What Is Krakauer's Bias In Into The Wild

Jon Krakauer uses unfair bias in Into The Wild as a part of his personal writing style and tone. His selective and imbalanced bias positively warp Chris's story into something he could relate to, allowing him to better understand Chris's motives and mindset. John used examples from his own personal journey and life to better relate to McCandless, other times he pursued adventure influenced by Chris. Word selection and tone were also largely influenced my Krakauer's bias. Maybe he could have more fairly interpreted Chris's story but Krakauer's bias but perhaps Into The Wild wouldn't be the amazing novel it is without its intense and unique tone and exclusive style. Krakauer gives insight into his personal experiences through a change of person in a few chapters of his novel, Into The Wild. An excerpt from chapter 15 of Into The Wild reads, "When I decided to go to Alaska that April, like Chris McCandless, I was a raw youth who mistook …show more content…
In chapter 6 of Into The Wild states,"Nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure." (Krakauer 113). Jon warps his words into 3rd person narrations that catch readers minds. Somehow he slips his opinion into excerpts like so, to unfairly influence the reader. An additional excerpt from Chapter 6 of Into The Wild reads,"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 113). Krakauer's motivational and positive notes in the novel through vocabulary create a mood for the book that allows for a reader to interpret Krakauer's points as he intended. Once again, Krakauer's bias is justified for wanting the reader to interpret his word they way they were intended despite his unfair