Alaska Essay

The novel, Into the Wild, written by Jon Krakauer, is a riveting, cautionary tale about the death of Chris McCandless, a young man who embarks on a journey to Alaska to seek the truth of happiness through the solitude of nature and free himself from the constraints of society. No doubt, the ongoing theme throughout Krakauer’s novel is the dysfunctional father-son relationship between Chris and his dad. In fact, McCandless died before he had the chance to grow out of his anger. Into the Wild…

He does not allow for himself to be defined by anything, and that includes the government. During McCandless’s ride up into the Alaska wilderness, he makes his opinion crudely clear about his opinion on the government. When asked whether or not Chris owned a hunting license by Gallien, the man who gave him a ride to the Alaska wild, he says, “How I feed myself is none of the governments business. Fuck their stupid rules” (Krakauer 6). Based off of this quote, it is indisputable…

Into the Wild Essay The book Into the Wild describes the life of Chris McCandless and his journey in the wild to reach Alaska. After graduating college Chris McCandless had decided to abandon his life and venture out in the wilderness with a new identity and a place in mind. His motives to go out in the wild had to be influenced by things going on in his life. The influences he faced had inspired and motivated him to go out and form a new life away from his old one. Although some say that Chris…

of saving to charity, his name, and all his possessions to travel across the country. His goal is to make it to the Alaskan wilderness where he will live off the land and connect with nature, away from the modern world. In his 20 months leading to Alaska he encounters many people that help him accomplish his dream. Christopher discovers himself and who he truly is as a person and learns to appreciate the world around him. This movie is a clear example of pop culture inspired by transcendentalism…

When Chris completely abandons his life, he travels for two years moving all along the southwestern United States, and eventually moves to the Magic Bus in Alaska. This bus is where Chris’s dead body is found in September of 1992, along with an S.O.S note he wrote when he realized he is close to death. The environment in which Chris lived for that extended period of time is vital to his story; this isn’t like a boy scouting trip in which you bring your grocery store graham crackers, marshmallows…

Jane Kilcher of Alaska: The Last Frontier is normally pretty quiet on her social networks. The viewers love hearing from her, but she just doesn't share often. Today Jane went to her Facebook page to speak out about why she doesn't post often and Jane even called out the haters. Jane is having a hard time dealing with all of the negative comments that she receives when she does post. It was great to hear from Jane again though. Jane went to her Facebook today and shared this long post about…

Into the Wild Film Analysis Into the Wild filmed by Sean Penn is about a nineteen year old who sets his sights for Alaska. On the way he has many adventures ranging from abandoning his car, identity, and money in a storm ditch; to working on a plantation; to meeting Rainey and Jan (on two separate occasions); to kayaking on the Colorado River; to climbing the Devil’s thumb; to his final destination the “Magic Bus” (Into the Wild, Penn) In each place learning more about Christopher, his past, and…

people are looking for more of an escape from reality. There’s too much going on all around us in our society that it’s nearly suffocating. Whether it’s social media, music -- or in the case of Chris McCandless -- it’s escaping to the wilderness of Alaska. In the book Into the Wild, it mentions how Chris, or Alex, was considered to promote countercultural idealism. He also was pushing towards the ideas of spending time with nature until death. And that, is what he did. Back to the question…

wanted. He was smart in the sense that he had an education; but he had almost no common sense. He was to eager to do things he couldn’t and didn’t know how to go about doing. With the background he has he could have easily made himself a new life in Alaska but he made it hard for himself. Chris had a strong effect on people even though he seemed to care little about them. Westerberg had only just met Chris and straight away gave him a job and place to stay. After hearing about Chris’ death “… I…

“In April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do East Coast family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Four months later his decomposed body was found by a party of moose hunters” (Krakauer 3). This young man from Jon Krakauer’s book Into the Wild was Chris McCandless, who left everything behind two years earlier to live a life closer to nature. He traveled the country living off the land and little money but was very happy. Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Nature…