Success In Into The Wild

In this essay, there will be four of the main articles discussed in my English class and how each of these articles show relation to the essential question “What is success?” These passages include, “Into The Wild,” by Jon Krakauer, which shows success by introducing Chris McCandless and how he had shown his success by leaving home and setting out into the wild to live a successful life in his terms.“Nature,” by Ralph Waldo Emerson, shows how the author believes success is the natural and calm part of life and that even though succeeding may take a while to do and may be difficult, it all comes down to feeling calm and free. Next, “To Build a Fire,,” by Jack London shows success by introducing a man who hikes in weather of fifty degrees below …show more content…
For example, he says, "In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life.." (“ Nature” 3). This excerpt represents success by showing that he feels free from stress and just feels overall free from harm and the woods is the perfect place if one wants to think and for it to be quiet and calm. This also shows success because what’s more to success than a calm, quiet piece of nature where one gets the feeling of freedom. Freedom is definitely success.merson also believes that people control their success. Just because someone is a certain age, does not mean they cannot be successful. For example, the author writes, "Our age is retrospective. It builds the sepulchers of the fathers. It writes biographies, histories, and criticism" (“Nature” 1). This quote by Emerson says not to let other people discriminate or say that someone cannot be successful because of their age or race. Embrace yourself and strive for goals. This quote shows success because if someone allows what another person has said hurt them in any way, that’s not success nor is it bravery. By doing one’s thing and allowing oneself to be successful no matter what another person is saying, is the successful thing to do. The author says that the only person who can determine one’s choices are them, no one else. For example, the author says, "The power to produce this delight, does not reside in nature, but in a man" (Emerson 4). Being successful is not up to anyone else, only oneself. It 's up to what they do and no one else’s decision. Don 't listen to someone who tells another that there are things they need to succeed and that they will never be able to reach their goals and become successful. They determine what they need to do and how to do it. "There are new lands, new men, new thoughts. Let us demand our own works