...The Beat of Chris McCandless’ Drum Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is an account of Chris McCandless and his journey to his final destination of the great Alaskan frontier. Many songs by Eddie Vedder contribute to the readers understanding of the enigmatic Chris McCandless as well as his approach to life and time on the road. The three songs that reflect Chris’ struggles and philosophy are Far Behind, No Ceiling, and Guaranteed. The first piece of music that mirrors Chris’s approach to life is Eddie Vedder’s Far Behind. Chris McCandless has a very unique approach to life. He believes that the less material possessions you have the better life will be. The reader knows this from a letter written to Ronald Franz. The letter included “... as a general rule spend as little as possible and you will enjoy it much more immensely” (Krakauer 58). Chris gave this advice to most of the...
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...Obituary writing: Creative writing assignment Chris (Alex) McCandless passed away possibly on august 18, 1992. His body was discovered on September 6, 1992, in Alaska. He was only a few months away from his 25th birthday. Survived by his mother, Billie McCandless, his father, Walt McCandless and his younger sister,Carine McCandless. Billie is Chris's mother and Walt's second wife, who works with Walt on various business ventures involving his radar systems. Walt McCandless is Chris's father is a NASA scientist and entrepreneur who develops advanced radar systems. Married twice, he has a total of eight children. Carine is Chris’s sister, whom he was extremely close with. Chris was an intelligent, idealistic young man who believed that life was best lived alone, in nature. Chris came from a nice family, he was raised in the comfortable upper-middle-class environs of Annandale, Virginia. He was a high achiever in almost everything. Even though he thought it was pointless to go to university Chris graduated from Emory University, with honours. Chris is an intense person; he was small but strong for his height. He tried many sports but had little patience for learning the finer points of any of them. Chris had so much natural talent; he was really fast and had a lot of power. He was one of the top distance runners in the region, in his teens. Chris was captain of the cross country team. He was a very generous man. Although his personality was puzzled and his emotions were intensively...
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...Was it their similarities or their differences that brought Chris and his sister, Carine closer together? Could McCandless’s problems with his parent have been solved, had he been more open and willing to talk about them? Why do you think he was able to be so open about his dreams and goals with strangers instead of his family? Of the people McCandless formed a connection to in the course of his travels, were there any particular characteristics they had in common that you felt drew Chris to them and/or led him to keep in touch even after he moved on? Do you think that McCandless was aware of how much he impacted the people he encountered? Out of all the people he met on his adventure, whose life do you think McCandless shaped the most? Do you feel that McCandless appreciated the people he met on his adventure as much as they appreciated him? Had McCandless survived the experience in Alaska, do you think “the intervention of time and misfortune” would have transformed the feelings he had toward his father much the same way your feelings changed toward your own...
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...person that Chris McCandless appears to be based on the information in the text is that he is somewhat impatient, rebellious, and adventurous. In paragraph 16, McCandless was shown to be impatient when the flash flood ruined his Datsun. It stated, “when McCandless tried to start the car soon thereafter, the engine wouldn’t catch, and in his impatience he drained the battery.” As for McCandless being rebellious, rather than using the money provided for him by his parents to attend law school, he ended up donating it all to charity. Although this may be seen as something that is good since he is helping the community, it is also seen as a sign of rebelling against his parents. In paragraph 13, it stated, “ At long last he was unencumbered...from the stifling world of his parents…” This shows his rebellion by showing us that he was willing to leave his entire...
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..."Into the Wild", describes the journey of Chris McCandless, 24-years-old young man to Alaska, which was made in an attempt to find inner peace and answers to unexplainable questions. The journey that he thought would transform his life and change everything. Rejected his comfortable life, his family, and even his name, Alexander Supertramp, as he called himself, following his ideals, had chosen difficult way. Depriving himself the most necessary things, he headed west towards his dream, what brought a lot of pain to his...
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...------------------------------------------------- Chris McCandless died in Fairbanks, Alaska. His corpse only weighed seventy-seven pounds. ------------------------------------------------- Chris McCandless died in Fairbanks, Alaska. His corpse only weighed seventy-seven pounds. ------------------------------------------------- Chris died for various reasons such as starvation and because of the fungus that was growing on the plant he had been eating. ------------------------------------------------- Chris died for various reasons such as starvation and because of the fungus that was growing on the plant he had been eating. ------------------------------------------------- Chris must cross the Teklanika river to get to town. He is not able to cross the river as it has swelled almost five times its original size and become too violent to cross. ------------------------------------------------- Chris must cross the Teklanika river to get to town. He is not able to cross the river as it has swelled almost five times its original size and become too violent to cross. ------------------------------------------------- Chris would walk to the “magic” bus where he would spend the rest of his life. The bus was the property of the city of Fairbanks, Alaska. The bus is still there for many people to visit. ------------------------------------------------- Chris would walk to the “magic” bus where he would spend the rest of his life. The bus was the property of the city of...
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...Compare and Contrast Argument Essay Adam Shepard and Chris McCandless were two young men who shared a desireable dream to prove something after graduating college. Adam Shepard wanted to see if the American Dream was still achievable in todayś society and Chris McCandless wanted to go out into society and test his self reliance. Although they both had a great impact on people Adam Shepardś journey served a greater purpose because he impacted more people, he was more admirable, and he achieved his goal within the first six months of his journey. Adam Shepard overcame many hardships throughout his journey. He kept a positive mind set and constantly worked hard to prove what he believed in. Many people viewed shepard as weak and unprepared but forget that he went into this journey not knowing what to expect nor what the outcome would be. Shepard used the government's services to help prove that the American Dream was still achievable in today's society. For example he worked jobs provided by the shelter he was staying at...
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...People Tracker Chris McCandless(a.k.a. Alex Supertramp) Chris McCandless is an incredibly smart, hardworking, adventurous man. Throughout his life, he managed to be proficient in everything he did: sports, academics, and he was hard on himself. He clashes with his parents, mostly his father on many issues, and despises the environment he’s grown up in. Despite the fact that he’s great at making money, Chris is very anti materialistic, opposite of his parents. After college, he deserted his blueprint life, and went out on an adventure to prove himself. He was an extremely stubborn, but determined person. Chris believes that life is best lived alone, in nature, until he is days from death, when he realizes that he can only achieve happiness...
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...Chris McCandless left his home, his family, and his future career as a lawyer simply because he was tired of living materialistically and dealing with the pressures of his materialistic parents. He wanted to remove himself from the life he was living and find his true self by cutting up all of his credit cards, burning his social security card, and donating his college fund of over 20 thousand dollars to a hunger relief charity. At the end of Into the Wild, Chris McCandless realizes he should not have left everyone behind, including the people he met while travelling across America. In the beginning of the movie, one of the first scenes starts with Chris graduating college. It is already shown that he is not one to conform to social standards because he jumps onto the stage causing a disruption in the ceremony. The camera pans to his parents and their faces are visible with distaste towards his actions. This scene being shown early on depicts the kind of relationship Chris has with his parents, one that is not very good. After the graduation, Chris and his family go to a fancy restaurant. He lets his younger sister drive his car and when they...
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...Chris McCandless eventually went on a journey that lead him to a bunch of different experiences, as well as Alaska which lead him to his death. He was an individual who had everything possibly handed to him and at the end of the day, he still wasn't happy. I felt like he felt he had something he had to do, which was to follow his own path. "What nobody knew-was the he would shortly donate all the money in his college fund to OXFAM America, a charity dedicated to fighting hunger." I feel like this wasn't the best decision he made but in reality despite what other people might think, he did what he felt like he needed to do. I feel like he could've given all this money back to his parents whom have put so much money into his education which he didn't take into consideration. But at the end, I felt like this particular part was the beginning, the beginning of his new life and a new start on his own and without his parents or families. He clearly didn't care for his family so although I feel like they should have got the...
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..."McCandless was thrilled to be on his way north, and he was relieved as well—relieved that he had again evaded the impending threat of human intimacy, of friendship, and all the messy emotional baggage that comes with it. He had fled the claustrophobic confines of his family. He’d successfully kept Jan Burres and Wayne Westerberg at arm’s length, flitting out of their lives before anything was expected of him. And now he’d slipped painlessly out of Ron Franz’s life as well." This quotation shows Chris’s problems with intimacy which was highlighted on his two-year journey to find meaning in his life. During his journey he does not contact his sister, which he was very close with. Although he made lots of friends and acquaintances he made sure...
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...were one is unified with nature. Chris McCandless was one of those people that was looking for this. He was, however, very narcissistic and stubborn in his ridiculous quest, and failed to realize that the real reason why he felt he had to be one with nature, was because he had to find peace with his parents. Chris went into the wild looking to find complete freedom with nature, a better understanding of the world around him, but ultimately, to find forgiveness for his parents. Freedom from materialistic goods and authority are common themes throughout the story shown by Chris’ actions and how he wished to be...
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...Jon Krakauer. Christopher Johnson McCandless also known as Alex Supertramp was very determined and brave when it came to following his dreams. Jon Krakauer believed Chris was someone looking for the meaning of life. Jon Krakauer and Chris both had strained relationships with their fathers. This influenced them both deeply and made it easier for Jon to look at Chris as a smart young man. Most people would look at Chris and say he was a fool for doing everything he did to his family. Only some people understand what Chris...
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...Chris McCandless, round and static character of commentary text novel Into the Wild is depicted as a detached young man contending solely with his own internal conflicts. Into the Wild is a non-fiction journalistic piece written by Jon Krakauer which delineates the events Chris McCandless encountered over a two year journey of self discovery, independence, and utter emancipation from materialistic society in the wilderness. To begin with, Christopher Johnson McCandless, known for a brief period of his life as Alexander Supertramp was born on February 12, 1968 to Walt and Billie McCandless in El Segundo, California. Christopher’s secondary education originated at Wilbert Tucker Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia where he would furthermore...
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...Into the wild essay Who is Chris McCandless? If you read the book into the wild, then you would probably think he is a young, go getter who went on an Alaskan adventure that went horribly wrong. According to some of the locals in Alaska, there were some obvious key mistakes that he had made that any normal person could have made that would have saved McCandless's life. Could it be that McCandless was just your average idiot? If you were a local is Alaska then your answer would probably have been a strong yes. The book starts off with McCandless dying, which is never a good thing to have in your soul searching adventure. The book then goes back to tell the story about how he make it up to Alaska. A Lot of the things just go against common sense and may even show signs of mental illness. He starts off by leaving his family with nothing, not even a note saying goodbye. He then goes on a long journey to get to Alaska so that he can finally be at peace in the wild. On this journey he meets a band of hippies that take him in and help him get part of the way up to Alaska, on the rough they stopped at a place called slab city where he meets a girl who falls in love with him and wants him to stay...
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