Bravery or Ignorance?
Into The Wild is a biographical book by Jon Krakauer; about a young man named Chris McCandless who decided to leave his privileged life right after having graduated from college. He gathers up all his savings and gives them to charity then sets out to learn his meaning of life in the Alaskan Wilderness. The book was made later into a dramatic film and biography directed by Sean Penn. In the story, he is said to be thought of as bright and ignorant at the same time (Krakauer, 1997), Because of his decision to go forward with his intellectual journey, which he finds himself encountering a various issues, many people have the opinion that he was crazy. Going through such a journey may be thought as a courageous and daring, but truly it is a journey with much needed common sense.
Firstly, McCandless let go of his entire identity to later call himself Alexander Supertramp. Going into the wild after being used to living in society is not an easy task; it requires a new understanding to how to live your live. He began his journey by packing his things and driving to Stampede Road. For a while now, he was not satisfied with the way he and his family …show more content…
While he was trying to travel out of stampede road he noticed that there was a series of rapids that blocked him from leaving. Ironically, if he were to get out it would have to be only through the dangerous rapid. McCandless, in his fashion, merely took risk-taking to its logical extreme (Krakauer, 1997). He had made a big mistake on account of improper planning.He should have researched the area before having settled there. So in that sense, McCandless did indeed lack common sense (Shaun Callarman, 1997). Having made the decision of settling in to this area lead to his own life’s demise. McCandless wanted to go on this journey alone as independent as possible. He would not get any help, for this was his own self
Into The Wild is a biographical book by Jon Krakauer; about a young man named Chris McCandless who decided to leave his privileged life right after having graduated from college. He gathers up all his savings and gives them to charity then sets out to learn his meaning of life in the Alaskan Wilderness. The book was made later into a dramatic film and biography directed by Sean Penn. In the story, he is said to be thought of as bright and ignorant at the same time (Krakauer, 1997), Because of his decision to go forward with his intellectual journey, which he finds himself encountering a various issues, many people have the opinion that he was crazy. Going through such a journey may be thought as a courageous and daring, but truly it is a journey with much needed common sense.
Firstly, McCandless let go of his entire identity to later call himself Alexander Supertramp. Going into the wild after being used to living in society is not an easy task; it requires a new understanding to how to live your live. He began his journey by packing his things and driving to Stampede Road. For a while now, he was not satisfied with the way he and his family …show more content…
While he was trying to travel out of stampede road he noticed that there was a series of rapids that blocked him from leaving. Ironically, if he were to get out it would have to be only through the dangerous rapid. McCandless, in his fashion, merely took risk-taking to its logical extreme (Krakauer, 1997). He had made a big mistake on account of improper planning.He should have researched the area before having settled there. So in that sense, McCandless did indeed lack common sense (Shaun Callarman, 1997). Having made the decision of settling in to this area lead to his own life’s demise. McCandless wanted to go on this journey alone as independent as possible. He would not get any help, for this was his own self