Raised in the 'well-to-do' upper class, Chris McCandless saw the real truth of the gilded class; he realized that material things are not all that matter; that he, himself, in nature mattered. McCandless went to the Alaskan frontier to escape society and its limitations on life. He began a new journey to kill the false being within, which was too greatly influenced by society; he went for a spiritual revolution. He went into the wild to be free-- ultimately. McCandless was not the reckless type, but he did not respond very well to authority. He felt contained in society and he felt free in the wild. He was a caged bird just waiting to fly freely in the sky. He was so caught up in everyone's expectations for him that when he came to the realization that he did not have to live the life others expected him to, he was free. "At long last he was unencumbered, emancipated from the stifling world of his parents and peers" (23), Krakauer wrote. In Walden, or Life in the Woods McCandless highlighted the following: "Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth. I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, an obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board. The hospitality was as cold as the ices." (117) Chris read books that related to his life, and that held the same beliefs as him, and judging from this excerpt, that obviously caught his attention because he highlighted it and kept the book with him.
In a letter to Ron Franz, a good friend of McCandless, McCandless writes his opinion of how life should be lived. He wrote, "If you want to get more out of life, Ron, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be crazy." (57) While I read this letter written by Chris, I felt as though he was writing a letter to himself, telling himself what he needed to do with his own life, writing out his own thoughts in order to understand what it was that he needed to do.
The book, Into the Wild, was full of many themes to make the reader think. ... Into the Wild has influenced my views in several ways. ... I feel that this is the reason why so many of us fall into the secure, conformed life, like the one Ron was in. ... When his chance to go home came, he made another mistake. ... Into the Wild really made me think about how my life should be lived. ...
Only a small percentage of Americans trek into the wilderness for their own reasons. ... Another reason a person might wish to be secluded in the wilderness is to escape judgment. In the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless enters the Alaskan wilderness alone. ... A small creek he had crossed to get into the woods now was a roaring river. ... Because of this fascination there is a certain amount of Americans that are going to look upon you as a hero for beating the wild and making it out alive. ...
Reading the book "Into the Wild " by Jon Krakauer, a story about Chris Mccandless who goes off into the wild and decides to live his life according to the what the world dishes out at him comes across many tribulations that test his strengths and encouragement to continue his journey across amerce and eventually to Alaska, and then after reading this book as a class we watched the movie "Grizzly Man"" which was a story about Timothy Treadwell, a man who decides to spend his summers by going off and living in harmony with bears in Alaska to express his feelings on why bears are not our enemies...
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is a book that stirs the senses and awakens the inner rebel of every person. ... The story itself is captivating, but Krakauer captivates his world wide audience mainly by the unique structure and style that he uses to create Into the Wild. ... (Into the Wild 71). ... I believe this is only part of the reason he adds these two descriptive chapters. ... Throughout Into the Wild, Krakauer makes us trust him to offer up an unbiased account while he cleverly urges us to believe what he believes. ...
Through a surface level reading of Into the Wild one can be enticed by Krakauer's idea that Chris became a rebel due to the brash demeanor and inequitable expectations Walt, Chris' father, laid upon him. Krakauer leads the reader to believe that through his actions and each rule he set for Chris, Walt embedded the recalcitrant behavior into his son that was portrayed through Chris running away and entering "the wild-. ... The reason Chris is admiring these hypocritical writers is not because of their proclamations made toward the greater good, but because of their hypocrisy, ironical...
The reason that Juanita is represented driving a car is because of her class status, something that the poor professor's daughter Amelia has no right to. ... Stella (the new women) is traveling on the train quite independently with her friend, but upsets this public space by getting into trouble, emphasizing a patriarchal control. Accidentally she climbs into the wrong space, Gils bed, his reaction is to hush the panicked Stella by explaining "Go quietly so as to not wreck your reputation, or myn" automatically Stella is turned into a sexual object, one that could ruin everything, by cr...
Throughout the novel of Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless leaves behind the world that he has always known in pursuit of this something larger. From disregarding his possessions to following his beliefs adopted from authors such as Thoreau, Chris goes on a physical and spiritual journey to figure out the world for himself. Following in the footsteps of Thoreau's beliefs, Chris looks to transcend into a greater level of understanding of himself and of the world. ... Chris decides not to burn an SOS or even light any of the forest for the reason that he loves nature too much ...
In Jon Krakauer's "Into The Wild," Christopher McCandless possesses an understanding of modern day society far beyond most youth. ... Although I had always wondered about many of the things McCandless did, reading "Into The Wild" helped me to think further on the issues by offering an often unspoken position. ... Go to school, earn a degree, get a job, have a family, and retire to live your final years in some sort of peace. ... I believe that Chris' parents were part of the reason why he had so much hate built up inside of him, he despised their reasoning and notions on life. ......
" Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night," written by Dylan Thomas, emphasizes raging against death towards his dying father as he repeats this exhortation in the last line in every stanza. ... Using for examples of men; wise, good, wild, and grave, he illustrates a universal idea. ... The "wise men" and the "wild men," regardless of character, deserves the opportunity to live into old age and accomplish what they set out to do. ... Also, Thomas used "good night," instead of just plainly saying "Do not go gentle into that death." ... The reason is being because death is inevitable, leavin...
