Into The Wild Transcendentalism Analysis
I believe Chris McCandless enjoyed the idea of transcendentalism. This is a philosophy that says; thought/spiritual things are more real than human experiences. This is shown throughout the book, Into the Wild, based off of his wanting to be away from society.
Throughout the book Chris shows his mild hatred for the current society and life he was living "...he arranged all his paper currency in a pile on the sand - a pathetic little stack of ones and fives and twenties - and put a match to it." (Page 29). Chris seemed to believe money was a privilege that he no longer wanted. Today, everyone's lives are surrounded by money, which he believed was the wrong way to live. "Her son, the teenage Tolstoyan, believed that wealth was shameful, corrupting, inherently …show more content…
That's possibly why he enjoyed it so much. The idea of adventures, or even danger, excited him. "No, I want to hitch north. Flying would be cheating. It would wreck the whole trip." (Page 67). This kid was definitely determined to conquer this trip. He wanted the full experience of it too. "When I let him off, he had a big damn machete hanging off his shoulder..." (Page 68). I won't lie, Chris had no idea what he was doing and wasn't prepared at all for this journey. Although, Chris believed he was ready. Even though we know what he did wrong, he still tried incredibly hard to pull it off. "It was very difficult to catch rides in the Yukon Territory. But I finally got here." (Page 69). As said before, McCandless was determined to do this. Even when things got rough, he took it like a champ. Most of us would've backed out within the first month. Chris, on the other hand, was going to do what he sent out to do; and he did it with a smile.
-Chris McCandless thought about life deeply and lived accordingly, most without harming others; that's not being crazy. However, many local people would have survived the condition he was in if he had more
Throughout the book Chris shows his mild hatred for the current society and life he was living "...he arranged all his paper currency in a pile on the sand - a pathetic little stack of ones and fives and twenties - and put a match to it." (Page 29). Chris seemed to believe money was a privilege that he no longer wanted. Today, everyone's lives are surrounded by money, which he believed was the wrong way to live. "Her son, the teenage Tolstoyan, believed that wealth was shameful, corrupting, inherently …show more content…
That's possibly why he enjoyed it so much. The idea of adventures, or even danger, excited him. "No, I want to hitch north. Flying would be cheating. It would wreck the whole trip." (Page 67). This kid was definitely determined to conquer this trip. He wanted the full experience of it too. "When I let him off, he had a big damn machete hanging off his shoulder..." (Page 68). I won't lie, Chris had no idea what he was doing and wasn't prepared at all for this journey. Although, Chris believed he was ready. Even though we know what he did wrong, he still tried incredibly hard to pull it off. "It was very difficult to catch rides in the Yukon Territory. But I finally got here." (Page 69). As said before, McCandless was determined to do this. Even when things got rough, he took it like a champ. Most of us would've backed out within the first month. Chris, on the other hand, was going to do what he sent out to do; and he did it with a smile.
-Chris McCandless thought about life deeply and lived accordingly, most without harming others; that's not being crazy. However, many local people would have survived the condition he was in if he had more