In Jon Krakauers investigation of American wilderness in Into the Wild he explores the appeal of high risk encounters and how they changes the lives of those who feel compelled to take part in these kinds of activities. This types of risks are often comes in the form of some kind of dangerous spiritual journey something with real risk of death or injury or can be simply just a drastic change of life style. Anything that requires the a great amount of courage brings clarity and happiness to one’s life, and that is very much worth the risk of death to those people Although this allure to danger is found in many people, Krakauer states how it is most strongly found in a certain kinds of young men, passionate, intelligent and ambitious however
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In this exchange with nature he had nearly lost his life several times however he still describes this experience as the foundation of his young life. The idea of being one small mistake from death brought him to a point of meditation and it was this focus that he found was what allowed him to escape from these certain death …show more content…
Ronald is not at all young at the age of 80 when he first met Chris. After being introduced to each other they form a very strong bond, Ron even offered to adopt Chris wanting someone to carry on his name. However the most important exchange between these two is what Chris had said to Ron regarding what he should do with his life "Ron, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life . . . Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon." Ron Took this deeply to heart and began a “nomadic lifestyle” leaving behind his comfortable life and traveling around the country. However this is not the major risk that Ron had taken, that major risk was him becoming attached to Chris. His family years previous had been run down by a drunk driver, leaving him to be alone for many of the following years. No one in the world had made such a massive impact on his life other than Chris and it takes a truly courageous man to somebody back into his heart after such a long time of loneliness In chapter 8 Jon Krakauer introduces a rather strong counter point in the form of letter from an incredibly disgruntled man. A specific part of the letter goes as such:
"His Ignorance, which could have been cured by a USGS quadrant and a Boy Scout manual, is what killed him and while I feel for his parents, I have no sympathy for him such willing ignorance…" (72)
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In this exchange with nature he had nearly lost his life several times however he still describes this experience as the foundation of his young life. The idea of being one small mistake from death brought him to a point of meditation and it was this focus that he found was what allowed him to escape from these certain death …show more content…
Ronald is not at all young at the age of 80 when he first met Chris. After being introduced to each other they form a very strong bond, Ron even offered to adopt Chris wanting someone to carry on his name. However the most important exchange between these two is what Chris had said to Ron regarding what he should do with his life "Ron, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life . . . Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon." Ron Took this deeply to heart and began a “nomadic lifestyle” leaving behind his comfortable life and traveling around the country. However this is not the major risk that Ron had taken, that major risk was him becoming attached to Chris. His family years previous had been run down by a drunk driver, leaving him to be alone for many of the following years. No one in the world had made such a massive impact on his life other than Chris and it takes a truly courageous man to somebody back into his heart after such a long time of loneliness In chapter 8 Jon Krakauer introduces a rather strong counter point in the form of letter from an incredibly disgruntled man. A specific part of the letter goes as such:
"His Ignorance, which could have been cured by a USGS quadrant and a Boy Scout manual, is what killed him and while I feel for his parents, I have no sympathy for him such willing ignorance…" (72)
The entire