Wild Strawberries

Chris McCandless was a young man from a wealthy family , he had a serious idea about finding inner happiness. To do so he believed he had to hitchhike across the country with nothing but the clothes on his back, he burned his money, ditched his car, and abandoned his parents. The question we ask now after reviewing the life of McCandless’s was this a selfish move by Chris? Yes, Chris was selfish and ignorant when he left on a trek across the country including Alaska. The definition of selfish is

wilderness survival, and his manipulation and lack of empathy for others is why readers believe he is a “reckless narcissist”. However, many people see him as a “noble idealist” for leaving society and all its amenities to live out his dream of in the wild. The McCandless’ wanted one thing from their son, to go to college and succeed. McCandless did not want to do this and adamantly refused to live by his parents’ wishes. Before he went to college, he went on a cross country trip in his yellow Datsun

role model through which by his form of adventure perceived to heal his past and live his life’s future. In context, McCandless was an honest well formed man that loved to help others when seen in their time of need. As Krakauer states in “Into the Wild”, “...he would shortly donate all the money in his college fund to OXFAM America, a charity dedicated to fighting hunger”(20), clearly labeling him as humanitarian for helping others. Before he even left to college as a high school students, “...McCandless

The story of McCandless may leave some people with many questions, but for me, I feel like everything I learned about the man just from the story of “death of an Innocent” by Jon Krakauer makes sense. The story of Chris involved leaving unexpectedly, very random and spontaneous. 24-year-old Chris left everything behind after he graduated from Emory University and received his bachelor’s degree in history/anthropology. He gave all his money to charity and then was never to be seen by his family again

known to have it all, he was a Harvard Law School graduate, and he hailed from a rich family. However, this materialistic life wasn't up to par with Chris’s inner desires, and in order to fulfill his desires of minimalism Chris decided to move into the wild. Sure, moving away from human life is normal, but the way at which Chris went about the matter makes him an arrogant idiot who was unimaginative and overconfident. In order to fully free himself from society, Chris McCandless foolishly decided to display

Christopher Johnson McCandless, a reflection of modern transcendentalism. Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement developed in the early-19 century. This literary movement based on the importance of God, man and nature, allowed numerous authors to become known. Nowadays, in a society full of innovations and in which nature is becoming less and less important, some people still feel the need to live far from the cities, in the wilderness, and still appreciate the simple things of life. Chris

Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement developed in the early-19th century. This literary and intellectual movement based on the importance of God, man, and nature allowed numerous authors to become known. Nowadays, in a society full of innovations and in which nature is becoming less and less important; some people still feel the need to live far from the cities in the wilderness, and still appreciate the simple concepts of life. Chris McCandless was one of the few and decided to live a simple

people travel to different parts of the world and explore. In an unique non-fiction book titled Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer writes a fascinating biography about a man named Christopher McCandless. Throughout his journey, Christopher has many accomplishments, but in the end, he does not survive his final trip to Alaska. However, there are also many people who strive to try and survive in the wild. Unfortunately, the life on road is not meant for everyone because people are too dependent on society and

Chris McCandless, the subject of Jon Krakauer's “ Into The Wild,” whose off-the-grid Alaskan adventure ended in starvation is a hero, and an idealist whose sense of independence  and adventure inspires us to reach for our dreams. McCandless was a courageous man. He wanted to live a life that was completely different from the one his parents lead, and wanted to submerge himself in the world. However, most students see McCandless as a foolish adventurer whose story should be wrong and not an inspiration

of his other literary works. Both people expressed a need for isolation and living independently, becoming one with nature and severing the need of materialistic things and the ability to truly appreciate nature. When Chris McCandless lived in the wild in Alaska, he successfully lived on his own and explored unmarked areas, he became in harmony with nature and learned to truly appreciate it, and defied society's expectations for him, overall living up to Emerson’s transcendentalist and individualist