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In the spring of 1992, a young man by the name Chris McCandless begun the most enduring and painful journey of his life into the Alaskan wilderness. He did not know of the dangers that lay ahead yet he proceeded on the death march in…
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Emancipation The Influence of Transcendentalism on Into the Wild’s Chris McCandless Society is founded on monotony and security, and it is nearly impossible for its innocent youth not to be drawn into its façade. As they journey into the world, young adults seek solace in…
January 13, 1996
Jon Krakauer
Non-fiction book
Biography, adventure, drama
Chris McCandless
An article called “Death of an Innocent,” published in the Outside in 1993. The article, written by Jon Krakauer, discusses the adventures and death of Christopher McCandless.
Survival, nature, adventure, wilderness, loneliness, asceticism, society
McCandless got inspired to live in the Alaskan wilderness by the writings of Jack London and Henry David Thoreau.
The book explores the two years that Christopher McCandless spent between college graduation and his death. He decided to hitchhike from South Dakota to Alaska. The book explores his adventures and asceticism. Chris survived for 113 days into the wilderness, and he kept a journal with his thoughts and experiences.
McCandless was a rebel against mainstream society. Instead of getting a “normal” job after college graduation, he followed the inner call for enlightenment. He gave up most of his material possessions and took huge risks to survive in the wilderness. His journey makes us question the comfort we enjoy in our society. Can we all find the strength to push the limits and find a more natural state of being?
A man’s strength to go back to his nature and survive in the tough wilderness.
“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservation, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future.”
“The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.”
“I think careers are a 20th century invention and I don’t want one.”
The non-fiction status of this book was challenged by people who were involved in McCandless’ real experiences. Craig Medred, an Alaskan reporter, blamed the author for inventing many stories to fill in the gaps in McCandless' scarce journal.
Into the Wild is a great story for a young, courageous, intellectually superior character. He challenged “the right way” of living. His adventures make us question: is our way of life too deep into the comfort zone?
McCandless was an intellectually and athletically gifted person, but his personal heroism got close to arrogance and selfishness.
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