Into the Wild Essay
“I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt in myself a superabundance of energy. Which found no outlet to our quiet life” (Krauker 66). Chris McCandless is the main character in the book Into the Wild by John Krauker. Chris is a vibrant risk taker who seeks unreachable goals, which leads to little or no understanding of a situation or series of events. Chris attended Emory College in Georgia. Soon afterwards, Chris managed to maintain a high GPA at Emory, which landed him a role on the dean’s list. All throughout college, he is known for being an overachiever and exceeds in everything he does. Meanwhile, Chris is determined to make Alaska his final destination. He hitchhikes around the whole country to find purpose in his puzzled life. Jon Krauker is not impartial because he interrupts Chris’ story to tell his own, he shares Chris’ personal story, and he hopes that his insights will help the reader better understand the events of his story.
The author is not impartial because he tells his own story in the novel. In addition, Jon and Alex’s story is outlandishly similar. Jon understood why Alex traveled to Alaska. …show more content…
Throughout the book, Krauker references his events to various characters. One character was Rossellini, a well- off man who was a restaurateur. He was successful throughout college. He attended the University of Washington with a perfect grade point average. He studied anthropology and linguistics. Rossellini was obsessed with old age. He lived a lifestyle as if he was from the Bronze and Iron age. He believed that people could live in the wilderness for long periods of time. He tested this theory alongside Alaska and British Columbia. He soon realized it was impossible to live alongside nature. Later, Rossellini was found dead with a knife through his
“I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt in myself a superabundance of energy. Which found no outlet to our quiet life” (Krauker 66). Chris McCandless is the main character in the book Into the Wild by John Krauker. Chris is a vibrant risk taker who seeks unreachable goals, which leads to little or no understanding of a situation or series of events. Chris attended Emory College in Georgia. Soon afterwards, Chris managed to maintain a high GPA at Emory, which landed him a role on the dean’s list. All throughout college, he is known for being an overachiever and exceeds in everything he does. Meanwhile, Chris is determined to make Alaska his final destination. He hitchhikes around the whole country to find purpose in his puzzled life. Jon Krauker is not impartial because he interrupts Chris’ story to tell his own, he shares Chris’ personal story, and he hopes that his insights will help the reader better understand the events of his story.
The author is not impartial because he tells his own story in the novel. In addition, Jon and Alex’s story is outlandishly similar. Jon understood why Alex traveled to Alaska. …show more content…
Throughout the book, Krauker references his events to various characters. One character was Rossellini, a well- off man who was a restaurateur. He was successful throughout college. He attended the University of Washington with a perfect grade point average. He studied anthropology and linguistics. Rossellini was obsessed with old age. He lived a lifestyle as if he was from the Bronze and Iron age. He believed that people could live in the wilderness for long periods of time. He tested this theory alongside Alaska and British Columbia. He soon realized it was impossible to live alongside nature. Later, Rossellini was found dead with a knife through his