Wilderness Act

In the article “Chris McCandless from an Alaska Park Ranger's Perspective" by Peter Christian. Christian talks about how if McCandless had a map and learned about the Alaskan wilderness he could have lived “He arrived at the Stampede Trail without even a map of the area. If he had a good map he could have walked out of his predicament using one of several routes that could have been successful. Consider where he died. An abandoned bus. How did it get there? On a trail. If the bus could get…

reader in to think about their own surroundings and if they can draw any correlation to the jar and themselves. Stevens presents the idea of assimilation, forcing the reader to think about how well they would adapt if they too, were a gray jar in the wilderness. Does this experience create a more intensified jar/person or rather just another dot on the landscape? The reader can…

Throughout my high school career the three most significant novels that I have read would be the Heart of Darkness, Into the Wild, and Harry Potter. Out of the dozens of books I have read over the last four years, these are the most significant, because they have had the most impact. I have either explored a philosophical outlook, made a connection with the story, or found a new passion. All three of which shape who I am today. The Heart of Darkness, is an exploration of hypocrisy, ambiguity,…

not plan well for the Yukon Frontier weather and planned to be out in the wilderness for a half an hour. While he was in the wilderness he was smart about his time management “A swift ten minutes over the ice brought him to the place, and figuring ten minutes to get the tree and ten minutes to return made him certain that Swanson’s dinner would not wait”( London 1). Also Clay was aware of his surroundings in the wilderness. Clay was energetic in a cold environment therefore did not succumb…

There is no need to live outside our needs and take more than we can use. This can also be seen in Stegner's Wilderness Letter which outlines the fact that, so long as we can see into the wilderness, we as a species know we have done good. However, the way Stegner goes about this main point in Living on Our Principle ends up being a little different. It seems that Stegner is trying to get his point across…

21 March 2017 The Evolving Perspective of Wilderness In the beginning, Judeo-Christian tradition shaped people’s ideas of wilderness. It was an area alien to man. They led man to believe that they could not survive in uninhabited land. People, at this time, believed that a drought and the resulting wilderness was brought upon by the Lord as a curse in order to show his displeasure. As stated in the Old Testament, “The ancient Hebrews regarded the wilderness as a cursed land and that they…

both the portrayal and perception of wilderness has evolved drastically. What was long described as a godless, desolate wasteland later became a focal point for artists who romanticized wilderness, modifying common outlook on such places. Due to their complexity, scarcity, and embodiment of spirituality, wilderness was now something to be valued and treasured. Then with the turn of the 19th century, the Manifest Destiny doctrine took hold, characterizing wilderness as a thing to be conquered and…

is liken to new birth. In a sense, Dimmesdale was born anew in his revelation. With the revelation also comes changes in Dimmesdale’s godly attitude. Upon meeting the elder, elderly widow, young woman, sailor, children, and Mistress Hibbins, he acts in complete opposite as his prior attitude. In a sense, one can see the conversion as the signing of the pact of Satan. For example, Dimmesdale had to stop temptations such as teaching the young about blasphemy. “It was to stop short in the…

chose a different life style (Krakauer 57). Many others, however, are accustomed to “a life of security, conformity, and conservatism” (Krakauer 57) which often is the safe route. However, McCandless understands that he associates happiness with wilderness and decides to make the change and…

Line Road, near Alfalfa, Oregon, the large sign at the entrance served as a notice that I was entering the Oregon Badlands Wilderness. Exploring the wilderness areas in Central Oregon and absorbing the seclusion they offer is invigorating. Beyond the dirt parking lot at the trailhead a gravel road continued into the federally protected wilderness area. Designated wilderness areas do not allow any vehicles, but here was a well-maintained gravel road. Disembarking from my Subaru and heading out,…