Frank Wild

Courageous and strong-willed characters are shown throughout many works of literature- but it is often debated on whether or not their actions are courageous and noble or thoughtless and irrational. This conflict is prevalent in readers of Into The Wild by John Krakauer- a true story of how a young man, Chris McCandless, left society and ventured into nature to travel to Alaska. Unfortunately, Chris did not survive his trip and the harsh conditions that came with it. He will not be able to tell…

Huckleberry Finn has grown up in very extreme circumstances, and throughout his many adventures he has shown skills and traits that show how independent and resourceful he is for a boy his age. Given his adversities Huck sees the world in a practical, logic view that allows him to advertently asses his situations. He is also a very adaptable child, he doesn’t let himself stay in a situation that he doesn’t like. Therefore he is used to being alone on account of his abusive father prompting him…

The short story, “To Build a Fire”, is about a man who is traveling through the Yukon to meet his boys at the camp on Henderson Creek. The man decides to ignore a local man’s advice about not traveling alone during the harsh winter, and his ignorance cost him his life. Personally, I strongly dislike the main character because he is extremely bland and overconfident. The main character doesn’t show any emotion about what he is feeling or what is actually going through his mind. I guess this could…

In Jon Krakauers investigation of American wilderness in Into the Wild he explores the appeal of high risk encounters and how they changes the lives of those who feel compelled to take part in these kinds of activities. This types of risks are often comes in the form of some kind of dangerous spiritual journey something with real risk of death or injury or can be simply just a drastic change of life style. Anything that requires the a great amount of courage brings clarity and happiness to one’s…

The book that I am reading for SSR is the NOBA (National Outdoor Book Award) winning One Man’s Wilderness by Sam Kieth. The story takes place near the mountainous Twin Lakes territory in Alaska--a wilderness almost completely untouched by the hand of man--and is narrated in first person from the view of Dick Proenneke--the protagonist--of whom the author used the actual journals and pictures--combined with their own first-hand experiences of the subject and setting--to craft a tribute to a man…

Warnings are clearly set out towards both men at the beginning of both stories but even with these signs they both decided to ignore them. In snow Redcliff has the knowledge of a farmer and yet since he knows the storm is going to end and what he is doing he ignores what he knows for his own personal reasons. In examples from snow would be Redcliffs farmer knowledge from snot it states. " Didn't start till last in the afternoon," Milk sobbotski said in his own shivering way" No, and it did not…

Gazing at the grizzly bear depicted on the postcard provokes a myriad of fateful memories, and an experience which has forever altered my mentality and lifestyle. As a Boy Scout with an addiction for adventure, I craved to escape the confines of my home and pursue the open wilderness. With the companionship of my childhood best friend, I took the first flight to the last frontier: Alaska. Intending to experience as much nature as possible, we immediately forged into the unfamiliar yet beautiful…

Everyone must need to accomplish a dream in order to feel like they have had a complete life. In the two memoirs, “The Devils Thumb” and “Everest”, the characters Jon Krakauer and Erik Weihenmayer, climb a mountain to accomplish their dream. Jon Krakauer deliberately tries to alter his life because he rancors it, yet Erik Weihenmayer was just circling a dream. The two characters assiduously try to climb a mountain and succeed. Both authors use unique perspectives, central ideas, tones, words,…

The main character from Into the Wild was struggling with many internal and external conflicts. He meets many new friends along his journey. To me, his internal feelings were wanting to be free and do whatever he wanted, to just go. But the main conflict throughout the entire book was man vs. nature because he had to look for food in the wild. He had to live off of plants which lead to his death. There is a lot of foreshadowing in this book. One example is when Alex, also known as Chris…

Aristotle said that ‘the aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.’ The connection between art and design is often represented in the public. The relationship between these two mediums of creativity is clearly represented in the chairs that sit along the foreshore of the Jindabyne Lake. These seats use both mediums and show the spirit of the mountainous area and the environment that surrounds it. There are intelligible affiliations between…