Jon Krakauer Reflection

The author, Jon Krakauer portrays this story by having many interviews with people that encountered Chris McCandless’s presence along his journey to Alaska. By interviewing these people Jon Krakauer is giving the readers real life evidence of what these people thought about Chris and his journey. The way he structured this book really interested me and gave me the feeling that I was actually reliving Chris’s journey. The passages in italics at the beginning of each chapter set the tone for the whole chapter and really had me wondering what the chapter would be about. It really confused to me as to why Jon Krakauer did not start the book off in chronological order, but instead somewhere near the end of Chris’s journey. Chris, or as he tells everyone, Alex , …show more content…
When Franz gave up his church membership and started drinking again, I thought that he went a little too far with that. Upon Chris’s return to Carthage I learned many things about Chris that were amusing. For instance, he does not know how to open a microwave and he lacks common sense. I knew that when they started talking about Westerberg’s mother not liking many of his workers, Chris would be the one she fell in love with. Jon Krakauer has this thing to his writing where you know what is going to happen next or he has hints in his writing that are cliche and it 's obvious to what is going to happen next. I was shocked by the many negative opinions on Chris’s journey. In today 's society people would support Chris’s journey one hundred percent just because our society is different from the 90s now. I believe that the author included three examples of situations similar to Chris’s to explain what Chris did not want his journey to end up like, even though it did. I love how Jon Krakauer compares Chris and Everett with those looking for solidity by telling the story of the Irish monks. It really puts in perspective what these people who are going out a living off the land are thinking, especially Chris and