The novel, Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer tells the story of a rebellious man, named Christopher McCandless, who lived a very abstract life. After graduating high school Chris developed ideas of philosophy from authors, Thoreau and Jack London. Like most Americans Chris had a dream of finding the true meaning of himself and happiness by abandoning society. Chris established philosophic beliefs from the authors’ work he read. Chris is a young man who was a genius to the point he had been accepted to attend an Ivy League Law school. He comes from a very rich family which provided him everything and anything he desired. However, McCandless had a different mindset than the one he grew up with and the one set by society.
Chris really believed that money and wealth does not buy or provide happiness. This is the opposite of our old friend Jay Gatsby. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Jay Gatsby was a man that started at the bottom with nothing, but worked and cheated his way up in life to become rich and wealthy. Gatsby believed that the wealth and riches would bring him happiness because he’d finally get his dream girl, Daisy. Being wealthy and getting Daisy was Gatsby’s happiness. In comparison to Chris McCandless, he was born with …show more content…
Callarman stated, “I think that Chris McCandless was bright and ignorant at the same time. He had no common sense, and he had no business going into Alaska with his romantic silliness. He made a lot of mistakes based on ignorance. I don 't admire him at all for his courage nor his noble ideas. Really, I think he was just plain crazy.” I see eye to eye with Callarman; Christopher McCandless is an ambitious idiot. Chris lacked common sense and sanity. Chris McCandless 's head was filled with romantic philosophical ideas in which were not going to help him survive in the
Chris really believed that money and wealth does not buy or provide happiness. This is the opposite of our old friend Jay Gatsby. In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald Jay Gatsby was a man that started at the bottom with nothing, but worked and cheated his way up in life to become rich and wealthy. Gatsby believed that the wealth and riches would bring him happiness because he’d finally get his dream girl, Daisy. Being wealthy and getting Daisy was Gatsby’s happiness. In comparison to Chris McCandless, he was born with …show more content…
Callarman stated, “I think that Chris McCandless was bright and ignorant at the same time. He had no common sense, and he had no business going into Alaska with his romantic silliness. He made a lot of mistakes based on ignorance. I don 't admire him at all for his courage nor his noble ideas. Really, I think he was just plain crazy.” I see eye to eye with Callarman; Christopher McCandless is an ambitious idiot. Chris lacked common sense and sanity. Chris McCandless 's head was filled with romantic philosophical ideas in which were not going to help him survive in the