Chris McCandless Essay

McCandless was raised comfortable in a upper-middle-class and had graduated in june 1990 from Emory University in atlanta. In the article “Death of Innocent,” by John Krakauer and Sean Penn movie “Into the Wild”. Both have just a grown man to escape into civilization into the wild. Well I haven't watched the whole movie or read the whole article yet but by some of what i've read and seen id say to admire him only because hes kind and caring for others when it started with a hitchhiker. He did…

In the film “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer it follows the main actor, Chris McCandless along his path to happiness, it inspects and even explores all the accomplishments and attainment he subdues. McCandless willpower, intent ,stout- heartedness, and the want to strive and search for happiness are all inspected. That is what gives him the willpower to leave his family and his home without any remorse or any regret. McCandless represents to us as the audience that he is not only bright and…

Krakauer, tells the adventures of a young man named Chris McCandless. Critics argue that Chris McCandless’s voyage to Alaska was foolish and childish to live as an itinerant. In my own opinion, Chris McCandless chose his lifestyle of setting out for adventures across the nation to fill the void of the emotionally scarring relationship between him and his parents. McCandless’s ordinary world is before he begins his adventure across the nation. McCandless graduates from college and decides to…

In the book, Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, the main character, Chris McCandless disappears into what it seems to be thin air, and nobody, not even people he met along the way of his journey and the people he was close with his whole life, knew where he went or why he did it. The author, Jon Krakauer interviews several people that have had a close interaction with Chris-- or as those who’ve met him along the way knew him as, Alexander Supertramp-- to try to figure out the reasoning behind…

He traveled everywhere; from South Dakota to Mexico, and all the way up to Oregon. Chris McCandless’s story is one of the most well-known adventure stories in North America. Chris McCandless was an amazing and successful adventurer. He lasted two years traveling all over only by himself, with nothing but the clothes on his back and the help of others who gave him jobs for money to survive. You see, when Chris decided to make this journey, he left everything. He burned all of his physical…

Chris McCandless was crazy, he was ignorant in decisions he made and was unprepared for what he 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…

“I think that Chris McCandless was bright and ignorant at the same time. He had no common sense, and he had no business going into Alaska with his romantic silliness. He made a lot of mistakes based on arrogance. I don’t admire him at all for his courage nor his noble idea. Really, I think he was just plain crazy.” -Shaun Callarman. I mostly agree with Shaun’s statement because I feel Chris was more arrogant and crazy than courageous and smart. Chris made various stupid moves, thought he was…

death wish in the eyes of many but for Chris McCandless this journey had a greater meaning. In the book “Into The Wild” by Jon Krakauer, Krakauer tells how a young man named Chris McCandless left everything he had and everyone that loved him behind to go live in the Alaskan wilderness. Krakauer also leaves it up to the reader to determine whether or not Chris McCandless was crazy, a sociopath, or an outcast for heading into Alaska the way he did. Chris McCandless wasn’t crazy, a sociopath, or an…

ever hear from me again I want you to know you’re a great man (Krakauer 14).” Chris McCandless wanted to hike into the wild because he wanted to find himself. He saw his parents, who were not very open or exciting people. Chris lived his life through what his parents’ wanted/expected. This is something the Chris did not want. He wanted a purpose in life and that was something he hadn’t found yet. Going into the wild Chris did not know what was going to happen and that is exactly what he wanted.…

Into the Wild is a travel essay written and narrated by Jon Krakauer about Christopher Johnson McCandless also known as Alexander Supertramp before and during his journey to Alaska to his death. Before his journey, they describe the relationship he had with his family and how he was as a child to a young adult. During the adventure, Krakauer writes about the people he met while hitchhiking, such as Jan Burres and Wayne Westerberg, and the overall overview of his journey from Arizona to Alaska.…