Many people are drawn to the thrill seeking risk of skydiving, and some people become overconfident in their next jump and forget to pull their parachute (as seen in Star Trek The Future Begins). In Into the Wild, Krakauer displayed many themes. The importance of risk taking, one of the main themes, is constantly brought up throughout the book. Through into the wild, krakauer demonstrates the importance of slight risk taking to develop confidence and happiness, while being wary of taking extreme risks leading to dangers and arrogance.
Krakauer wants to portray the message that risk taking leads to confidence, but that confidence could sometimes become arrogance. When Chris McCandless ventured into Mexico on a canoe and, “for that entire period he subsisted on nothing but five pounds of rice and what marine …show more content…
Challenge yourself by going out of your comfort zone is the most important out of the three. On his travels, Chris meets a man named Ron Franz who becomes very attached to him. Franz was an old man who never really got out of his house much until Chris came along. In a letter sent to Franz, Chris wrote, “Ron, I really hope that as soon as you can you will get out of Salton City, put a little camper on the back of your pickup, and start seeing some of the great work that God has done here in the American West”(58).Chris convinced Franz to be his own person and go out and explore the world. He wanted to get Franz out of the simple comfort of his home and have him really live. This was quite a big and challenging change for him but he listened to Chris’ advice, and did it. Franz enjoyed the change in his life, and became more self-confident which is what Krakauer wants to emphasize. Franz took a risk by taking Chris’s advice, however it payed off because he was more happy and more self
Krakauer wants to portray the message that risk taking leads to confidence, but that confidence could sometimes become arrogance. When Chris McCandless ventured into Mexico on a canoe and, “for that entire period he subsisted on nothing but five pounds of rice and what marine …show more content…
Challenge yourself by going out of your comfort zone is the most important out of the three. On his travels, Chris meets a man named Ron Franz who becomes very attached to him. Franz was an old man who never really got out of his house much until Chris came along. In a letter sent to Franz, Chris wrote, “Ron, I really hope that as soon as you can you will get out of Salton City, put a little camper on the back of your pickup, and start seeing some of the great work that God has done here in the American West”(58).Chris convinced Franz to be his own person and go out and explore the world. He wanted to get Franz out of the simple comfort of his home and have him really live. This was quite a big and challenging change for him but he listened to Chris’ advice, and did it. Franz enjoyed the change in his life, and became more self-confident which is what Krakauer wants to emphasize. Franz took a risk by taking Chris’s advice, however it payed off because he was more happy and more self