Jon Landau

Everyone has a different prescriptive of life. In the novel Into the Wild written by Jon Krakauer, we are are joined together on an adventure with Chris McCandless. His journey to seek happiness in Alaska. In the story, Krakauer reveals McCandless personality bit by bit of being rebellious, but however; in a good way. Also, a Chris McCandless was a dream chaser. He never let anything little materialistic, or people get in his way of finding happiness. Chris McCandless was a very determined, and…

Let’s Talk About Israel On an episode of “The Daily Show” this summer, Jon Stewart spoke about Israel. In this specific segment, Stewart informed his viewers how America was re-supplying Israel with ammunition to defend itself against Hamas. In response to this, he said, “We cannot be Israel’s rehab sponsor and it’s drug dealer. It’s not going to work.” Well, I am sure you can imagine the backlash Stewart received. To many, this was unjustified criticism of Israel. To others, it was spot on…

The purpose of this essay is to inform people on why I believe that Jon Krakauer's opinion on Boukreev is false. The reasons below tells you why I believe that the accusations are false. My first reason is that he risked his life to save his fellow climbers. Once he reached camp IV he gathered some oxygen and water he set out to find strangling climbers. He was slowed by the storm, and still managed to end up saving two of the three climbers that were almost frozen to death or already dead. My…

In consequence to the scathing, heartbreaking news which saw the death of young twenty-four year old Christopher McCandless among circumstances of timid irresolution and its resulting speculation, individuals across the nation began battling with the obscure and unfathomable details surrounding the atypical circumstances of his death- sparking a fire across the nation, igniting a feud which longed to understand and conclude how he came to his own demise. Indeed, while some wrote off McCandless…

Into the Wild Response Whether you believe Chris Mccandless, aka Alexander Supertramp, was in the right state of mind when he traveled to Alaska, we can all agree that people find this story interesting. McCandless his whole life tried to be the farthest thing from normal. Chris had to hit rock bottom, which in this case was death, to finally find the truth. People look up to him because of this; he is a symbol to many people who dream to escape the demands of refinement. In the article,…

Into the Wild Film Analysis Into the Wild filmed by Sean Penn is about a nineteen year old who sets his sights for Alaska. On the way he has many adventures ranging from abandoning his car, identity, and money in a storm ditch; to working on a plantation; to meeting Rainey and Jan (on two separate occasions); to kayaking on the Colorado River; to climbing the Devil’s thumb; to his final destination the “Magic Bus” (Into the Wild, Penn) In each place learning more about Christopher, his past, and…

Throughout Krakauers story there are lots of people that were influence by Chris McCandless. I would say adventurous people were influenced by this book because one example in specific comes to mind when Krakauer states, “A year and a week after Chris McCandless decided not to attempt to cross the Teklanika River, I stand on the opposite bank the eastern side, the highway side – and gaze into the churning water. I, too, hope to cross the river. I want to visit the bus. I want to see where…

In the book, “Wild” by Cheryl Strayed, she tells of her life and the struggles she went through when she decided to hike 1,100 miles on the Pacific Crest Trail. Cheryl tells of her life before and her life while hiking the PCT. By using flashbacks every now and then, she provided a basis for her story so that it was understandable. She also wrote it very openly. Sometimes though, she wrote too much. She wrote about very graphic things that she could’ve avoided and she elaborated on things that…

If someone were to ask, “what are the kind of words are you NOT allowed to say called?”, how would you respond? Cursing? Swearing? Cussing? Having a foul mouth? There are many different variations of this peculiar part of the English language, but one thing is clear about them: you may get in trouble for saying them. Along with having many different names, this part of the language that will be called profanity originates from many different subjects of what is considered taboo. But just who…

Chris McCandless was a pretty smart, intelligent guy but made a big mistake that made him lose his life. McCandless could’ve lived longer or even have had a better life if he gathered some information about what to expect in Alaska or if he would of just stayed home. It seems like the hard worker, studious, very smart guy people knew at college was a different guy than the one that died in Alaska. If Chris would had made a bit of research before heading to Alaska he would have come back alive if…