“I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt in myself a superabundance of energy which no outlets in our quiet life”(15). This quote emphasizes that nature is essential to one’s existence. Nonetheless, making sacrifices for what you love is a true passion. In the story Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, the protagonist Chris McCandless can relate to Ralph Waldo Emerson’s perspective in that nature is the key to success, and that nature is the heart of human life. Nature is a powerful, and flawless, everlasting beauty. In the eyes of Chris McCandless, transcendentalism is how you perceive your surroundings. This is shown by, “The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun”(Krakauer 57). Notably, McCandless is expressing that every day is a new chance to do something different and that new experiences and adventures make life worth living. In essence, McCandless believes a man should go on adventures to see new horizons on this planet. Chris also valued not having materials and just being in nature, which is expressed when Alexander Supertramp states, “ Two years he walks the earth. No phone, no pool, no pets, no cigarettes. Ultimately freedom. An aesthetic voyager whose home
