Chris McCandless was a very different and strong willed guy who was always searching for an adventure in his life. On his journey he impacted and befriended three specific people who were Jan Burre, Ronald Franz, and Westerberg. I feel like he impacted those three the most because they all made a personal attachment and connection to him. The one who I feel he most connected with was Ronald Franz. Ronald Franz was an old man who didn’t have a family other than the two kids he adopted and raised
For your final essay, choose 2 questions to write two 2 page essays on. You will answer this question as if you were Chris McCandless. Your essay can be in 5 paragraph form, but does not need to be. You must use at least 3 pieces of textual evidence per essay in order to support your reasonings. 1.How can the natural world provide answers to human questions? 2. Why take risks? 3. What does it mean to live deliberately? 4. How do our relationships with our parents shape us as individuals?
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have the misconception that people like Chris McCandless, the protagonist of Into the Wild, are hubris who act on sudden impulses. Yet McCandless is actually an amiable and cautious adventurer who is well-received in society but chooses to go into the wild to pursue his personal beliefs and is aware of the risks of his actions. McCandless has experienced both social and outdoor life extensively before making his thoughtful decision to go into nature. McCandless does not go into the wild because he
Chris Wong Mrs. Schauer English 4 2 28 September, 2015 Run Chris Run! “Life is a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” (Forrest Gump) Just like chocolates, people never know who they will meet and in Chris McCandless’ case he received a very kind and caring box. In the novel, Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer, the communities that Chris McCandless assimilated into throughout his life gave him a genuine sense of appreciation and benevolent compassion towards others which
Henry David Thoreau. This quote describes exactly what Chris McCandless feels like, as he was form a higher class family and did rather well in high school and college. However Chris didn’t let his families wellbeing affect how he feels about life. Chris believed that life should be about self-happiness and love. Chris did everything he felt was right like burning his money, because in his mind he was right. In all realness Chris McCandless developed a life for himself based on the absolute necessities
wealthy, educated, and handsome, like McCandless was, it leaves people wondering how they ever came to such an end. Many of those that read the article from the magazine, Outside, immediately branded Chris McCandless as an arrogant idiot. Thousands of letters poured in just to express the contempt that the readers held for the recently deceased boy. There are many reasons that those who read the article detailing his Alaskan adventure felt such outrage towards McCandless. Perhaps it was because they thought
Chris McCandless, a drifter, a pioneer, a visionary, an imbecile, all of which are used to describe Chris from person to person. Some say he was brilliant and brave for what he did. Some say he was rash and stupid for what he did. I meet somewhere in the middle of those two opinions. He was something of an open minded, brave man, but also rash and inconsiderate. Although, I believe his travels were a part of him as a person, I do not believe in his terms on which he conducted those travels. His
Is Life On the road suited for everyone? McCandless wanted to adventure like many of the characters in Jack London’s books. McCandless, wanted to adventure and see new things. He wanted to experience adventures and set off and embark on a new journey. McCandless, felt or thought that leaving his old life and starting a new life, would help him get away from his “annoying” family and from the problems his parents were facing. Chris wanted to leave society behind and all the fake people that lived