Chris McCandless Essay

The Unfavorable Ideals of Chris McCandless Although many may see Chris’ ideas as brave, or noble: to go against the standards of human society, take his own path. I do, however, beg to differ, seeing his ideals as unfavorable. Chris was not only in a false guru-like state, seeing his ideas as the correct way and aggressively disagreeing with the opposite as shown in the Into the Wild movie when simply offered a new car by his parents. Although his non-materialistic views may be favorable among…

throughout the play Macbeth, which was written by William Shakespeare, and the story of Chris McCandless, which is a story called Into the Wild. Both of these stories demonstrate this theme through the choices both of the main characters make in their lives, Macbeth was told his prophecy by the witches, which set him on his path towards the destiny that he formed through the choices he made. In the case of Chris McCandless, he chose to live a very minimal life, which to led the camping trip that…

assessment of Chris McCandless. While it is true that McCandless made some questionable decisions that ultimately led to his tragic death, I believe his story is more nuanced and deserving of a more sympathetic understanding. Firstly, it is important to acknowledge that McCandless was a complex individual who was driven by a deep desire for self-discovery and a rejection of the materialistic and conformist values of modern society. As depicted in Jon Krakauer's book "Into the Wild," McCandless…

journey of Christopher McCandless impacted the story as a whole greatly. Chris wished to leave home and live off the land, in doing so he met many people who made his story possible. It impacted him as a person and those he met. His means of travel was by walking and hitchhiking to his various destinations, most of which he decided as he went along. Had he not travelled the way that he did, his story may no have been given such coverage or mean so much to the reader. Chris McCandless was a very…

intrigued and touched many people across the country. This person is Chris McCandless. The actual motive for him disappearing into the wild is unknown but the main reasons are because he wanted to escape a toxic relationship that he had with his parents and he wanted to be able to complete something on his own and not with the assistance of his family. Not everyone has a perfect relationship with their parents but in McCandless’ case he has an absolute terrible relationship with his parents.…

between the line of reality and fantasy, and Chris McCandless crossed the line, unfortunately he did it for all the wrong reasons. McCandless had a very bright imagination which caused him to struggle to find the difference between reality and fantasy hard to seperate. He would often fantasize about how the trip would go. When he actually began his trip to Alaska he hoped that everything would turn out the way he wanted to in his mind. Sooner or later, McCandless would face the reality of the…

Chris McCandless and Henry David Thoreau were both adventures that went out on their own in the wild. They had some similarities for why they isolated themselves. They also had some difference in how they prepared for going out. Only one of these people found success in their quest. They had to overcome different weather patterns and other obstacles. Chris and Henry both showed transcendentalism by doing something different and being their selves and not following the paths of others. One way…

your dreams! Live the Life you’ve imagined”. These ideals spoke to Chris McCandless on many levels. McCandless was a big supporter of transcendentalism, and its way of life. Therefore, McCandless decided he would go survive in the Alaskan Wilderness. Throughout, his diary entries he expressed how much he loved this, and how he got out of the forms of society. Although, he was found three months later dead, he did achieve his goals. Chris was always a goal achiever, he always pushed himself and…

Holden Caulfield and Chris McCandless can be seen as the antonym of social norms. Holden Caulfield is a rich teenager that has been kicked out of more schools that he can count. Holden believes that nearly everyone and anything is a phony and expresses his disgust of them throughout the novel The Catcher in the Rye created by J.D Salinger. Because of Salinger’s refusal to give up the movie rights for the movie there has been no adaptation of this novel. However, Chris McCandless’ true story came…

Henry David Thoreau once wrote "If a plant cannot live according to its nature, it dies; and so a man." This statement is important in the Chris McCandless case on whether he is a transcendentalist or not for the reasoning that if you do not live the way you are supposed to, based on nature, you will ultimately die. Thoreau was considered a true transcendentalist; but when you really study him you will see how he does not match with all of the beliefs of a transcendentalist. Transcendentalists…