“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.” Freedom is the state of being free or at liberty, rather than in confinement or under physical restraint. Since birth, we learn to adapt into a life of restrictions and limitations. Although some countries are considered to be ‘free’, we are still bound by the oppressive chains of society and government. We follow the rules and if we choose to be disobedient we suffer the consequences. In the mind of Chris McCandless, his utopian world was one where he was free do whatever he pleased without being constrained by the barriers of society. Throughout the novel, Into The Wild, numerous amounts of themes are displayed within the life of Chris McCandless. The most
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Materialistic items are all a part of the world filled with a lack of liberty that Chris wishes to escape from. In order to fully withdraw from the world that has held him against his idea of freedom, Chris chooses to abandon valuable materialistic items which contributed to his overall destruction. As soon as Chris leaves his life in Virginia to pursue his adventures throughout the Western United States and Alaska, he immediately destroys all of his paper money, identification, and ways of contact. These actions were taken to totally destroy his prior identity and allow him the chance to rebuild a fresh new life where he could live under the radar without any binds to government control. “Put a match to it. One hundred and twenty-three dollars in legal tender was promptly reduced to ash and smoke.” This is an example of an extreme view against the possession of materials. This act was taken to appease Chris’ needs of being totally isolated from the modern world and living without modern technologies. Another act of rebellion against the modern world and living within conformity is demonstrated when Chris abandons his Datsun after the engine is soaked with water. Rather than being dismal and despondent, Chris sees this as another opportunity to retire from modern ways and start fresh. Later on, Chris begins to show his distaste and detachment from material things because he cannot buy the things that are needed. Chris tends to say that he is ‘living off the materials of the
Materialistic items are all a part of the world filled with a lack of liberty that Chris wishes to escape from. In order to fully withdraw from the world that has held him against his idea of freedom, Chris chooses to abandon valuable materialistic items which contributed to his overall destruction. As soon as Chris leaves his life in Virginia to pursue his adventures throughout the Western United States and Alaska, he immediately destroys all of his paper money, identification, and ways of contact. These actions were taken to totally destroy his prior identity and allow him the chance to rebuild a fresh new life where he could live under the radar without any binds to government control. “Put a match to it. One hundred and twenty-three dollars in legal tender was promptly reduced to ash and smoke.” This is an example of an extreme view against the possession of materials. This act was taken to appease Chris’ needs of being totally isolated from the modern world and living without modern technologies. Another act of rebellion against the modern world and living within conformity is demonstrated when Chris abandons his Datsun after the engine is soaked with water. Rather than being dismal and despondent, Chris sees this as another opportunity to retire from modern ways and start fresh. Later on, Chris begins to show his distaste and detachment from material things because he cannot buy the things that are needed. Chris tends to say that he is ‘living off the materials of the