”McCandless distrusted the value of things that came easily. He demanded much of
himself – more, in the end, than he could deliver” says Krakauer, author of Into the wild. This
shows how McCandless investigated himself, putting himself at risk as he took minimal supplies
when submersing into Alaska. As Emerson praises, “Envy is ignorance, Imitation is
Suicide.” Emerson was all about isolation and taking risks for the sole purpose of finding what
you are made up of. He believed that if you glued yourself into society, you would never be able
to find your maximum potential for you would only end up mocking what the person next to you
had done. Emerson saw imitation as suicide. He believed in demanding more of you as
himself – more, in the end, than he could deliver” says Krakauer, author of Into the wild. This
shows how McCandless investigated himself, putting himself at risk as he took minimal supplies
when submersing into Alaska. As Emerson praises, “Envy is ignorance, Imitation is
Suicide.” Emerson was all about isolation and taking risks for the sole purpose of finding what
you are made up of. He believed that if you glued yourself into society, you would never be able
to find your maximum potential for you would only end up mocking what the person next to you
had done. Emerson saw imitation as suicide. He believed in demanding more of you as