Transcendentalists can be understood b their actions of rebelling against society and to become something different – against the social norm. Like the Transcendentalists that Chris McCandless read about and look so highly at, he too wasn’t content with his life and wanted to know the meaning behind his existence. With the transcendentalist ideals in his head, Chris set off to find himself and rebel against human society. Chris McCandless wasn’t in the time frame of his life but of those he read about. In
the individual yearns for, but society tends to shut down the “impossible” or “idiotic” ones, and pushes for them to accept the identity that others will give them. In fact, because of this, most tend to join the opiate of the masses, thereby leading them into doing what is demanded from society which is living a “normal” lifestyle. Jon Krakaeur writes a compelling non-fiction story of a man in the name of Chris McCandless achieving his dreams while going against society, in Into the Wild. To bring
words that come to mind when describing Christopher McCandless. To Jon Krakauer Chris McCandless was rash, but Krakauer insists that McCandless “wasn’t a nutcase, he wasn’t a sociopath, he wasn’t an outcast. McCandless was something else - although precisely what is hard to say. A pilgrim perhaps”(85). The real question still remains unanswered, what precisely was McCandless? Chris McCandless ultimately should be described as a romantic. Chris was a free spirit, he was a counterculture adventurer
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
how does society look at rebels, and why some people don`t seem to fit in with the rest of society. Chris McCandless, Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson; all were people considered to be brilliant by some, and nutcases by others. Their exploits, they claim, were in search of knowledge; however many only looked at them with contempt. The actions of Chris McCandless especially provoked people to look at him as a fool that was doomed on his trip from the beginning, and most of society likewise
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 McCandless has been a very inspirational person to many people. No not everyone has this same perspective but I would say that there is a majority of people who admire what Chris McCandless has done. I know that I wouldn’t be able to survive the way that McCandless did, to be honest I would have given up the first couple of days. I wouldn’t have even donated all of my money to charity because I would have used all of that money to survive on my trip. But, we are talking about Chris McCandless
Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild is incredibly engaging, captivating, and intriguing. Krakauer conveys an explanation and depiction of Chris McCandless’ journey as he ventures out into the wild with minimal resources, and abandons almost all ties related to his childhood. During this process, McCandless refrains from becoming too close with the people he meets and attempts to completely rely on himself for maintaining a substantial lifestyle in the complexion of the wilderness. Krakauer successfully
Transcendentalism is a philosophy where personal experience is enhanced by themes of nature and deity while defying society and materialism, rather than political or scientific evidence of logic. Transcendentalist uses nature to educate. Admiring Transcendentalist ideas was a young adventurer named Christopher McCandless, the main character in Jon Krakauer's novel Into the Wild. McCandless ventures throughout North America, following three main Transcendentalist beliefs such as a direct relationship
Jon Krakauer Main Characters (Protagonist/Antagonist), Title, & Traits: Chris McCandless: A 22 year old who just graduated from Emory University. He dumped all his money to charity and took his Datsun all over the country. He traveled at least two years without telling his parents where he was and was very nomadic. He avoided attachment to people until he tried to escape the woods but couldn’t and died. As a teen, Chris had animosity against his dad that boiled over without them ever working it