Category: Chris McCandless

  • Issue of Escaping in Into the Wild and The Metamorphosis: Chris McCandless and Samsa

    Introduction: The unique writing styles of simplicity and irony are intermingled with an interview style, employed by John Krakauer in Into the Wild serve to exemplify the main themes of existentialism and materialism. Into the Wild is a biography written three years after the events transpiring within the novel. The Metamorphosis is a social commentary…

  • Chris McCandless Character Analysis

    Krakauer’s novel Into the Wild is a controversial yet intriguing work in which questions remain about the main characters goals and inspirations. The views of McCandless Alaskan adventure are seen as either arrogant and ill advised or heroic and motivational, but my personal views remain split between the two differencing sides. Instead of viewing McCandless…

  • McCandlesss Adventure of a Lifetime

    The adventure of a lifetime ends with a devastating conclusion. Such is the case in Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer, which follows the journey of a wanderlust-driven man named Chris McCandless. His travels take him across the United States to reach his ultimate goal of Alaska and finding his true self. McCandless challenges society…

  • Chris McCandless: Hero or Fool

    Have you ever regretted any of the decisions you have ever made? Chris was a smart and athletic person. He had parents who he wasnt in a great relationship with. After he graduated from high school, he wanted to live on his own and have nothing handed to him. He wanted to find out who…

  • Chris McCandless as a Person to Be Admired

    Jon Krakauer, an author, wrote a book called Into the Wild, it portrays Chris McCandless, a young man who went on an adventure into nature, inexperienced and foolishly to find his true identity and dignity. Chris McCandless wants to evade and fled the claustrophobic confines of Society and his family. He has a grudge toward…

  • Personal Identification with Transcendentalism

    To me, transcendentalism explores the pursuit of endless happiness and adventure. After observing the actions and beliefs of the infamous Chris McCandless, I can connect through our shared urge and fantasy of traveling isolated in the innocent, tranquil wilderness. After years of elongated education to please society, McCandless felt as if his true path to…

  • Issue of Escaping in Into the Wild and The Metamorphosis: Chris McCandless and Samsa

    Introduction: The unique writing styles of simplicity and irony are intermingled with an interview style, employed by John Krakauer in Into the Wild serve to exemplify the main themes of existentialism and materialism. Into the Wild is a biography written three years after the events transpiring within the novel. The Metamorphosis is a social commentary…

  • Literary Devices in Into the Wild

    Chris McCandless was stuck in the wild. No food, no water, no compass. He was all alone. What if this was you? What if you were in this situation? In the book, Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer, this is that crazy situation. Chris McCandless was deep in the Alaskan wilderness and struggled to survive.…

  • Chris McCandless Character Analysis

    Krakauer’s novel Into the Wild is a controversial yet intriguing work in which questions remain about the main characters goals and inspirations. The views of McCandless Alaskan adventure are seen as either arrogant and ill advised or heroic and motivational, but my personal views remain split between the two differencing sides. Instead of viewing McCandless…

  • McCandlesss Adventure of a Lifetime

    The adventure of a lifetime ends with a devastating conclusion. Such is the case in Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer, which follows the journey of a wanderlust-driven man named Chris McCandless. His travels take him across the United States to reach his ultimate goal of Alaska and finding his true self. McCandless challenges society…