Wilderness

I think Christopher McCandless is considered a fool and should not be admired because he abandoned his family without telling them what and where he was going. Nobody knew where he was going or doing. So I’m writing about why I think Christopher McCandless is considered a fool. He thought he was embarking on an adventure to make himself better. Become some of McCandless’s actions were foolish, he did not inspire me. He donated and burned his money. Christopher thought his car was not necessary…

Many of us do not like exploring and going on adventures like others, so we can not show the same emotions as them since we haven’t gone through the same. When Jon Krakauer was an 8 year old he started to climb mountains and loved it. As he grew older he went on a lot of adventures and had a goal to accomplish just like Chris McCandless. I believe that Krakauer did have an acceptable background to speak about Chris McCandless’s journey for various reasons. Krakauer had just graduated from…

1. Who is Everett Ruess? How does he choose to live his life? Is he similar to Chris? Everett was born in Oakland, California, in 1914, the younger of two sons raised by Christopher and Stella Ruess. He had a dream about plodding through jungles and traversing cliffs and that's how he decided to live his life. Deliberately he punished his body, strained his endurance, tested his capacity for strenuousness. He is similar to Chris in some regards but I feel that Chris had more reasoning behind…

Let's start off with John Colter, he went on a winter expedition all alone, but he met some people on the way. John was the first to explore the Yellowstone territory (wasn't Yellowstone yet). He joined the Lewis and Clark expedition, but soon left it and he was alone. However, Tom Murphy went solo all throughout his expedition and he knew just what to bring to survive In the harsh weather. They did have some differences In what they should bring though! Tom had meat, water bottles, emergency…

Into the wild Even though McCandless had it all, he wanted something he never felt; Freedom. He wanted to escape from all the abusive treatment from his abusive father and harsh humanity. He also liked Alaska which is where his journey took place for the most part. McCandless decided that he would donate all of his fortune to charity and begin his journey “Into The Wild”. One reason that led McCandles to make the decision of leaving was to pursuit freedom. I believe this because the book…

Some argue that Chris McCandless is a crazy sociopath who threw away all his fortunes for nature. Although his choice of doing so is questionable, he is the most self-dependent maverick ever. He was an adventurous man seeking to find happiness within himself and going on a adventure to fulfill his goal. Christopher McCandless’s family discussed with multiple interviewers regarding his disappearance. Carine McCandless, Chris’s sister, states “Chris was brilliant at creating diversions, and…

Everyone has a legacy no matter how small or big, whether it’s helping a loved one, or yourself someone’s hero. Heroes like Chris McCandless will always be remembered by some, but it’s his legacy that makes him never forgotten. His legacy will never die. Chris McCandless left one of the most important legacies of all time. He left behind his legacy because he didn’t listen to other people telling him how to live his own life, but he lived life to the fullest and how he wanted to. He was not a…

Teresita Resurreccion Mrs. Bell ERWC Per 2. 12-16-15 Into the Wild Final Essay The author states that Chris McCandless wasn’t foolish or crazy for going out into the wild. He argues with a lot of people that criticized Chris, saything that he was a nutcase or a sociopath. I have to agree with the author. Chris was a pilgrim looking for something different in his life. I feel like a lot of people fail to see the actual point on why Chris did what he did. It’s wrong to make false judgements…

Hearing about other peoples adventures around the world is interesting, but scary when the ending is as harsh as death. Self discovery is hard to achieve, some people spend their whole lives trying to gain that understanding. Rebirth can help with that process, since it involves forgetting about the past. Jon Krakauer is the author of the book Into The Wild which is about Christopher McCandless’ a boy who decides to leave his family and belongings behind. Jon Krakauer speaks about Chris…

Chris McCandless is very different from any other person I have ever learned about. Through the years he has been accused of being a loner, a nutcase, and a careless boy. Now that I have read the story, in my opinion, Chris McCandless was an opportunist. Chris wanted to find happiness in life so he left everything he knew behind him, he wasn’t scared of anything life had to offer. From a young age Chris just wanted his own identity. He wanted to leave his parents throughout the years he…