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    Christopher McCandless was a young man who wanted to release himself from his idealist parents and society. He desired to be rid of all things materialistic and to be isolated in a place that was untouched by the civilizations of man. Chris believed that relationships were not important enough to keep him from going into the wild. At the end of the Christopher’s life, he discovered the value of relationships, and would have came back into society had he survived. McCandless was on the right path…

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    sociopath, or an outcast because he got along with people easily, but he did seem some-what incompetent, even though he managed to survive for over one hundred days in the wild. McCandless was the type of person that anyone could relate to. The author, Jon Krakauer describes the final years of the boy. Krakauer reveals the untold truth about McCandless. Several decisions, conversations, logical thinking, and thrill of excitement prove the sincere down to earth person people know as Christopher…

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    Into the Wild is a true story of a young man named Chris McCandless, an Emory graduate who is found frozen dead in the Alaskan wilderness on September 1992 when he was 24. McCandless grew up in a wealthy Virginia suburbs of Washington D.C, and is a very gifted athlete and scholar,who from an early age reveals deep intensity, enthusiasm, and a strict moral compass. Into the wild is the true story of Chris McCandless, a young Emory graduate who is found dead in the Alaskan wilderness in September…

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    Chris McCandless was an arrogant person who risked his life because of his abusive childhood. In the book Into The Wild By Growing up with his family people have always looked at his family as a rich, beautiful, caring family. Most people didn't know what was going on behind the scenes of his life. A boy named Chris Mccandless and how he survived in the wild with nothing. This boy was going thru an abusive childhood and realized that after college he wanted nothing to do with his parents, so…

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    Since the book “Into the Wild” was published there has been much debate if the books main character Chris McCandles was crazy or not. Although Chris decision to get up and leave his normal life is a bit abnormal it doesn’t mean it made him completely mad. Chris was committed to what his heart desired and he was willing to do anything to get what he wanted. Chris McCandless was a bright young man who had a bright future ahead of him once he was finished with school. Almost everyone saw Chris…

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    The main theme of Jon Krakauer’s novel “Into Thin Air” centers on the business of guided expeditions surrounding Mount Everest. The market for guiding expeditions “has multiplied at an astonishing rate” (Krakauer, 25) ever since Dick Bass, who garnered very limited mountaineering expedition “was ushered to the top of Everest” (24) primarily due to his wealth. In stating such an example, Krakauer believes that the business of guiding wealthy individuals up to the summit ultimately…

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    Is Kakutani’s point right or is it wrong? Jon Stewart, a moderate comedian, delivers cable news The Daily Show with witty dialogue to charm people. His job is amusing the audience rather than informing them. Not to mention, today’s Comedy Central program The Daily Show with Jon Stewart carries a broader perspective of how the audience should understand society. With this in mind, many divergent audiences enjoy watching The Daily Show more than any other cable news in television. Stewart…

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    Into the Wild is a book written by Jon Krakauer which talks about the adventure of Christopher Johnson McCandless. Chris was a smart boy, who grew up from a wealthy family and graduated from Emory University, but his father had a second wife. Chris knew his father’s secret; however, he never told him which led Chris to a confusing situation. For that reason, Chris left his family to seek for his own happiness. On his adventure to Alaska, he met many people and left them a good impression.…

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    On April 27, 1992, Christopher Johnson McCandless wrote, “I now walk into the wild,” intending to leave behind the sins of society for the wilderness. Chris had to decide between his family and friends’ happiness and pursuing his own. McCandless chose to chase happiness, believing that self-reliance and appreciation of purity in nature were the only elements that would allow for it; thus, he embarked on his Alaskan odyssey, leaving without any word of his plans or communication along his journey…

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    “ Into the Wild ” is a story about a young man named Chris McCandless venturing off from society and living mostly by himself in the wild and trying to reach his goal of getting to Alaska. Chris decides to make this journey after learning about a secret his parents hid from him since he was born. This revelation led him to have a warped sense of his childhood and the relationship he has with his parents. While on his travel, he meets many people and forms unique connections with each of them.…

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