...Character Analysis The Roast of Christopher Mccandless “Prepared” simply put is being ready for an event. In the book Into the Wild, Chris or Alex, as he liked to be called, was not prepared for his spur of the moment adventure he went on. He may have been on multiple trips in the past like this, But that does not mean he was prepared to go to alaska. Chris was a dreamer and any realist or normal person would know that a trip to alaska would need more preparedness to be able to sustain themselves but Chris grew up with his head in the clouds as if it were an attempt to save himself from his real life. Chris was out of his mind going to Alaska without any real preparation. Christopher Mccandless was a mental wreck and should never have attempted this trek or adventure as he called it. Christopher Mccandless was a mental catastrophe who attempted a trek that he was ill prepared for and should never have started. Chris may have made multiple trips or camping trips growing up but none of them would amount to a crumb of the cake he chose to attempt. Chris had his head in the clouds and decided to take a trip that would inevitably take his life. Any experienced mountaineer or level minded person would know to bring a map. But Chris did not take a map he planned to wander through...
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...Chris McCandless can be considered an individual who did not want to live up to society’s expectations. Jon Krakauer portrays this certain individual as selfish and one who makes choices based off one’s moral values and beliefs. The author shows the readers the possible effects of stepping out of societal norms and decisions that can occur within the process. The surrounding environment plays a key component on McCandless’s life which influenced a path of reckless life decisions and choices. Society’s expectations require people to obtain a degree in education in order to become successful in the future. Growing up family orientated, Chris decided to graduate from college to make his parents happy. As an award from his parents, they offered...
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...behind his old life and family to embark on a new one. Chris McCandless, a 24-year-old outdoor enthusiast, established his own will as he ventured across the country. He searched for independence along with his true self as an individual during his journey of free-spiritedness that has become well-known by the world today as a story of a man who controlled his life to be one of challenge and adventure. Chris grabbed life by the horns and made the best of it he possibly could for himself on a journey that was an unrestrained, passionate experience. Chris McCandless embarked on a life he creates as means of escapism from his family and society in pursuit to prove himself...
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...Chris McCandless was a very isolated person. He depended on one person only, that being himself. Not only did McCandless push away his family, he pushed away the society as a whole. On page 55 it says, “He had fled the claustrophobic confines of his family.” This and his parents achievements show that he may have left his family because he felt like they expected too much of him, making him very independent. Chris was not close with his father, Walt. Walt was a very successful. Because Walt was successful, he was a busy man. Because if this, Chris did not see Walt very much during his childhood. This made Chris and Walt become distant and not close. As said on page 64, “Both father and son were stubborn and high-strung.” I think that because...
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...Chris McCandless is not a hero by any means. Chris went on a long trip trying to survive on his own, and brought absolutely nothing useful. Only just a few belonging in a backpack. The book “Into The Wild” Jim Gallien thought “Alex’s backpack looked as though it weighed only twenty-five or thirty pounds, which struck Gallien---an accomplished hunter and woodsman---as an improbably light load…”(4). This quote shows that someone who knows the wilderness parts of Alaska knew that it was foolish to try and survive with none to some equipment. It was dangerous not having the right equipment to help, because you don’t what you might encounter. Doing anything and not preparing for it, you will start ten feet back from the start. By not being responsible...
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...make some questionable decisions. Chris McCandless is a key example of someone who chooses against forgiveness. Chris McCandless is the main character in the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer which speaks of his journey to Alaska. As soon as Chris graduated from Emory, a top university school with a 4.0 GPA, his life was all planned out to be successful. Then came his irrational decision to drop everything and journey to Alaska. On top of that, he also dropped everyone, including his very own family. What kind of sane...
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...Chris McCandless was a man with great intentions, but lacked the skill of proper preparation for survival in the wild. While incredibly tragic, there are many lessons to be learned from McCandless’s story. Although there is much controversy over his death, the fact of the matter is that he could have easily survived the Alaska wilderness had he been more educated and prepared. Many people, myself for example, are uneducated about surviving in the wild. Most of those who are uneducated about the wild, don’t attempt to go out and live in the wilderness. Another person that compares to these kinds of people is Chris. However, unlike most of us, he had a dream of living in the wilderness, and pursued it. Educated or not, McCandless didn’t care....
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...It is hard to say what Chris McCandless truly was. Some may call him a fool, a coward, or even just selfish. But McCandless’ experiences illustrate a different story, one I’ve seen before. It is merely a tale of escape from the shackles of an abusive home. To try and find refuge in the nature he assumed would be safer and more accepting of him. I believe McCandless was just searching for solace. He had grown surrounded by scandal and conflict. From the constant bickering and brawling between his parents to the revelation of his father’s cheating with his previous wife. He often tried to shield his sister, Carine, from the abuse, yet even still the problem persisted, lingering overhead like a storm cloud ready to flood out the cities below....
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...Christopher McCandless was one of the most flawed characters in the history of nonfictional literary works. His ignorance and recklessness ultimately led to a miserable death in vain. He was inconsiderate and selfish in setting off on his foolish journey to his death. He didn’t bother to consider the consequences, and the grief that people who loved him would be forced to endure. Chris “…wasn’t a nutcase, he wasn’t a sociopath, he wasn’t an outcast.” He was an ignorant fool who threw away his life, hurting the ones who loved him most in the process. The whole foundation McCandless’s ideology and reason for escaping “into the wild” was baseless to begin with. He based his reasoning off of the Transcendalists, who started their movements in...
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...In this section, Chris McCandless encounters a travelling couple, Jan Burres and her boyfriend Bob. They kindly take him in temporarily and, noting his ravenous appearance, decide to feed him. McCandless himself is grateful and even after their separation he continues “staying in touch” (31) by writing them “a postcard every month or two” (31). Krakauer also describes how the young man’s parents, worried about the sudden disappearance of and lack of communication from their son, hire a private investigator to locate him - to no avail. Chris McCandless maintains his journal and regularly writes and jots down his thoughts. Despite losing “over 25 pounds” (37), he nevertheless describes himself and his spirit as “soaring” (37). This section...
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...Character traits define who we are as a person. It gives people a sense of who they are, what they want, and what their motivations are. These traits sets people apart from everyone else. In the novel, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, there was a young man who started his life over to venture out into the wild to find himself and his purpose. He was able to do so because of the qualities he had. Chris McCandless had many different traits which makes readers think differently of him and what his motivations were. McCandless had qualities such as self-reliance, courage, and passion to motivate him for his adventure and life philosophy. Self-reliance was one of the many attributes McCandless had. He portrayed how he was self-reliant as a child and growing up. According to Krakauer, Carine, McCandless’s little sister, stated “He needed his solitude at times, but he wasn’t a...
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...Christopher McCandless was a young man who went on an undeniably extraordinary journey. It is easy to romanticize the live he lived and his journey to unearth his spirit. However, it’s also easy to dismiss him as a victim of the fearlessness and ignorance of youth. I believe both of these interpretations of Chris are wrong. I think he was a complex individual who was foolish and intelligent, logical and passionate, dedicated and stubborn. He was a living contradiction, like most people are. Part of Chris was a dreamy youth wandering the world in order to achieve what he perceived to be the ultimate freedom for his soul. It is an admirable goal for most people. He had enough courage to be able to leave his comfortable life and venture into the harsh unforgiving world. He was dedicated to his...
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...Christopher McCandless, also known as Alex, has a wide range of characteristics and personal situations that make it easier for people to connect with him on a personal level. A quality that helps people connect with McCandless is his reluctance to accept one’s belongings even when he needs them (Krakauer 6). No matter what the item is, whether it is warm clothes or hunting necessities, McCandless does not want to accept them because he wants to experience his choice of lifestyle entirely on his own. He believes that if a person wants to accomplish something as drastic as living life on the wilderness, they have to put all of their efforts into it because any missing part would take away from a beautiful experience. A second quality that makes people admire McCandless is because...
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...of an idea that was? Chris McCandless was placed in a similar situation in the novel, “Into The Wild” by Jon Krakauer. However, rather than acknowledging the conceptual faults behind running away from home, McCandless made the conscious decisions to follow through and purse his augmented and simply erratic adventure. McCandless’s decision was inevitably futile because although he had moderately justifiable intentions of going into the wild, his ignorance, arrogance, and lack of preparedness surmounted his intentions and would inevitably cost him his life. One significant conceptual flaw in regards to why McCandless went on such an adventure was his lack of maturity. After Franz had left McCandless on Interstate 70, “McCandless was thrilled to be on his way north, and he was relieved---relieved that he had again...
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...Into the Wild Character Analysis Essay Chris McCandless, the main character in Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, is a man with many problem in his life, in which, sets out to find his true self by surrounding himself with nothing but nature in the Alaskan wilderness. In Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer characterizes Christopher Mccandless as foolish and determined. Christopher Mccandless is a guy who sought out nature to find the true meaning of life, but in doing so, it killed him because he was foolish. Chris was going to make the long journey to Alaska by foot, but everyone else knew he would end up needing a ride, but ¨… when they see that [machete]¨(Krakauer, 68), no one's gonna want to. He intended to make his long journey and live off nature...
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