The Wild

choose to eat for breakfast. On the other hand, some may change our lives forever, like deciding where to attend college. The choices we make lead to the experiences we have. The texts of Antigone, Saint Augustine: Of Choice and Free Will and Into the Wild contain instances of decisions that led to experiences, which result in the realization of what is deemed right and good in life. To determine what is right and good in life, a person must experience the wrong and bad in order to…

Americans sought out wilderness as a form of escape from civilization, but the very presence of humans in the wild, made these places an unnatural product of civilization. This view of nature is also harmful, as it causes humanity to detest civilization, despite the structure and safety it provides. The romanticism of Wilderness can also fundamental contributor…

McCandless lived an incredible life. He dared to live in a way that reflected a transcendental lifestyle, something that we do not see much of nowadays. McCandless traveled all across the west, looking for that final, sweet adventure and ended up in Alaska, starved to death. The peculiar thing about this though, is that McCandless seemed to have no regrets. McCandless lived a unique life by the transcendental actions of reducing dependence on property and self reliance. Chris McCandless…

Although some describe McCandless in terms of a “kook” or even a “pseudoliterary stance” compound, it should be mentioned that such individuals have not dove deep enough into the personality that is Christopher J McCandless. By no means does this say that McCandless does not have any obvious flaws in his persona or ego, but it should be mentioned that McCandless is the involuntary hero is his life and adventures. McCandless is undeserving of being defaced with such insulting names simply because…

Peahi are strong enough to kill so the fact that people are willing to rush in and (hopefully) save you in daring. The surfers life is on the line but the jet ski person is also in grave danger as well if they get knocked off the jet ski. Into the Wild a book written by Jon Krakauer shows traits of when one will survive at all costs. Chris McCandless, the main character from the book, decides that he would give up everything and live as a minimalist essentially. This decision is an odd one and…

When should rebellion be used, and why should it be used? Why is it necessary to rebel against authority? When someone is in an authoritative position, it is very likely for them to be absorbed in their power, and thus, abusing it in a way that annoys their subordinates, at best. In other cases of abused power in history, people in powerful positions have exploited their power so that the people under their rule have been lied to, spied on, manipulated, and deprived of their most basic rights.…

sees as American materialism, so he leaves his family and the upper middle class lifestyle in which he was raised in and he goes out to the wild to discover who he is. Along his journey he did not accept any kind of luxury or materialistic opportunity, for example, in the movie Jan and Ron offered to help him but McCandless denied both of their offers (Into the Wild). McCandless risked giving up something that could help him survive but he is strong and committed to living a minimalist lifestyle…

to find himself was a good idea because everyone needs to find their meaning of life. Everyone should try and live life trying to find the meaning to it. This is what McCandless did when taking the trip to Alaska. As it says in the book, “ Into the Wild”, “It is the experiences, the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found.”(Krakauer, Chp 4) This is what Chris McCandless believed the meaning of life was, in that the experiences and…

Journeys for Fame Competitiveness is like a wild animal. Once aroused, it can’t be controlled. In the year 1911, Roald Amundsen, a figure in polar exploration, began his long journey to the South Pole, in Antarctica. He became the first person to ever succeed this dangerous objective. Only 16 years later, in 1927, a pilot named Charles Lindbergh prepared to fly from New York all the way to Paris. A $25,000 award was set up by a hotel owner in New York City for whoever could accomplish this…

In Into the Wild Chris McCandless was able to live off the land in Alaska for a few months, but did not survive as long as he wanted to without dying of unknown causes (2). Chris Mccandless was full of wanderlust and his goal was to live in Alaska without any assistance…