Into the Wild Essay

Wilderness; To McCandless and many other people, it has a very special and specific allure. While to most it is a lawless and dangerous place, McCandless sees the wilderness as a pure state where the evils of modern society don’t exist. This is a place where someone like him can live by his own rules and only be dependent on himself. And for McCandles this was what compelled him to live in and of the wilderness. Although McCandless journal entries depict that he does receive some answers for his…

Have you ever read the book The Call of the Wild By,Jack London? If not you should, there is a lot of struggle for mastery in the book between Buck and Spitz. Buck used to be a house dog but very rapidly changed into a full out wolf. Buck was claimed as a oversized or “Giant” wolf. Buck went through a lot of masters and he eventually became his own master later in the book. Than there's Spitz, Spitz is a strong,sneaky, untrustful lead dog. Buck and Spitz always seen eye to eye. Spitz was the…

In the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer the main character Christopher McCandless loved his life. Chris was an extremely intelligent young man who excelled in almost everything he did. Chris got the idea to live in the woods from Henry David Thoreau after reading book walden. Chris was also a giant fan of Henry David Thoreau because he felt a connection to him. He felt a connection because they both were very intelligent and they both wanted to escape society. Chris starts off as a young man…

To crave is to feel a powerful desire for something. This is an emotion each and every human has known. Much of the time as individuals mature, they experience a craving for a sense of their own identity. Into the Wild is a non fiction book by Jon Krakauer about Christopher McCandless and his journey as he discovered who he was, independently from his family. For the majority of his youth Chris idolized non-conformist authors such as Henry David Thoreau, Jack London, and Leo Tolstoy who…

In Into the Wild, The main character Chris McCandless is not someone who might be considered to be a “typical” young adult. Although he has some traits commonly seen in young adults, he cannot be mistaken for someone else. During his journey going into the wild, the reader can see what makes Chris abnormal compared to other people his age. There are three main components that prove this. First, Chris did not have materialistics desires, something that drives our society. Second, Chris did not…

ETHOS 1: One of the many reasons Jon Krakauer wrote Into the Wild was because of his emotional connection with Chris McCandless through the comparison of experience and personality. Despite the fact the two individuals never met, it was obvious to the author that McCandless shared much of the same childhood. Krakauer used the strategy of publicly addressing his relationship with his own father to prove that he had the credentials to explain Walt McCandless’s impending future with his son.…

Into the Wild is the captivating story of Christopher McCandless, a brilliant college graduate who, out of nowhere, leaves his family, friends, and all the common luxuries of civilization in search of a greater form of life close to nature and separated from society. Shortly after his college graduation, he gives away his inheritance to charity and hoping to forget his past life, changes his name to “Alexander Supertramp”. One of McCandless's favorite essays was Civil Disobedience by Henry…

Buck from The Call of the Wild undertook the mission to be assert dominance over all. Cap from The Cremation of Sam McGee undertook the mission to fulfill a friend's promise. Will from The Ranger’s Apprentice series undertook the mission to defend his kingdom. However, they all were driven to undertake these missions by their personal needs. According to The Call of the Wild, Buck was driven to be dominant for multiple reasons. One reason he undertook his mission was because of the anger and…

lesson of all. Most times one cannot accomplish their desires alone. In Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer and Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, the protagonists, Chris and Holden, each go on an adventure in search of something greater. After rejecting society because it constantly threatens innocence, both Chris and Holden realize that experience is not always negative as they feel the compassion of others. In Into the Wild, Chris rejects society so much that he decides to move out west. When…

The film adaptation of Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild is based upon Christopher McCandless and his attempt to abandon all his possessions, give his $24,000 in savings to charity and hitchhike to Alaska to live within the wilderness. Christopher abandons all family and during his lengthy journey to Alaska meets different people that help shape him in a unique way. Christopher ultimately wants to live off the land, only having what he needs. Although he states he does not want or need anything to be…