Transcendentalism is the cultural movement that utilized nature and the essence of the spirit in order to confine against the societal status quo. Christopher McCandless, who also goes by Alexander Supertramp, denied the conformity of society and other beliefs. Chris’s younger sister, Carine, revealed part of his journey to Jon Krakauer, who later on wrote about Chris’s journey in the book, Into the Wild. When the book was published, numerous amount of criticism were made about Chris’s ignorant actions. As the ruthless comments continue, Carine argues her guilty consequences built up and regret not revealing his full migration. However, society has a tendency to putdown those who does not fit in with the status quo. Disagreeing with Carine, I believe the book unfolded an exceptional amount of information, because Chris was a mysterious guy who did not care about what society portrays of him. He abandoned his luxurious life and relied on his instincts to discover who he really was. Christopher McCandless is a transcendentalist, which was shown through his actions during his lifetime. Society has a fear of change and rebellious actions, for example when Chris left his family to develop his own ideas about the world, readers automatically assumed he was foolish and crappy person. Nonetheless, no one knew the real reason that drove Chris into the wild, except Carine. Society has an addiction to fight and put down someone who is the outlier of the status quo. Krakauer’s bestselling novel about McCandless left readers with a mystery of questions of why Chris left and how he died, which was a request by Chris’s younger sister, Carine. Not knowing that leaving out parts of Chris’s adventures would cause a controversial disagreement, Carine questions herself constantly about whether or not she made the honorable decision to broadcast only part of Chris’s adventure. She has “wrestled with that decision”, which has caused a guilty consequence and believe she has done a “disservice” to Chris. Carine argues that if she chose to tell her brother’s full story in the first place there would not be a misconception of him. “Had I made the right decision not to allow Jon Krakauer and Sean Penn to tell the whole truth?” Carine questions and blames herself till this day for her brother’s dreadful reputation. Countering Carine’s argument, I believe she publicize a remarkable amount of Chris’s pilgrimage.
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The book and movie, Into the Wild, was puzzling which symbolizes Chris’s attitude and life. Throughout the book, Krakauer portrays Chris as a carefree human being, who neglected what society thought of him. “Society, man! You know, society! Cause, you know what I don 't understand? I don 't understand why people, why every fucking person is so bad to each other so fucking often. It doesn 't make sense to me. Judgment. Control. All that, the whole spectrum” Chris explains to Westerberg, in the movie. Carine believe she has done a dishonor to her brother, by giving him a bad reputation. However, Chris resented societies perspective on him when he was alive, as well as when he deceased. He would not blame Carine for giving half of the story, he would admire her for that since she always knew him the best. “It was pretty obvious he didn’t get along with his family, but he never said much about any of them except Carine, his little sister. He said they were pretty close,” explained Borah, one of the people Chris met during his journey. Rather than being mad at Carine, I believe Chris would have acknowledged Carine to reveal part of his journey since he enjoyed being the outlier. Younger generations were told to be an individual, yet society views uniqueness in a negative way. When Jon Krakauer published the biography about McCandless’ life where there were various reviews on Chris’s action. Krakauer took the responsibility to prove to the audience that McCandless was not a cliche. “McCandless was something else - although precisely what is hard to say. A pilgrim, perhaps”. Krakauer reflects Chris as a rebellious model to society. Krakauer explained, “Both father and son were stubborn and high strung.”, revealing how Chris and his father, Walter, tend to bump heads. Throughout the book he explains how Chris
The book and movie, Into the Wild, was puzzling which symbolizes Chris’s attitude and life. Throughout the book, Krakauer portrays Chris as a carefree human being, who neglected what society thought of him. “Society, man! You know, society! Cause, you know what I don 't understand? I don 't understand why people, why every fucking person is so bad to each other so fucking often. It doesn 't make sense to me. Judgment. Control. All that, the whole spectrum” Chris explains to Westerberg, in the movie. Carine believe she has done a dishonor to her brother, by giving him a bad reputation. However, Chris resented societies perspective on him when he was alive, as well as when he deceased. He would not blame Carine for giving half of the story, he would admire her for that since she always knew him the best. “It was pretty obvious he didn’t get along with his family, but he never said much about any of them except Carine, his little sister. He said they were pretty close,” explained Borah, one of the people Chris met during his journey. Rather than being mad at Carine, I believe Chris would have acknowledged Carine to reveal part of his journey since he enjoyed being the outlier. Younger generations were told to be an individual, yet society views uniqueness in a negative way. When Jon Krakauer published the biography about McCandless’ life where there were various reviews on Chris’s action. Krakauer took the responsibility to prove to the audience that McCandless was not a cliche. “McCandless was something else - although precisely what is hard to say. A pilgrim, perhaps”. Krakauer reflects Chris as a rebellious model to society. Krakauer explained, “Both father and son were stubborn and high strung.”, revealing how Chris and his father, Walter, tend to bump heads. Throughout the book he explains how Chris