Alaska Range

would do to achieve a goal of theirs. Chris McCandless and Adam Shepard both had a goal for their journey, however both were very different. Chris McCandless wanted to start over and abandon his previous life because his whole journey from home to Alaska was one big way to find himself. He felt like he did not fit in with regular society and he needed to escape from it. On the other hand, Adam Shepard performs an experiment to see if the American Dream is still active. He wanted to prove that…

only food that Chris brought with him was rice which he could not live off of as his only supply of food. He lacked the proper tools necessary to survive his journey in Alaska. For example “Alex had no ax, no bug dope, no snow shoes, no compass” (Gallien Pg.5). They say that if Chris had maybe had a map he would have survived Alaska and crossed the river. His choice not to bring one directly results in his…

Into the Wild Essay The book Into the Wild describes the life of Chris McCandless and his journey in the wild to reach Alaska. After graduating college Chris McCandless had decided to abandon his life and venture out in the wilderness with a new identity and a place in mind. His motives to go out in the wild had to be influenced by things going on in his life. The influences he faced had inspired and motivated him to go out and form a new life away from his old one. Although some say that Chris…

As a rule, what surrounds a character in a book, either a different culture, or geography, tends to change their moral principles. Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, is a perfect example of how even though someone has everything they need, they can end up doing insane things. Mccandless, the main character, is affected by extreme environmental surroundings, because his thinking shifts from being brave to feeling morally guilty . Cristopher, used to have all he wished, but because of his…

I agree with Callarman’s argument. Chris McCandless was a top student and athlete at Emory University. He graduated and already had a great career set for him. He had no business going into the Alaskan Wilderness. Why he went into the Alaskan Wilderness? I don’t know. He just made his decisions based on his arrogance. I don’t think he made the best decisions when he was on his own, but they were the decisions he wanted to make. He…

wanted. He was smart in the sense that he had an education; but he had almost no common sense. He was to eager to do things he couldn’t and didn’t know how to go about doing. With the background he has he could have easily made himself a new life in Alaska but he made it hard for himself. Chris had a strong effect on people even though he seemed to care little about them. Westerberg had only just met Chris and straight away gave him a job and place to stay. After hearing about Chris’ death “… I…

Some say McCandless was stupid for going out into the wilderness without knowing what he was doing. But he wasn't, yes he had errors that cost him his life but he enjoyed the journey. There are many critics and non believers who doubt that he did not find what he was looking for but we can not be sure if he did or not. He wasn’t mentally ill but he did have things in his mind he needed to sort out. Like Krakauer says, McCandless was something else, though no one exactly knows what he was. We all…

regret. McCandless represents to us as the audience that he is not only bright and intelligent, but also become ignorant at the same time some point in the movie. With all the intelligence he may have had his canniness gave him no reason to go into Alaska with his “Romantic silliness”. His pride made him make a lot of mistakes that could’ve been avoided or fixed. I do admire McCandless for all his gallantry and his very moral and sometimes ethical ideals, but at the same time I do not believe…

old man sitting on your butt” (Penn). Chris explains to Ron that it’s time for you to explore new things around you which made Ron wanted to adopt Chris McCandless. However, Chris said “we can talk about this later” after going on an adventure in Alaska, which made Ron feel sad since he wanted to pass his generation to Chris. They both impacted different people through each of their journeys, however, Adam Shepard action is superior to Chris McCandless action because Adam influence has stuff to…

unmatched acumen, and daring will provoked him to enter Alaska and begin a new life where he discovered his true identity as Alexander Supertramp. Not only was Chris a particularly unique individual, he was also generous as well. Throughout the course of his journey, he made pit stops all over the United States, visiting California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, and Nevada before finally setting his eyes on the Northwest. On the road to Alaska, he met many people who he became friends with and…