Essays on Into the Wild Page 2

When we walk outside the comfort of our homes, we do not fear what awaits us on the other side of the door. We know we have shelter and food to ensure our well being when we return. However, one may feel that this security or urban life causes discomfort or confinement. From early civilization,…

In Jon Krakauer’s Into The Wild, Chris McCandless independently takes on an adventure to Alaska. Before leaving, Chris donated the money in his bank account to a charity and burned any documentation about himself. McCandless willingly walks into the wild in effort to disconnect from society and find peace within himself. On the journey he…

“I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I want excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt in myself a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life.” (Tolstoy, 15). At first glance, Chris McCandless seemed like a normal young man with a…

As many people will have various opinions on Christopher McCandless, that he was either a total fool or an inspiration that should be honored beyond his death. McCandless out on his journey makes some really questionable decisions, even then he is still honored and remembered by many of those who are in his same position…

Chris McCandless was a brave and fearless young man who took the fate of his life into his own hands. Instead of following social norms and living how society, his parents, and those around him told him to, Chris ventured out into the world on his own to live his life by his own rules….

People have distinctive meaning of happiness yet for me, happiness is something people endeavor and think that it is difficult to get. Something that people consistently discover hard is acquiring happiness. It is what everyone searches for, something people wish for. Everyone has distinctive significance and various approaches to pursuit happiness. We all want to…

It was May 1990, a 20 year old man by the name of Chris McCandless just graduated college. WIth a well-to-do family and large savings account, Chris seemed to have a bright future ahead of him. Yet he ditched it all to forge out his own life in the Alaskan wilderness. However, in August of…

This story starts as when a person named Gallien picks up a hitchhiker whose name was Alex. He is concerned that Alex the hitchhiker who plans on staying for several months in Alaska’s wild is not prepared and he also doesn’t have a hunting license even though he has a rifle but Alex says he…

Chris McCandless’ literary heroes shared various similarities and differences. Henry David Thoreau, Jack London, and Leo Tolstoy are a few examples of writers that influenced Chris. Although, I believe Jack London inspired Chris McCandless the most because Chris’ actions were heavily inspired by London. Chris’ moral principles were impacted, as well as his desires to…

In this book Into The Wild written by Jon Krakauer it has different types of Sociological aspects in it such as Deviance, The looking glass self, and Ethnocentrism. Jon Krakauer wrote this book about a young man named Christopher McCandless. He hitchhiked to Alaska, left his family, gave away his money, however he was found…