Christopher Mccandless 'Into The Wild'

The book, Into the Wild, features Christopher McCandless, a young man who dies at the age of twenty-four from his adventure into the state of Alaska. Throughout his journey, McCandless suffers through the hardships of the wild but still manages to find alternative ways in order to achieve his goal. With his own ideas to create something out of nothing, he develops independency. McCandless demonstrates the values of the American spirit to an extent because he perseveres through all the obstacles that he has to go through to spend his time in solitude, far away from civilization, so he could fully live his life. As one of Turner's characteristics states, "that coarseness and strength combined with acuteness and acquisitiveness," which McCandless reveals when he decides to adventure out on his own in search of independency. During his journey, "McCandless was thrilled to be on his way north, and he was relieved as well—relieved that he had again evaded the impending threat of human intimacy, of friendship, and all the messy emotional baggage that comes with it. He had fled the claustrophobic confines of his family" (44). This shows how McCandless is eager to leave his family in order to be …show more content…
In one of the cards that McCandless sent, it reads, "Please return all mail I receive to the sender. It might be a very long time before I return South. If this adventure proves fatal and you don't ever hear from me again, I want you to know you're a great man. I now walk into the wild" (55). This reveals Chris' wish to live his life by himself, freely and believe that the experience will be completely worth it. The main goal of McCandless' exploit is to seek for an independent life, away from society, to live his life to the