Inot the Wild
Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer is a compelling story of a young man, Chris McCandless, who had an unforgiving respect of nature and an immeasurable level of unintended recklessness. McCandless harshly reposed a radical change in his life by living in the wild of Alaska. After McCandless graduated from Emory University, with a degree in History and Political Science, his burning desire to compete with nature under extreme circumstances forced him to give up everything that was important to him. He left his family, gave up his dream of going to law school, abandoned his car, and gave twenty five thousand dollars to charity. McCandless changed his way of thinking and living for a soul-testing challenge that resulted in his captivating death. Shortly after Outside magazine published Krakauer's article entitled "Death of An Innocent" in 1993, his immense personal aspirations lead him to the scrutiny of McCandless's adventure. Krakauer's deep interest about the circumstances surrounding McCandless's death and a personal bond he felt with this young man initialized Krakauer's journey to discover some answers. Jon Krakauer displayed a strong skill
Krakauer illustrates the story with tales of other lost adventures, as well as his own story and experiences. Krakauer convincingly makes his point of the tragic tale. He searches for the traces of evidence as to the motivation that drove Chris McCandless to leave civilization behind and journey into the secluded Alaskan wilderness. Krakauer does a superb job at researching and investigating Chris McCandless's life mission. Krakauer visited nearly all the sites McCandless visited and this helped Krakauer to better appreciate the land as McCandless did. Visiting the sites that McCandless did also assisted in Krakauer's research. For example, on page 173, Krukauer stated, "A year and a week after Chris McCandless decided not to attempt to cross the Teklanika River, I stand there on the opposite bank--the eastern side, the highway side--and gaze into the churning water. I, too, hope to cross the river. I want to visit the bus. I want to see where McCandless died, to better understand why." Krakauer compared McCandless's experience with other people that were in similar situations. Related cases such as, Everett Ruess is a good example (Krakauer 91). Ruess
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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