Jon Landau

Chris was a normal kid in terms of thinking he knows everything there is to know; although, a difference is Chris's immaturity cost him his life. Chris was very intelligent by means of knowledge, however, his common sense is lacking. Chris is to be admired because he followed what he believed in and very few people can say that about their self. Chris was set so set on his beliefs and following them that he had horrible tunnel vision. He was only seeing the outcome and not the here and now

“Facts are data; truth is the sense we make of the data. And the sense we make should always be open to revision, to new evidence, to further discovery.” Another way to say Scott Russell Sanders's quote, is that facts are just proven information, and truth is the understanding that we have of that information. And understanding should always be open to change or new ideas. Creative nonfiction is believed by some that it can lead readers to new insights or discoveries. On the other hand, some believe

Losing a loved one is difficult, but questioning if they are really alive takes a toll on one’s daily life. In Heaven’s Keep, Jo’s plane disappears without a trace and no one can seem to find it until people start digging deeper into the story. ?Could Jo still be alive, but nowhere near where the plane disappeared? Her husband Cork, son Stephen, and family friend Palmer set out to find what really happened on that plane and where Jo really went. Visualizing Aurora, Minnesota, evaluating where the

John Kraukauer is an American author who has written many books. Most of which are about the outdoors and mountain climbing. Krakauer wrote the non-fiction book “Into the Wild” in 1996. He was extremely fond of the Chris McCandless story, a 24 year old who died in the wild because he himself relates to him. Kraukauer went to great lengths to write the book. Krakauer’s goals for writing this novel were to uncover the true story behind Chris to readers, and shed light on Chris’s actions. When the

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