Wilderness Act

finally made it to Alaska he may not have expected to learn that “HAPPINESS ONLY REAL WHEN SHARED” (189). Chris had finally discovered what he went into the wild to find, but once he discovered it he was “extremely weak” and “staring” and was unable to act upon it (189). Although Chris found out what true happiness was for him, it was all in vain as he ended up dying alone in the wild trying to find it. Chris was not an outcast, because he was on good terms with most of the people he met on…

Jon Krakauer’s, Into the Wild, reveals a true pitiful story behind a man named Christopher McCandless, who suffered and struggled lonesome for over one hundred days in Alaska. Because Chris had appreciated wilderness so much, he abandoned his well-to-do family and traveled alone. Chris’ will to leave home affected the people around him only because of his odd dream he desired to fulfill. Untroubled, Chris created his dream within a year by relocating himself to Fairbanks, Alaska. Due to his…

Confidence is not always key In the novel, Into the Wild, Chris’ arrogance led to his downfall from trying to achieve survival on his own in the wild without society. He thought that he would have the ability to live completely without society and man’s judgment, however throughout the novel it soon became obvious that he was wrong. Chris was rather confident that he was completely prepared in order to live within the dangerous conditions on his own in the wild, though quite honestly he was not…

Jessie and her friend Olivia. They were discussing how they found it interesting that in his high school days, McCandless was a cross country runner. They questioned if this could’ve taken part in his mindset to travel out alone into the Alaskan wilderness. I was intrigued by this story because as a cross country runner myself, I have observed the tendencies of distance runners to abide by many transcendental principles. Although I wouldn’t go as…

and externally. His internal conflict was what stood out to me the most in which, Chris attempts to prove his manhood and that he can live off the land. In addition, there is a conflict between himself and nature in which, McCandless goes into the wilderness with little knowledge of what’s around and with a scarce amount of resources. Chris also faces a man versus society conflict. He disapproves of the society and its expectations and the society views McCandless’ actions as crazy. There were…

lived’” (Henley and Marsh 143). Pat and Bill both want to live their lives with no regrets. Pat fell into the social norms of working, but Bill was on a search to find exactly what Chris wanted to find. Bill, like Chris, went into nature, or the wilderness, to find this feeling of fully living and tranquility. Both men had the courage to be different and live their lives in nature, how they wanted…

for Orlando when they encounter each other in the wilderness. Working off a similar theme, the Duke de Luovo from Ann Radcliffe’s novel A Sicilian Romance defines nature in a very distinct, anthropocentric way that indicates a lack of appreciation for nature. A common theme in both texts is that the way each character views “nature” determines whether or not they find success on their journeys. In this essay, I explore the notion that in the wilderness – defined by Dr. Vin Nardizzi as both the…

Chris McCandless died alone in the Alaskan wild while living completely off of the land. “Some readers admired the boy immensely for his courage and noble ideals:” while “: others fulminated that he was a reckless idiot, a wacko, a narcissist who perished out of arrogance and stupidity-and was undeserving of the considerable media attention he received” (Krakauer xi). These quotes represent the feelings of many who read Into The Wild, but most people ignore the important aspects of Chris…

Atwood’s representation of the landscape and the wilderness in “Death by Landscape” is employed to symbolize the inscribing of Atwood’s portrayal of the self in a post-colonial setting; as it foregrounds a post-colonial topic. The symbolic usage of the landscape illustrates the explorations of the national and geographical identities, social class, and the psychological boundaries. The wilderness illustrates the hierarchical constructions of gendered and national identities. On the margins of…

A Toxic Friendship Affects People Has anyone ever stopped to think about how a toxic friendship can affect a person either in a positive or negative way? In the book A Separate Peace, John Knowles states that the narrator, Gene, returns to his hometown, to visit his old school, Devon. Including the tree that him and his friend used to jump off to the river. Gene then informs the reader about when he was friends with Finny as to how Finny’s life came to an end. The author informs the reader that…