Jon Gaunt

Jon Krakauer's novel, Into the Wild, relates a true story of a young man named Christopher McCandless and his remarkable but fatal journey to discover contentment in the Alaskan wilderness. Krakauer wrote a magazine article about McCandless in 1993 and became obsessed with discovering more about the young boy and his death. With his novel, he shares the story of McCandless and hopes to ignite the same interest in his readers as he developed when he first heard of the boy’s enthralling story. He hopes

There are a lot of differences and similarities between Chris McCandless and Henry Thoreau. Some of these comparisons can be good or bad. how they both approached the whole ordeal of surviving in the wilderness could also differ . Also how they both were motivated to go to the wild. Also how they compare to each other in beliefs. In many ways Chris McCandless and Henry Thoreau are different and similar. And contrasting Chris McCandless and Henry Thoreau Life in the wilderness. Chris McCandless wanted

of the time they blame it on someone or something else. The eighteenth century English poet, Alexander Pope, once wrote, “Never find fault with the absent”, which means do not put the blame on others who are not there. In the novel Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, the main character makes choices that dictate his future. McCandless is fully responsible for his own death because of his rash decisions caused by his conceited and irresponsible behavior. In the novel Into the Wild, McCandless lacks some

Have you ever let unhappiness take control of your life? They are many people that live unhappy because of their everyday problems. These types of people take no time to change their situation they are in. In the book, Into the Wild, by John Krakauer a young male lives a nomadic lifestyle. His name is Christopher McCandless. He was born into a well-to-do family. McCandless had a dream to travel to Alaska, so he can live off the land. McCandless meets a lot of people during his travels. Many people

Shaun Callarman takes a stand and says she believes Chris McCandless is ignorant even though many believe he was brave for pursuing his transcendentalist ideas. Callarman says that McCandless had no common sense for believing he could survive in one of the most harsh places on Earth all by himself. He’s ignorant and Callarman says “ I don’t admire him at all for his courage nor noble ideas”. Quite simply Callarman thought Chris was crazy. Throughout the book Into The Wild there are many things that

John Krakauer, Chris McCandless, and Henry David Thoreau are three mean who embrace the idea of Transcendentalism. In the books, Into the Wild by Jon Krakuer and Walden by Henry David Thoreau, the readers are able to see similarities between Chris’s and Thoreau’s beliefs in Transcendentalism. Both men embrace individualism, starting over, and believing in oneself. The first belief that McCandless and Thoreau share is individualism. For example, when Chris was a kid he was very different from everyone

detailed account of a person’s life, is often written with a key purpose in mind: to honor or to condemn the subject. In doing so, it is important that they provide adequate evidence to get their point across and convince the reader of their point. In Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild, he uses a number of examples of quality evidence to not only portray himself as a reliable biographer, but also to portray his subject, Christopher McCandless, in a specific light to be interpreted by the reader. In the biography

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. Throughout the novel, Krakauer conveys the idea of following one’s heart to reach a sense of self completion. He became

In his work “Into the Wild”, author Jon Krakauer tells the story of Chris “Alexander Supertramp” McCandless and his journey across the United States, beginning outside Atlanta, Georgia, and ultimately concluding in McCandless’ death in an abandoned bus in the wilderness near Healy, Alaska. Despite the strong criticism of many Alaskans , Krakauer argues that McCandless wasn’t, as Christian claims, “Stupid, tragic, and inconsiderate,” but instead paints a sympathetic picture of a young man with a

If i could pick one person that was very similar to Chris McCandless in the book “Into the Wild” i would choose Henry David Thoreau. This man was an outcast, an adventurer and an economic warrior just like Chris Mccandless. Chris followed many of the writers ideals in his own life and story. They both did not follow what anyone else did because they thought it was ideal to live in a solitary life. They also both have differences about how they viewed nature, and how it was important of each individual