In the book, “Into The Wild,” by Jon Krakauer, Jon trailed Chris McCandless from the warm and civilized East Coast, to the bitterly cold Alaskan wilderness, Jon followed through his footsteps in hopes of understanding, and to relate to the walking paradox that was Chris McCandless Come back to this. Jon Krakauer thought that Chris McCandless was kindred spirit, Jon Krakauer related to Chris on many different fronts, such as tensed family issues, a similarly adventurous soul, and that they had similar ways of thinking. However, only Chris followed through with his thinking with action.
To begin, Jon Krakauer related to McCandless on many different fronts, one of which being that both Chris and Jon had struggling family relationships. While Jon Krakauer was ruefully recounting his similar adventures he reconciles his attitude and thoughts on McCandless he said, “I believe we were similarly affected by the skewed relationships we had with our fathers. And I suspect we had a similar intensity, a similar heedlessness, a similar …show more content…
One such times was when Jon was recounting how he climbed Devil’s Thumb he often compares himself to McCandless, and most commonly to how he too took risks, yet still survived, “...like Chris McCandless, I was a raw youth who mistook passion for insight and acted accordingly to an obscure, gap-ridden logic” (155). During this time Jon directly analyzed their akin personalities, clearly revealing how Jon thought of himself as a relatable character to Chris McCandless. Krakauer openly admits that he had been comparably as headstrong as McCandless and the main difference between the two is that one survived and the other did not. By the way of this statement, Jon reveal just how much of connection he feels with McCandless. Not only did he feel a connection to Chris through their adventures, Jon often had a similar mindset as
To begin, Jon Krakauer related to McCandless on many different fronts, one of which being that both Chris and Jon had struggling family relationships. While Jon Krakauer was ruefully recounting his similar adventures he reconciles his attitude and thoughts on McCandless he said, “I believe we were similarly affected by the skewed relationships we had with our fathers. And I suspect we had a similar intensity, a similar heedlessness, a similar …show more content…
One such times was when Jon was recounting how he climbed Devil’s Thumb he often compares himself to McCandless, and most commonly to how he too took risks, yet still survived, “...like Chris McCandless, I was a raw youth who mistook passion for insight and acted accordingly to an obscure, gap-ridden logic” (155). During this time Jon directly analyzed their akin personalities, clearly revealing how Jon thought of himself as a relatable character to Chris McCandless. Krakauer openly admits that he had been comparably as headstrong as McCandless and the main difference between the two is that one survived and the other did not. By the way of this statement, Jon reveal just how much of connection he feels with McCandless. Not only did he feel a connection to Chris through their adventures, Jon often had a similar mindset as