I Now Walk Into The Wild By Christopher Johnson Mccandless

On April 27, 1992, Christopher Johnson McCandless wrote, “I now walk into the wild,” intending to leave behind the sins of society for the wilderness. Chris had to decide between his family and friends’ happiness and pursuing his own. McCandless chose to chase happiness, believing that self-reliance and appreciation of purity in nature were the only elements that would allow for it; thus, he embarked on his Alaskan odyssey, leaving without any word of his plans or communication along his journey. He freed himself from his abusive parents but ultimately hurt his sister.
While Chris has the right to remove himself from a toxic family situation, I would not leave close friends and family without notice or information. And by doing so, Chris makes a crucial mistake: he leaves a wake of …show more content…
My happiness comes from sitting around a camp fire with my grandparents as they tell me about the day that they met, 51 years ago, and my grandfather recalling what his first words to her were; it comes from sitting on the dock with my dog while loons sing and the warm colors of the sky bleed into the water; it comes from cutting the hair of an older gentleman at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen so he can go to a job interview later in the day. Devoting my life to companionship and generosity in order to make the world a brighter place for all offers the happiness I require. I don’t believe a lonely life in the Alaskan forest, hiding away from the negative qualities of society, could ever inspire such pure