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Confidence is not always key In the novel, Into the Wild, Chris’ arrogance led to his downfall from trying to achieve survival on his own in the wild without society. He thought that he would have the ability to live completely without society and man’s judgment, however throughout the novel it soon became obvious that he was wrong. Chris was rather confident that he was completely prepared in order to live within the dangerous conditions on his own in the wild, though quite honestly he was not…

Into the Wild directed by Sean Penn, follows the true life story of Christopher McCandless. In the movie, McCandless graduates from Emory University with high honors, but soon after decides to leave his conventional lifestyle. McCandless travels to Alaska, intent to live in the solitude of nature, similar to how Thoreau traveled to Walden Pond. Unfortunately, McCandless eventually runs out of supplies and is discovered to have passed away. I originally heard this story through my sister Jessie…

to gain more knowledge about the mysterious death of Christopher Johnson McCandless. To finish, in the book, the author Jon Krakauer relates his younger self to Chris. In chapters fourteen and fifteen, Krakauer talks about climbing Devils Thumb in Alaska. He further explains how his younger self was self absorbed and willful similar to Chris McCandless. Furthermore, Krakauer takes Chris’ parents to the old abandoned bus where their son was found dead, leaving a bouquet of flowers and a few…

Article Review James R. Gibson is a distinguished Canadian historical geographer at York University. He specializes in Russian geography, ethnology and history research.1 In the article, Gibson demonstrated and expounded the true factors of Russia’s absence in the North Pacific discovery and exploration. He offers a detailed study in both of the Russian histories and geography. Throughout the article, he clearly identified with two main points that Russia was “lack of opportunity and lack of…

Research Paper #2 American politics, a wide array of differing opinions, making the very mention of its name controversial at best, and relationship-ruining at worst. In this day and age, with such a wash of information, it can be difficult to distinguish truth from fiction in regards to each parties’ views and points of interest. Each has stances that are intrinsic to them, and all of them have their flaws. This paper will discuss the most prominent of the parties, their candidates, and the…

Chris McCandless died alone in the Alaskan wild while living completely off of the land. “Some readers admired the boy immensely for his courage and noble ideals:” while “: others fulminated that he was a reckless idiot, a wacko, a narcissist who perished out of arrogance and stupidity-and was undeserving of the considerable media attention he received” (Krakauer xi). These quotes represent the feelings of many who read Into The Wild, but most people ignore the important aspects of Chris…

conflict. Throughout the book Chris struggles with his thirst of adventure and poor relationships with his parents. As a result of Chris’s poor relationship with his parents, he wanted to get away and avoid them. With his thirst for adventure he finds Alaska, the great frontier, a very appealing place to venture into. But sadly, this led to his own demise. But before Chris had met his end, he meets people along the way and makes better relationships with them than his own parents. I had noticed…

Hello Moose Hunters, Hope you are having a lovely cold, snowy, and wintery day. Now, you may be wondering why I am standing up in front of you about to talk about Chris McCandless and his death, but I would like to inform you that after weeks of research, I am proud to share my well developed ideas regarding McCandless’s trip. By reading Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, Civil Disobedience and Walking by Thoreau, Self Reliance by Emerson, and various other texts from newspapers such as the New…

TITLE Peru’s Colca Canyon : The Make or Break Survival Guide LEAD PARAGRAPH A crack in Peru’s southern Andes, Colca Canyon emerges as one of the country's emphatic geological features. Travelers of all kind—wayfarers to those who own the sunglasses—make their way down the dusty trail to see colorful panoramas, and sprawling wildlife. It’s the third most visited sight in Peru, so chances are, you will want to see what it’s all about. Deciding how many days you want to spend, how fast you want…

believed in. The reason why I think that Chris wasn’t crazy like others would say was because of how far he went. He spent two years on the road, not speaking to his parents, or taking much from people and just hitchhiking most of his way towards Alaska. He was a determined and a motivated hard worker. To many, the ones he talked to, thought he was smart and over kind…