The Wild

Brayan Lizarraga Ms. Padilla Block: 2 15 October, 2015 Comparisons between McCandless v. Ruess In contempt of the love towards freedom and ambition towards achieving their dreams Christopher Mccandless and Everett Ruess both were pilgrims of their fascinations and aspirations; both young artistic men seeking isolation from the critical society they were part of. In contrary to McCandless, Reuss did in fact write letters to a friend named Chris. The two stories tragically ended in their demise…

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…

clueless, while others saw him as a boy who simply just followed his heart. “I just don’t understand why he had to take those kind of chances,” Billie protests through her tears. “I just don’t understand it all” (Krakauer 132). In the novel, “Into The Wild”, Jon Krakauer portrays Chris McCandless as exactly who he is. A young, reckless boy who went into the wilderness fully aware that the outcome could be fatal. Chris McCandless was a self-centered individual who irrationally ventured off on his…

On September 6, 1992, a young man’s body was found just outside the northern boundary of Denali National Park. That young man’s body was Christopher McCandless, a 24-year-old Emory University Graduate. Chris McCandless had previously left Georgia to go on a 114-day journey cross country before finally starving to death in Denali National Park. His journey leads many to question if McCandless’s journey was a death wish or if he was an intelligent young man seeking for adventure. Shaun Callarman…

Compare and Contrast Argument Essay Adam sheppard and Christopher McCandless are two men who set out in a journey tho for different purposes, both journeys had a meaning to them. Adam shepard's journey is to disprove the point that the American dream is dead by literally starting at the bottom from living in a homeless shelter to getting a stable job a place to live and have some money saved up. On the other hand Christopher McCandless was on a journey to find happiness for himself and help the…

Is life on the road for everyone? Life on the road is not for everybody which in theory is understandable because traveling can be unpredictable. People who do not like to travel have their reasons; some people may say that they dislike traveling because they find it to be boring, while others will say that traveling causes them to stress due to fear of the unknown and therefore would rather avoid unnecessary worries and fears. There is also many thrill-seeking people who find that traveling the…

In the book, “Into The Wild,” by Jon Krakauer, Jon trailed Chris McCandless from the warm and civilized East Coast, to the bitterly cold Alaskan wilderness, Jon followed through his footsteps in hopes of understanding, and to relate to the walking paradox that was Chris McCandless Come back to this. Jon Krakauer thought that Chris McCandless was kindred spirit, Jon Krakauer related to Chris on many different fronts, such as tensed family issues, a similarly adventurous soul, and that they had…

Pieces of American Literature similar to Into The Wild often show the world how honest fear can be. They give a glimpse of the raw emotions of the human soul and how every fear, from dreading conformity to the basic trepidation of death, giving American Authors the ability to teach the public about themselves…

A once connected community of rich relations among one another and constant interaction with numerous people throughout the day has simply transformed into a consumption of screens, gadgets and isolation. A sharp decrease in social connectedness over the past 20 years has alarmed scientists at Duke University that describe social connectedness as a crucial factor in the way that humans were designed to function. The toll it takes on humans is the drastic increase in vulnerability to mental…

Chris McCandless was a man full of great intentions, all he wanted was to seek happiness. He was looking for an escape to what he truly wanted, and that was to go to the wild. I honestly believe that he was not running away from his problems, he was separating himself from them to create a new stress free life. I do not consider that breaking away from the issue. Chris was being the bigger person and walking away. Chris may not have known what he was doing when he left, but you know what… he…