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for having the courage to leave everyone behind to pursue his desires. McCandless’ parents would not understand their son, what he was going through.The only way for Chris to get away, was to go off radar, for no one can bother him on his journey to Alaska. In the book we find out that he wanted to get away from them because his dad had another family, which had upset him. It was news,where no kid will want to know about their father left one family for another.…

Could last 54 days in the canadian wilderness by yourself and only with a hatchet and torn windbreaker? In the book Hatchet by Gary paulsen brian is in a traumatizing plane crash and is in the canadian wilderness for 54 days. I think it would be hard because brian had never been alone in the middle of nowhere never even hunted and having to learn or you starve. It would be hard but he did it and he learned something that can help him in the future anytime. Brain has never done anything like this…

Into The Wild by John Krakauer is a novel that depicts a story about a man name Christopher McCandless who ventured from place to place with the motive of reaching Alaska. In the novel, Chris was generalized as insane, crazy, or even relatable to other adventurists by different perspectives; and this constructs a controversial profile of his character since we will truly never understand who he was. However, I say otherwise. My viewpoint upon who Christopher McCandless “is” is that he is an…

Drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is not only ethically wrong but can also be very harmful to the environment and surrounding communities. The ANWR is a wildlife refuge in Alaska, it includes more than 19 acres of land and is very significant to the National Wildlife Refuge System (defenders.org). Drilling is ethically wrong in this area because it is one of America's last intact and untouched landscape and is home to 45 species of mammals, 42 fish species, and more than 200…

after learning that he was unfaithful to Chris’ mother. Chris was overly excited to travel to Alaska, so much that he failed to prepare for the harshness of the Alaskan environment. His biggest mistake was refusing to pack a map, which most native Alaskans believe is the most essential item needed in the wilderness. Although Chris made multiple trips to an Alaskan university, to research vegetation in Alaska, his experience level was significantly lower than that of an Alaskan expeditor. Chris…

Jon Krakauer is an American writer and mountaineer most known for his writings about the outdoors. His first encounter with the controversial story of 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…

Christopher McCandless did not make the right choice in not letting his family know he was alive and well. Nothing hurts more than the loss of a loved one, the passing of Chris devastated his family. Chris left with the intention of not wanting to be found, Chris caused stress on his family because they had no idea if he was alive. The least that Chris could have done to communicate with his family would be to send them a postcard once in a while to let his family know he was still living. I…

Electoral Collage The Electoral College is spelled up in article two of the constitution in terms of the process of how that works. Article Two of the United States Constitution establishes the executive branch of the federal government, which support and enforces federal laws. It includes the President, the Vice President, the Cabinet, executive departments, and other boards. The electoral college is an example of indirect democracy which means that we do notchoose our president directly. But…

Throughout the riveting true story, Into The Wild, Chris McCandless repeatedly demonstrated intense physical and mental characteristics that a majority of Native American Indians had naturally acquired through personal experience. The author, Jon Krakauer, remarkably illustrates many of the harsh realities the Inuit people endured while living through the erratic Alaskan seasons, while contrasting McCandless’ similar experiences that resulted in a fatal tragedy. Although Krakauer is not…

The novel, Into the Wild, written by Jon Krakauer, is a riveting, cautionary tale about the death of Chris McCandless, a young man who embarks on a journey to Alaska to seek the truth of happiness through the solitude of nature and free himself from the constraints of society. No doubt, the ongoing theme throughout Krakauer’s novel is the dysfunctional father-son relationship between Chris and his dad. In fact, McCandless died before he had the chance to grow out of his anger. Into the Wild…