Analysis Of Mccandless In Into The Wild By Jon Krakauer

In the beginning of chapter 8, Krakauer blatantly states all these strangers’ opinions about McCandless’s death to the reader. These honest and blunt opinions that were stated against McCandless causes one to realize that McCandless’s peril was one hundred percent absurd and puerile. After reading others opinions on his death, it made me resent McCandless even more than I did. “Personally I see nothing positive at all about Chris McCandless’s lifestyle or wilderness doctrine.” (page 71) another opinion states, “McCandless had already gone over the edge and just happened to hit bottom in Alaska.”

Hatchet Have you ever crash landed and survived for fifty-four days all by yourself in the wild? Probably not. But in the book Hatchet written by Gary Paulsen Brian Robinson does. Gary Paulsen wrote an adventure story that took place in the Canadian wilderness. In the anecdote the main character, Brian Robenson crash lands in the wild and learns how to subsist all by himself.

McCandless focuses his life around himself and is egotistical. The reason he may think only of himself is due to his ability to detach himself from society’s norms. He was in a position to do so by returning to nature and leaving cities and industries behind. It was his own choice to become an independent individual and break free from the chains of society. McCandless “tried to follow” his “dream” and realized them (Krakauer 96).

A trait simply described as the overestimation of oneself can be a quintessential element in understanding a character’s downfall. People such as Chris McCandless, Oedipus and Tiger Woods are key examples when trying to relate, understand, and analyze what we know today as “Hubris”. The connections that can be made between each of these characters describe the very nature of how a hero will ultimately meet their bane as a result of being blinded by their own flaws. The death of Chris McCandless was an extremely controversial subject that involved many different people. The justification of his death can be argued in a way .

Chris McCandless made a lot of friends during his Alaskan Odyssey. Wayne Westerberg was one of the people who got really attached to Chris or as they all knew him, Alex. Westerberg had always job offers for McCandless; it was his own way of keeping an eye out for him. McCandless and Westerberg became close friends in a matter of days. Wayne always respecting his mysterious side with no questions really helped their friendship.

Krakauer’s Into the Wild gives readers a spontaneous urge to toss our cell phones into a shredder and pursue a life deprived of apples, not the edible ones. We often forget that such a “Flintstone-like” life even exists because our dependence of technology consumes us. Chris McCandless, the main character, serves not only to make us aware of this nomadic alternative but also presents that happiness exists without owning the latest cell phone or a vehicle with a dumb peace sign or crown. Evidently, the power of technology is far greater than we imagine; our dependency on technology has made us materialistic individuals that base our happiness on luxury items. Technology can be an ideology meant to advance or improve our lifestyles.

This is a noble trait to have because it shows how taking a life is often time a hard thing to do, but it is done so that the animal becomes food. By using this to describe McCandless, Krakauer implies that McCandless had a heart

McCandless and McCunn's ventures into the wild had similar intentions and strategies. Although, the outcome of their ventures were slightly different. Both men displayed a certain degree of common sense. They were both friendly, curious, responsible, educated and intelligent men. Having fairly average lives, with big aspirations for their future.

This displays that McCandless only wanted to live by the bare minimum so his life in the wilderness is truly fulfilling instead of living off of unnecessary items. McCandless thought and feelings of society demonstrate social

McCandless wanted to prove that belief wrong. Chris had read many books about leaving society and living a non-luxurious life, just living off the land which he decides to do when he goes to Alaska. In Alaska he spends two days at a library reading about all the edible plants you could eat out in the Alaskan wilderness. Leaving with just a .22 -caliber Remington, a bag of rice and the books he hitches a ride to the trail and hikes. He risks not having much to eat due to the snow fall which made many edible plants sparse and not knowing how to proper cure

Even though Christopher McCandless was only an adventurous young man trying to chase his dreams, that still does not account for all the careless mistakes he made in the process. His incompetence did not allow him to last even a mere six months in the destination in which he had desired to live in. His inability to take one’s advice left him with no clue as to what to do next. It was like he was living in the dark. Also, his unpreparedness reached its magnitude when he died of starvation in 1992.

Chris McCandless abandoned the modern world and chose the wild because he believed that he could improve himself through living in the wild, and found the true happiness of the life. McCandless abandoned his wealthy family because of his complicated relationship with his father, and he was ashamed with his father’s adultery. Therefore, McCandless believed that human relationship was not the only thing that forms happiness, instead a man’s connection with the nature brings joy as well. He also believed the habitual lifestyle was not what people were meant to do, and people shouldn't have more possessions than what they need. For this reason, McCandless traveled with little effects.

All the while Krakauer early on gave the reader his opinion about McCandless expressing “McCandless was something else-although precisely what is hard to say. A pilgrim, perhaps” (pg. 85). The author reveals his views almost halfway into the book. This

He lost a couple of his survivor tools and that costed him some some of the food he wasn’t able to catch. McCandless was going on his own to test his strengths and weakness and see how far and long he will survive in the wilderness, He was

His persistence carries him through his journey into the wild, but also gives him trouble in later life when he gets a job at McDonald’s but leaves because they want him to wear socks while working (Krakauer 39-41). However, although McCandless has a few good morals, he lacks the belief of valuing family. This is evident when he states that, “I’m going to completely knock [my parents] out of my life… and never speak to either of those idiots again as long as I live” (Krakauer 64). McCandless’s beliefs give him a platform for his identity as a stubborn person that is hungry for something challenging, but also provides him with hardships and trouble along the