Confidence is not always key
In the novel, Into the Wild, Chris’ arrogance led to his downfall from trying to achieve survival on his own in the wild without society. He thought that he would have the ability to live completely without society and man’s judgment, however throughout the novel it soon became obvious that he was wrong. Chris was rather confident that he was completely prepared in order to live within the dangerous conditions on his own in the wild, though quite honestly he was not prepared mentally or physically with reference to how different his life would truly be now.
Although Chris believed he was ready to completely live without society although very quickly he proved himself wrong. During the time that Chris was living in the wild, he went back into society many times, which proves he was not …show more content…
He went back into society multiple times and made numerous different friends that obviously showed he was lonely if one reason he was living in the wild was to get away from man’s judgment like krakauer said, "McCandless was thrilled to be on his way north, and he was relieved as well—relieved that he had again evaded the impending threat of human intimacy, of friendship, and all the messy emotional baggage that comes with it” (55). It did not help that he never wrote his family to tell them his well-being like McCandless said “Happiness is only real when shared” (189). With him not writing to them at all, he probably left himself constantly wondering if they were worried about him and how they were doing with him being gone related to “As she studies the pictures, she breaks down from time to time, weeping as only a mother who has outlived a child can weep, betraying a sense of loss so huge and irreparable that the mind balks at taking its measure” (33). Chris goes crazy from always wondering about his family that he just completely left
In the novel, Into the Wild, Chris’ arrogance led to his downfall from trying to achieve survival on his own in the wild without society. He thought that he would have the ability to live completely without society and man’s judgment, however throughout the novel it soon became obvious that he was wrong. Chris was rather confident that he was completely prepared in order to live within the dangerous conditions on his own in the wild, though quite honestly he was not prepared mentally or physically with reference to how different his life would truly be now.
Although Chris believed he was ready to completely live without society although very quickly he proved himself wrong. During the time that Chris was living in the wild, he went back into society many times, which proves he was not …show more content…
He went back into society multiple times and made numerous different friends that obviously showed he was lonely if one reason he was living in the wild was to get away from man’s judgment like krakauer said, "McCandless was thrilled to be on his way north, and he was relieved as well—relieved that he had again evaded the impending threat of human intimacy, of friendship, and all the messy emotional baggage that comes with it” (55). It did not help that he never wrote his family to tell them his well-being like McCandless said “Happiness is only real when shared” (189). With him not writing to them at all, he probably left himself constantly wondering if they were worried about him and how they were doing with him being gone related to “As she studies the pictures, she breaks down from time to time, weeping as only a mother who has outlived a child can weep, betraying a sense of loss so huge and irreparable that the mind balks at taking its measure” (33). Chris goes crazy from always wondering about his family that he just completely left