...Next, living the good life is simply pursuing happiness, but it cannot be defined as a definition or criteria because everyone has their own interpretation which is similar to the Hedonistic ideology of pursuing self-interest to maximize pleasure and minimize pain. Conversely, the issue is that people do not understand what truly makes them happy. Living the life of contemplation as Aristotle would agree supports this ideology of seeking contentment. For instance, from the movie, “Into the wild”, Christopher McCandless is the son of a wealthy family and satisfies the desires of his parents to go to university. On the other hand, he believes that “Fulfilling the absurd and tedious duty of graduating college” is useless, so he follows his own passion to explore Alaska. This attests to the fact that one cannot pursue anyone else’s source of...
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...To many people the wilderness has a certain charm as a spotless place of the evils of modern society, a place where one can be free and get in touch with his soul. However, the reality of living in the wilderness. I think Jon Krakauer creates a very interesting and passionate book with Into The Wild. His commitment to Chris’s story seeps through the pages and his own personal connections to the tale adds depth and passion that might of just been lost over time. Jon Krakauer’s Into The Wild provides the reader with the details of Chris Mccandles travels through the wilderness of Alaska, more specifically the Stampede Trail through Denali National Park. The hike itself is dangerous, taking you through two river crossings and muggy conditions...
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...Over the course of my final two years in high school, my opinion of English literature’s importance and relevance has changed due to the authenticity and complexities in literature. In my junior year, I was intrigued by Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild a biographical novel which embodied themes of transcendentalism unusual to our world today. The divergent thinking expressed by the main character rejected social norms and chose self-enlightenment in the wilderness. Furthermore, I believe I grew most as a reader during my senior year, due to Trevor Noah’s satirical yet original read, Born a Crime. Those two works of literature really caused me to enjoy reading and writing about inquiries into global perspectives regarding life. In Jon Krakauer’s...
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...Into The Wild The big city isn't for anyone. In “Into The Wild” by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless leaves his family, education, friends and the name he has made himself in the big city. Chris had a dream that every american wants to enroll in harvard law. His parents started out as average people but mde themselves as a rocket scientist and became rich. His journey into the wild was an adventure but importantly and empty road on which he decided his every move. His tour into the wild allowed him to figure out who he really was and to find the actual meaning of life. Chris was very set in his ways in rejecting any types of material Being surrounded by a lot of drama, lies, money, is what inspired chris to seek happiness. However chris did take into consideration everything that the people offered to take him to his next destination or offered him a job to earn money. According to www.aleobutzenglish.com it says that “chris” did believe that he could find happiness without the help of money and fame. Chris explains that everyday is something new and that is how he embraces life.” Chris new that he could live very happy without any material....
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...INTO THE WILD 10.09.13 Task 1 The movie focuses on different values of life. That you should be grateful for the things that is right in front of you. And that we as humans, should not take things for granted, and not always choose the easiest way out of situations. That is the reasons for the movie being so likeable, in my opinion. Because of the way the movie is being told, the watchers can almost feel the adrenalin kick Chris gets every time he sees a potential food source. We, who live on this earth, often forget about the beauty we are surrounded with every day. There are so many values in life, but in our daily life we are quickly to forget about them. And this movie really is a reminder. And because of this, I like the movie. We get to see life in an entire different setting. In the movie we clearly see the contrast in which ways different people want to live their life. And some watchers may feel that it is hard for them to comprehend why some of them would choose to live a life without a TV or a cellphone. For me it’s inspirational. Not in a way that it makes me want to go out into the wild and live without money and a reliable food source, but it makes me want to appreciate life even more than I already do. Instead of sitting inside in front of the TV, I should rather be outside, looking at the sunset. When it comes to the acting, it was excellent. We have Chris’ parents who are very focused on living a materialistic life, and then we have the ones Chris...
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...One experience that developed my character was hiking, and getting lost in one of the most rigorous mountain ranges in the country. In August of 2016, I had the opportunity to spend a month with my family friend Cheryl in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Cheryl is the toughest woman I have ever met, which is evident through her avid hunting, fishing, and any other action sport you can think of. As a kid whose greatest hike had been up his street prior to the trip, I felt a bit overwhelmed when she informed me of what we would be doing. Two days after my arrival, in Cheryl’s lifted Ram 2500 truck, we drove to the Grand Tetons. In pure effort to inform me, and not invoke any sense of fear, she took the opportunity to describe the various species of Bear that reside in the mountain range while we drove. As we arrived at the entrance to the park, I prepared myself for the high probability of being eaten by a bear, while Cheryl pranced out of the truck and grabbed her backpack with a look of enjoyment. We started the hike on the rocky terrain and I quickly realized that we were not on a novice trail. After the first mile, I assured myself that the hike would conclude shortly. “So when does the trail end. Is that turn the last point we are hitting Cheryl?” I said, pointing at a tree-covered turn a couple hundred feet away with a wooden post marker. “Ha, that turn is mile marker one” She replied. She then pointed to a peak across the valley which looked like it was miles away. “When we hit...
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...Attitude Toward a Flawed Society: 1. This tells me that McCandless has always been obsessed with living life in a primeval way and hasn’t really been satisfied with living in modern American society. It doesn’t surprise me that he took off to live in the wild because, from what I’ve experienced in my life, when people think about something for as long as McCandless thought about leaving society, they become infatuated with their dreams, and start to become determined to make their dreams a reality. 2. The fact that he got angry whenever he talked about his parents or politicians shows me just how dissatisfied he was with his whole life. He didn’t see his parents in a positive way, didn’t trust the government and he ridiculed the “American dream”. If I felt as negatively as he did about the modern United States, I probably would have done the same as he did. 3. McCandless felt very passionately that here, in a westernized country, nobody should be starving. This shows me that he had a good heart and cared about the well being of others. Maybe he went into the wild to experience what it was like to be starving because of his...
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...Jon Krakauer the author of Into The Wild tries to prove Chris McCandless wasn't crazy. The book Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer focuses on Chris McCandless life and reveals that Chris possibly wasn't crazy. He supports his claims with all 3 modes of persuasion which are Pathos, Logos, and Ethos. Krakauer starts with stating that McCandless was a good person that cares about other people more than having a good time. It is said that “On weekends, when his high school pals were attending ‘keggers’ and trying to sneak into Georgetown bars, McCandless would wander the seedier quarters of Washington, chatting with prostitutes and homeless people, buying them meals, earnestly suggesting way they might improve their lives” (Krakauer 113). This says that instead of seeking self gain Chris was more worried about helping other people. Krakauer also implies that Chris wasn't a sociopath but instead just a outcast. Even with intimate...
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...Ralph Waldo Emerson was a Unitarian Minister that left his home to find an entirely new meaning to life, which is exactly what Chris McCandless did as well. Emerson’s belief was that you should do what you thought was right, and not follow anyone else’s opinion but your own. In the biography Into the Wild, Chris demonstrates qualities that convey transcendentalism. He left his whole life behind to go into the wilderness and find a better meaning of life that didn’t involve any materialistic items. He wanted to travel on his own without the help of other people, which demonstrates that he relied on only himself to get through the dangers of the wild. Ralph Waldo Emerson would agree that Chris McCandless was a transcendentalist, because he followed most of what Emerson believed to individualize...
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...In 1996 the writer Jon Krakauer made such a journey in one of the best nonfiction books Into the Wild. The author told the story of a college graduate Christoper McCandless who gave away his school fund to charity ditched his car and burned his cash and spent time hitchhiking to Alaska. In September 1992 nearly five months after disappearing into the Alaska wilderness alone and with limited gear, he was found dead at the age of 24 by hunters. Sean Penn was the director.He puts together a beautiful long sometimes confusing point. But mainly the movie film that takes part of the best from Jon krauker the authors book.Emile Hirsch portrays Chris as one of those people of comfort who shows everything he has and wants to find something real and...
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...Within Into The Wild (1996), Jon Krakauer portrays a tone that shifts from formal and indifferent to sorrowful and admiring. Krakauer exhibits this change by remaining unbiased and factual in the beginning, but then becomes more personally connected to the subject (Chris McCandless) in the end. He does this in order to give a neutral, journalistic account of Chris’s death, before burrowing deeper into his life and analyzing the personal choices made that led to his demise. Krakauer directs this text primarily towards other travelers and outdoorsman, speaking to them at first like a journalist, but then providing his own voice and opinions as he examines the story. Early on in the book, Krakauer expresses a formal view on Chris McCandless’...
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...Unlike many books, the structure of this narrative is nonlinear. Right off the back Krakauer announces the death of Chris McCandless within the first chapter. The chronology of the way Krakauer narrates the story of McCandless helps the reader better understand each part of McCandless’s life and journey “into the wild”. Many readers should take acknowledgement of how thoroughly Krakauer constructs this book and in detail how the narrative changes among two parts of Chris McCandless’s life. For example, the book begins with McCandless’s appearance in Alaska and the final individual to interact with McCandless before obtaining his anticipated goal of freedom and happiness in the wildness of Alaska. A few pages into chapter one Chris McCandless was, “Then, smiling broadly, he disappeared down...
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...require other people in their lives for support and companionship. In summary, happiness is not something that only has one definition. Happiness falls on a very wide scale and everybody achieves happiness in different ways. Human connection is very important in regards to happiness. People often struggle with finding happiness when living in solitude. When people don’t have other people to talk to for long periods of time, they often start to feel lonely or depressed. This is because humans depend on each other to survive in day-to-day life. People develop connections with each other throughout their lives, and these connections become essential to most people’s happiness. All of these ideas are necessary to think about when reading Into The Wild. Chris McCandless was a very interesting person with a lot of human characteristics that are discussed in the book. Chris enjoyed time alone, but didn’t hate people. He went out of his way to avoid people at times, mainly his family, but also didn’t mind being around people at the same time. Chris set goals in his mind that he would not stop achieving. What brought Chris happiness was nature, solitude, human connection, and literature. Chris cares about people. When he graduated college, he committed a selfless act in donating $24,000 to a charity organization to help others. Chris cared very much for his family, and he knew that they cared for him. Everyone comes from a mother and father, and this shows that humans depend on each other for...
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...All are drowned. Meanwhile, John Thornton, who is recuperating from frostbitten feet, nurses Buck back to health and wins from Buck a deep devotion and loyalty. Yet, even though Buck is tamed to a certain extent by the kindness of his new master, at times while he sits with John Thornton in the depths of the forest, Buck hears mysterious calls from the wild — calls which awaken long-sleeping instincts within him. As John Thornton returns to civilization with Buck, a drunken miner attacks John Thornton and threatens to do him harm. Buck immediately reacts and kills the man. Later on, John Thornton is lost in some fast river rapids, and once again Buck saves his master's life by swimming to him with a tow line. On another occasion, Thornton makes a brag that Buck can pull a sled with a thousand pounds loaded atop it. Because of his great love for John Thornton, Buck finally succeeds in moving the heavy sled one hundred...
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...In the narrative, Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, Chris, the main character, is both positively and negatively shaped by his family. Chris, as good as he has it, however, does not care for his complicated mainstream lifestyle. He escapes the mayhem of it all by dropping everything and choosing a simpler life. Thus leading us to believe that maybe Chris isn't entering the wild, perhaps he is escaping it. Chris is a phenomenal student, even though he never enjoyed conforming to the rules. Sometimes he retaliates for no specific reason: “Chris thought it was a stupid rule and decided to ignore it. He did his lab reports, but not in the correct format, so the teacher gave him an F”(pg. 109). By not conforming to rules Chris shows his independent...
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