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    Chris does not possess any materialistic desires. Krakauer additionally indicates that Chris does not require pricy gears to abide in the wild and Chris remained joyful. There are a numerous amounts of youthful men that endure a similar path that Chris encountered.

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    In April of 1992, a young man of the age of twenty-four, later determined to be Chris McCandless ' body, was discovered in an old Fairbanks bus in the Alaskan bush. Four years after his death, Jon Krakauer wrote a novel titled Into The Wild, the book traced McCandless 's journey around much of the United States, across the West side of Canada, and even down to the boarder of Mexico. Over the many years since his death, speculations have arisen about how death was brought upon him. Most believe starvation

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    Chris’ Fatal Flaws In the nonfiction book Into the Wild, written by John Krakauer, Chris McCandless hikes into the Alaskan wilderness to become closer to nature and disconnect himself from society. However, while he was in the wild, he made several mistakes that ultimately led to his premature death. I believe Chris was responsible for his own death, due to the unnecessary risks he decided to take when he went into the wild and his inability to prepare appropriately for the undertaking. In the

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    people crazy, they are things that make people naive. Chris was naive because he had a passion that blinded him so much that it caused him to be cocky, ill prepared, discrete, and lack expertise and experience for this type of adventure. Throughout Chris’s life he was the type to be good at everything he did, whether that be academics or sports. At the age of ten, Chris entered a 10K road race and beat thousands of adults placing in sixty-ninth place. Once Chris reached high school he was bringing

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    Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, published in 1996, discusses the life and death of young adult and adventurer, Christopher McCandless. Krakauer, a journalistic writer from the Pacific Northwest, was quite fond of adventure as well, having a passion for climbing. His infatuation for risk and adventure gave him great interest in McCandless’s story of leaving the comfort of his home in Virginia and wandering across the country, ultimately landing himself to the brush of Alaska, where his journies came

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    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

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    The Call of Loyalty The Call of the Wild is a very inspirational story and there are a lot of lessons to learn. In the novel, there are lots of themes that are shown throughout the story, such as survival of the fittest, the power of instinct, power, companionship, the joy of labor, and most importantly, loyalty. Loyalty is what seems to be the most valuable and most important concept to Jack London. Loyalty is very important to the author, Jack London, because loyalty is what helped London find

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    In the book, Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, we get an idea of who Chris McCandless really was internally along with how he expressed himself for the world to see. The author admits that McCandless was both rash and an over thinker, but he insists "he wasn't a nutcase or a sociopath…"(85). Chris McCandless, the way I see it, was extremely brave and ambitious. In some cases, he was unfortunately overconfident, which later led to his death. McCandless was a modern transcendentalist in a time where

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    this theme prominently, such as I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, and “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr. All three of these examples feature individuals who defy what society expects of them in favor of pursuing lives of their own choice, and as a result embody the American Dream. The American Dream is to have the freedom to pursue whatever type of life one desires, regardless of the background or expectations someone comes from, just

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    Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer was published in 2009. Chris McCandless, the main character of this non-fiction novel, goes on a journey across the country in an effort to satisfy some inner part of himself that he feels has been smothered by society. After graduating college, he left his former self behind and reinvented himself as Alexander Supertramp. As he traveled, he avoided going into cities and liked to stay to himself. After a while of wandering, Chris decided to go to Alaska and venture into

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