Into The Wild, By Chris Mccandless

“ Into the Wild ” is a story about a young man named Chris McCandless venturing off from society and living mostly by himself in the wild and trying to reach his goal of getting to Alaska. Chris decides to make this journey after learning about a secret his parents hid from him since he was born. This revelation led him to have a warped sense of his childhood and the relationship he has with his parents. While on his travel, he meets many people and forms unique connections with each of them. Ultimately, Chris reaches Alaska but dies after living there for over one hundred days. With all the connections he made with everyone he met on his journey and the fact that he admits that he was scared and lonely, it isn’t hard to believe that Chris would have returned to society had he survived his expedition to Alaska.

During his journey, Chris learned how to appreciate human relationships. As previously stated, Chris met several people in his travels; one of these people being Jan. He bonded with Jan over the fact that she hadn’t seen her son in years and Chris had been away from his parents for about a year. This connection helped form a mother son bond between them …show more content…
Ron taught Chris the value of forgiveness. Ron tells Chris that, “When you forgive, you love. And when you love, God's light shines on you.” This light Ron refers to and tells chris about comes in at the end of the film when in his final moments of life, Chris invisions himself running up to and hugging both his parents while the sunlight shines on him. This shows that Chris truly felt the power of forgiveness and would have forgiven his parents and returned to them or contacted them in some way after he left Alaska. Ron also taught Chris that “Happiness is only real, when shared.” This advise hits Chris hardest when he reaches Alaska and realizes that he’s alone. Ron helps Chris to realize the true meaning of forgiveness and human