Chris’ demand for escape formed throughout his life and ultimately ended his life. In the non-fictional novel, “Into The Wild¨ by Jon Krakauer depicts Chris McCandless’ odyssey into the Alaskan wild as a search for total freedom. His experience with thrill-seeking stemmed from a wild childhood, a humble and selfless young adult life, and his life before death can be described as unaccustomed. His covet for an odyssey began in his childhood, grew into his teens, and ended in as a young adult. As a child, Chris is described by his sister as someone that got along with everyone but did not rely on others for his personal happiness. Her relationship with her brother was untampered, they were very close and she knew him very well. For example,
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For example, Chris sends a letter to his good friend that he meet along his journey, Westerberg, stating, “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” (134). Expanding on his benign attitude, he felt like he had to express his feelings toward his close friend. However, he knew what he was getting himself into and still decided that the risk was worth it. Krakauer accumulates his facts about Chris by following his adventure through the people that he encounters. Another example is Franz, a father figure to Chris. “[...] The affection he felt was genuine, intense, and unalloyed. Franz had been living a solitary existence for many years” (55). Franz is important to understanding Chris because Franz, to Chris, was pure, unadulterated. It meant a lot to Chris to find someone so innocent and genuine. The last person to see Chris alive was Gallien, he picked up Chris on the road that he was hitchhiking on and took Chris to wherever he needed to go. Chris was going by the name of Alex when he met Gillien, he changed his name as part of cutting the ties to his family. “The more they talked, the less Alex struck Gallien as a nutcase. He was congenial and seemed well educated” (55) Chris’ voyage gave him the chance to expand personally more so than anyone else his
For example, Chris sends a letter to his good friend that he meet along his journey, Westerberg, stating, “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” (134). Expanding on his benign attitude, he felt like he had to express his feelings toward his close friend. However, he knew what he was getting himself into and still decided that the risk was worth it. Krakauer accumulates his facts about Chris by following his adventure through the people that he encounters. Another example is Franz, a father figure to Chris. “[...] The affection he felt was genuine, intense, and unalloyed. Franz had been living a solitary existence for many years” (55). Franz is important to understanding Chris because Franz, to Chris, was pure, unadulterated. It meant a lot to Chris to find someone so innocent and genuine. The last person to see Chris alive was Gallien, he picked up Chris on the road that he was hitchhiking on and took Chris to wherever he needed to go. Chris was going by the name of Alex when he met Gillien, he changed his name as part of cutting the ties to his family. “The more they talked, the less Alex struck Gallien as a nutcase. He was congenial and seemed well educated” (55) Chris’ voyage gave him the chance to expand personally more so than anyone else his