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    While reading the Time magazine article “Why the Teen Brain is Drawn To Risk”, I noticed the connections between the article and the character Chris McCandless from the book Into The Wild by author Jon Krakauer. I don't agree with the article when it says that risk taking occurs when teens are unaware of the dangers involved. Chris McCandless is a good example, because he knew the risks behind his venture into the great unknown. He knew what could go terribly wrong along the way, but still…

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    else around, well Christopher McCandless did he set off to live off into the Alaskan Wilderness following the Stampede trail that led him to an old abandoned bus where he lived for a short period of time but later died in that bus. Along his journey to the Alaskan Wilderness, he has made a few friends along the way. There are a lot of advantages and disadvantages to living on the road, so is life on the road suitable for everyone? Put yourself in Chris McCandless’ shoes; you’re alone and…

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    Christopher Johnson McCandless began in 1992 shortly after the death of McCandless. The journey of McCandless was widely publicized and drew the inquisitive eyes of many across the nation. After being assigned to write an article for the Outside magazine, Krakauer began to dwell further into the story of Chris McCandless. Although he was one of the many fascinated with the life of McCandless, Krakauer, unlike others, found that he was able to relate with the ideals of McCandless and…

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    Chris McCandless was a man full of great intentions, all he wanted was to seek happiness. He was looking for an escape to what he truly wanted, and that was to go to the wild. I honestly believe that he was not running away from his problems, he was separating himself from them to create a new stress free life. I do not consider that breaking away from the issue. Chris was being the bigger person and walking away. Chris may not have known what he was doing when he left, but you know what… he…

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    In Sean Penn’s film “Into the Wild”, Christopher McCandless, is not a hero. Throughout the movie there are times he can be more of an antagonist: influencing the people he meets to see their own lives through the same lenses he views his own. Furthermore, throughout the film Chris struggles with two evils. He faces the evil in society of Man vs. Man. The constant need for materialistic possessions, success, wealth, and prominence. The struggle against power, control, and laws which govern our…

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    guy best friend, Nowadays people like living a hobo-lifestyle and that is what McCandless did after finishing college and leaving his “perfect life”. Since he attain the tired materialistic life he was living and the conditions that would surround him, he decided to begin hitchhiking and run Into the Wild. In the book they portrayed him as a tragic hero due to his nobility, pride, and intelligence. Since McCandless was younger, he would always accomplish trips without letting anyone know…

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    portrays well that Chris’s actions made him inherently selfish. He created sentimental relationships and left a vast amount of them. Chris also threw away things that anyone would be glad to take. Not only did he leave all of those people, but he left his family as well. Overall, his journey was ultimately selfish and made things more difficult for other people. Chris was self-centered because he made relationships during his journey then…

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    the Wild, by Jon Krakauer tells the story of a rebellious man, named Christopher McCandless, who lived a very abstract life. After graduating high school Chris developed ideas of philosophy from authors, Thoreau and Jack London. Like most Americans Chris had a dream of finding the true meaning of himself and happiness by abandoning society. Chris established philosophic beliefs from the authors’ work he read. Chris is a young man who was a genius to the point he had been accepted to attend an…

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    minimize association with mainstream civilization. McCandless is quoted saying, “ ‘I think I’m going to disappear for a while’ ”(Krakauer 21.) After saying this, he sent a brief letter to his parents which “was the last anyone in Chris’s family would ever hear from him” (Krakauer 22.) By doing this, McCandless began his streak of self-reliance. Throughout the course of his cross-country journey to Alaska he did receive some help from people, but McCandless attempted to minimize all relations…

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    What Led Chris McCandless Into the Wild? Upon reading Into the Wild, many wonder what made him drop everything in his life and hitchhike and go to Alaska. Since reading this book, I have to the conclusion that he went into the wild as a cause of the rebellion of his youth and risk taking tendencies. He was fairly young when he left home, and he decided he didn’t want to do “the norm” and rebelled against his parents wishes that ultimately ended up killing him. Chris was only 22 when he left…

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