Identity In Into The Wild

The purpose of writing Into the Wild is not relate the facts of a true adventure, but to show people that there is an escape from reality. Through McCandless, the wild was initially portrayed as harrowing and unpredictable, but as time went on McCandless learned to adapt to the wild, and bury himself from the flow of civilization. In the middle of McCandless’s travels, he encounters an elderly man named Ronald Franz. Franz, a man who seems to think he has fully lived, his life, sees a new person in McCandless that ultimately caused him to strongly consider spending his last few years surrounding by wilderness and seeking one last adventure. Franz wanted the feeling of experiencing the same mystifying feeling that comes with adventure. Along …show more content…
The fact that this novel uses statistics; one thinks it is more factual, but Krakauer 's message is reaching out for those wanting an escape from life. He relates to the reader on a personal level. Both Krakauer and McCandless tell the story of a primarily normal life, and later he strays with his interest in the wild. In their childhood, connections are established with the reader through familial issues, fitting in with society, and the idea of finding one’s identity in life. “Chris thought it was a stupid rule and decided to ignore it. He did his lab reports, but not in the correct format, so the teacher gave him an F. After talking with the guy, I came home and told Chris he got the grade he deserved,”(109). Every person who has gone through school understands Chris’s frustration in academics, in having nothing going his way and Krakauer 's describing a scene, where at one time, it seems that Chris had lost his identity and didn’t know what life was really for. Aside from Krakauer 's connections with the reader, he also uses occasional vulgarity in his prose. The purpose of Krakauer 's vulgarity is to be a realistic as possible, but it is understandable that one sees it as unnecessary and excessive. After the introduction, Krakauer 's bold prose clearly makes this novel informal. I thought that Krakauer did a decent job with his prose, but there were a few issues with Krakauer 's development of the novel. There were many instances of repetition, where the author thinks it is crucial to reiterate small details which I thought unnecessary. Krakauer’s overuse of quotes by people who witnessed Chris’s journey add to the rashness of Chris’s story, however, it was intended to show that “generic” people thought of Chris as fascinating, even though he was perceived by society as extremely crazy. The people Krakauer gathered