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    confinement. In the story Into the Wild by John Krakauer Chris McCandless feels as if he is stuck in a society that is not meant for him. Chris was ready to seek for freedom out in the wilderness nothing else mattered to him, but being out there alone. “I don’t want to know what time it is, I don’t want to know what day it is or where I am. None of that matters.” (pg.5) Chris shows that nothing is important to him as much as being alone out in the wild. He wanted to be in the wild with no way to contact anybody

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    Chris McCandless from into the wild by Jon Krakauer and the man from to build a fire written by Jack London have a lot in common. Both men see most things in black and white. This made them both seem selfish, and childish. Most people ask how does their actions define their identity. For these two their actions reflect more than just their identities they also reflect who they are as people. Chris from Into the Wild has done some stupid things towards the end of his life. Some people might consider

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    maybe to just think? I know I do and that's what Chris McCandless did by going into the wild. Although many may argue that Chris McCandless’s literary heroes were his motivation for going into the wild, I believe that McCandless’s main reason for his adventure was his problems he had with his parents.. First of all, Chris McCandless seemed to not want what his parents wanted for him, in the book Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer states, “Chris submitted to Walt’s authority through high school and college

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    in the book, “Call of the Wild” by Jack London, is that through trials and challenges, one can show determination and keep pressing forward. Buck never gave up through all the challenges he went through. Even when he was beaten and whipped by men, he didn’t give up. He also faced starvation, extremely cold climates, wild dogs, and learned to adapt to his challenges. Buck was stolen from his home then beaten by the man in the red sweater. He had to learn to be a wild dog by watching the way other

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    lifestyle Mccandless was tired of experiencing his type of lifestyle so he wanted to feel the sensation of what life into the wild had to offer. Chris Mccandless’s personality was always that of getting what he wants no matter what the obstacles would be. Because Mccandless’s young mind was perhaps not the most normal and fully developed, the young man had goals and living off in the wild was perhaps one of them, he wanted to see the world in a different point of view far more different than what he was used

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    Into the Wild, a book by Jon Krakauer and a film by Sean Penn, is the story of a young man named Christopher McCandless, or as other people knew him as “Alex Supertramp.” McCandless came from a wealthy family and graduated from Emory University as a top athlete. Instead of pursuing a career, he gave his money to charity then he set out on a journey to Alaska, to find happiness. He eventually perished on August 18, 1992 (aged 24). McCandless died due to starvation. He lived in the wild for about three

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    physical and mental challenges of surviving in the wild alone. This story, or as some would call an adventure, is about a young man named Brian Robeson’s struggle and fight to survive in the wild against all odds. When Brian’s plane crashes on his way to see his father in Canada, the pilot has a heart attack and eventually the plane goes down, leaving him stranded in the wild all alone. Being raised in a city, Brian has very little experience with the wild. On top of that, throughout this novel he experiences

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    Call of the Wild is about a powerful dog named Buck. In the story Buck lives in California, Santa Clara Valley with his owner Judge Miller. Later on Buck gets kidnapped by a gardener that was working for his owner and then he gets sold as a sled dog and is put into dog slavery. Buck knows nothing about this until he learns to adapt his surroundings. London contemplates the idea of nature and the primitive throughout Call of the Wild Buck could hear basically any noises coming from another dog. In

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    Into the Wild the story of a young man who left home and abandoned most of his possessions to travel and go to the wilderness, only to be found dead four months later. The story INTO THE WILD is a nonfiction and a semi autobiography by Jon Krakauer explaining what Chris McCandless did before he was found dead in Alaska. After reading Into The Wild, people may think that Chris McCandless was a person with courage and had a noble character or that he was a stupid idiot that was arrogant. But in reality

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    for Buck and my dad, but things turned out better in the end. In The call of the Wild Buck had to persevere through getting taken away from his peaceful life and his amazing owner dying. My dad had to persevere through his mom dying of cancer. These two compare because they both lost someone special in their lives that loved them. Even though they lost someone that they loved their lives still went on and turned out just fine. The perseverance Buck made was a lot of things. At the beginning Buck was

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