change. However, the benefits of these thoughts is that they belong to you and only you. Not one person's opinions matter but your own. Chris McCandless simply was living out his own ideal life, the way he wanted; not to the idea of his parents, his friends or of society. McCandless wanted to escape

Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer, is the story of a young man, Chris Mccandless who was going in the right direction. He had finished college and had a family who loved him, somehow he took a major detour that landed him dead in Alaska. Chris Mccandless shaped his identity through his actions, interests, values and beliefs. Chris’s actions were very curtial to shaping his identity. Chris was always good at everything he did, he was always very confident and a good business. His parents remember a time

Into The Wild written by Jon Krakauer is a biography Into the Wild begins when a young boy just out of college named Chris McCandless decides to disown the rules of society and chooses to live in the wild. After flooding to Alaska he fought with many conflicts that caused him to die. This book traces his steps and trail from living in the wild all the way until his death on August 1992. There are many conflicts that led Chris McCandless to death but the most important was his conflict with his father

destiny into your own hands. In a world of materialism and public influence and involvement in almost everything we do, it is those who remove themselves from society fathom the essence of independence. In the compelling novel Into the Wild written by Jon Krakauer, Christopher Mccandless, an adventurous and independent spirit embarks on an odyssey into the desolate Alaska, in turn resulting in a tragic death. The cause of his death, though not entirely known, is believed to be from starvation. In the

Surviving in the Canadian wilderness, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson fights to live as dangerous obstacles come in his way. Taking place in 1982, Brian tries to survive near a deep lake located in the north woods of Canada. This setting is important because it brings out the self-reliance and extinguishes the self-pity in Brian, who has no communication to civilization or other resources like food at the start. The woods contain many dangers giving Brian a hard shot for survival. The plot of