Wilderness

The novel, Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer tells the story of a rebellious man, named Christopher McCandless, who lived a very abstract life. After graduating high school Chris developed ideas of philosophy from authors, Thoreau and Jack London. Like most Americans Chris had a dream of finding the true meaning of himself and happiness by abandoning society. Chris established philosophic beliefs from the authors’ work he read. Chris is a young man who was a genius to the point he had been accepted…

In “Albert Bierstadt and the White Mountains”, The White Mountains played a greater part in the formation of Bierstadt's art than is usually assumed, and his curiosity about nature continued for much of his life. Also during this time, Bierstadt’s art was also influenced throughout his life by his interest in photography, which was initiated by his partnership with Peter Fales during their time on expeditions. On Bierstadt’s first Western trip, from April to November of 1859, Bierstadt…

“In April 1992, a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possession, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. Four months later, his decomposed body was found by a moose hunter.” Although Christopher McCandless had a fairly wealthy family that pushed the importance…

On April 27, 1992, Christopher Johnson McCandless wrote, “I now walk into the wild,” intending to leave behind the sins of society for the wilderness. Chris had to decide between his family and friends’ happiness and pursuing his own. McCandless chose to chase happiness, believing that self-reliance and appreciation of purity in nature were the only elements that would allow for it; thus, he embarked on his Alaskan odyssey, leaving without any word of his plans or communication along his journey…

One of the main contributing factors to Chris’ odyssey into the wilderness, was the work of authors such as Jack London and Henry David Thoreau who wrote extensively about one’s connection with nature and valuing the simplicity in life. Chris became “enthralled by these tales, however, […] he seemed to forget they were works of fiction”(44). Jack London, the author he admired the most, “spent a single winter in the North” and died by his own hand in California (44). Though Chris read the works…

anything ruin that. Krakauer explains that, “taking your wounds to the wilderness for a cure, a conversation, a rest, or whatever” (70). McCandless wanted to find himself and by doing that he needed to feel like a whole new person. He changed his name and got rid of all his belongings to go out in the wilderness which is what is supposed to help someone find a cure. Krakauer observes that, “I have not tired of the wilderness; rather I enjoy its beauty… I prefer the saddle to the streetcar and a…

on a journey through the Alaskan Wilderness in search of happiness after he is betrayed by his family after finding out that his father had a secret second family. Thus, this led to Chris leaving his home and everything behind and going on a trek through the Alaskan Wilderness all by himself. Chris felt betrayed by his family and felt that he could not be happy with the people in his life. He was warned about how dangerous the journey through the Alaskan Wilderness would be, but he disregarded…

In his essay, “Walking,” Henry David Thoreau discusses a number of ideas on wilderness and society, and makes several bold claims about society’s detrimental effect on the “wild.” He begins by expressing his affinity for taking long walks on which he “saunters” outdoors. Thoreau explains that not everyone is equipped with the necessary disposition for these types of journeys and says, “no wealth can buy the requisite leisure, freedom, and independence which are the capital in this profession.”…

what it would be like to live in the wild just you, nature and no one else around, well Christopher McCandless did he set off to live off into the Alaskan Wilderness following the Stampede trail that led him to an old abandoned bus where he lived for a short period of time but later died in that bus. Along his journey to the Alaskan Wilderness, he has made a few friends along the way. There are a lot of advantages and disadvantages to living on the road, so is life on the road suitable for…

Christopher McCandless was an outgoing young man who had and still currently does inspire a lot of people around the world. He had made a name of himself showing us what life is really like and how we should live it. We don't need to be rich to be happy, God gave us nature one of the most beautiful creations other than man and women. Christopher wanted to be away from the world he wanted to live life in a peaceful area so he can think and write. In the movie “ Into The Wild” and in the book “…