There are always reasons, whether they be justified or just outright strange, that we use as our resolve so as to follow our desires or wants. And as such in the novel, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, tells the story a young man named Chris McCandless, who after journeying into Alaska’s wilderness, ends up dead after failing to survive the harshness of the wild. This young man had gone into the wilderness for personal reasons that were never clearly answered by him himself, although there is evidence to suggest that McCandless went into the wild because he had family issues which had caused emotional damage as well as his philosophical beliefs that drove him to where his death bed would ultimately be. These reasons are some of the few that come
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The novel, or rather an excerpt from it, describes the emotions that Emerson felt when he, alone, was immersed in the beauty of nature. And a sense of how McCandless felt about nature can be derived from this source he and Emerson felt similar emotions about the wild. A section of the excerpt that can describe how McCandless might have felt when in the wilderness is written, saying, “...at twilight, under a clouded sky, without having in my thoughts any occurrence of special good fortune, I have enjoyed a perfect exhilaration,” (2-3). Even though this might not truly express how McCandless felt about the wild, it more than likely is similar to his thoughts on it. His love for freedom, adventure, and how distance from society from is most likely what also attracted McCandless to the wild. Our fondness of things that we cherish can sometimes come back to bite us. And in conclusion, the beliefs and family issues that Chris McCandless had are more than likely what caused him to go into the wilderness of Alaska so as to escape the reality of the world where, in the end, he would die tragically and lonely. It should also be taken into consideration that the perspective in which one views the actions of McCandless should be seen in a neutral stance so as to get a less biased view on McCandless’ actions. The views that we as a society have can at times change the ideals of others who once didn’t have such
The novel, or rather an excerpt from it, describes the emotions that Emerson felt when he, alone, was immersed in the beauty of nature. And a sense of how McCandless felt about nature can be derived from this source he and Emerson felt similar emotions about the wild. A section of the excerpt that can describe how McCandless might have felt when in the wilderness is written, saying, “...at twilight, under a clouded sky, without having in my thoughts any occurrence of special good fortune, I have enjoyed a perfect exhilaration,” (2-3). Even though this might not truly express how McCandless felt about the wild, it more than likely is similar to his thoughts on it. His love for freedom, adventure, and how distance from society from is most likely what also attracted McCandless to the wild. Our fondness of things that we cherish can sometimes come back to bite us. And in conclusion, the beliefs and family issues that Chris McCandless had are more than likely what caused him to go into the wilderness of Alaska so as to escape the reality of the world where, in the end, he would die tragically and lonely. It should also be taken into consideration that the perspective in which one views the actions of McCandless should be seen in a neutral stance so as to get a less biased view on McCandless’ actions. The views that we as a society have can at times change the ideals of others who once didn’t have such