with make him Transcendentalism. Chris McCandless has believed on himself that he can live his life by his own rule. The main topic Chris McCandless running away from problem, Chris McCandless must be self-reliant an individual, Chris McCandless have the right even the obligation to break laws that we find morally wrong, Chris McCandless true wealth. Chris McCandless has ability to go beyond the sense and has more guts to do something in his own life with make him Transcendentalism. He is Transcendentalism
Mrs.Dube H-English 3 5B 3 March 2015 Transcendentalism 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
path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” (“Emerson” 1) famous transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote. This idea of transcendentalism was a movement that originated in the late 1820s and quickly consumed the eastern United States. As a protest against the recently popular intellectualism movement, transcendentalism preached about both living simply and celebrating that found in nature and human emotion. In reaction to the purely American ideals, individuals such
law standards. In Into the Wild, there are multiple scenes that shows McCandless developing his hunting skills. In one scene, it shows how he struggled to hunt an animal. Chris shot the animal multiple times to conserve it for his future meals. After he saved it for later, the flies started to get around it. Eventually, he got frustrated attempting to run the flies off and left it for an eagle and three wolfs. Although, McCandless does not really know how to hunt, he allows his “competitors” or animals