Preview

Invictus

Better Essays
Open Document
Open Document
1029 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Invictus
Christopher was a boy who was born in a rich East Coast family. He graduated from one of the best universities in the United States. However, he wasn’t content with his life and didn’t know what the truth about his existence was. Therefore, he decided to abandon his family and society to find his sincere self, which was his vital target. He thought that he wasn’t the person that he was supposed to be. Clearly, he was ready to sacrifice himself to find his original self and his true being. He went on a long journey that ended in Alaska. After living alone for 112 days, he died due to starvation. Life is a gift which is given by God. In life, we all have some responsibilities to implement, such as worshiping, serving our parents, and serving and protecting our countries, which are holy tasks. We all encounter hardships and crises. Nevertheless, Christopher ignored all of these responsibilities and pursued his selfish thought. Therefore, I believe that he was surely foolish.
Have you ever seen a hero who has run from a place where he has encountered problems? The answer is no because a hero is a person who is ready to face any difficulties in order to solve them. However, Christopher abandoned the place where he had problems, so his deeds such as leaving his family, money, and friends pointed out that he was a fool. Young children should be ready to sacrifice their lives in order to protect and develop their countries because if they don’t do it, who will? Nevertheless, Chris deserted his society instead of serving and protecting it. Once, he said, “How important it is in not life necessarily to be strong but feel strong.” His decision was the opposite of his quote because if he was strong or felt strong, he should have faced his problems in the society instead of his foolish decision, which was quitting the society. In addition, he also gave a bad message to all teenagers. His actions showed that leaving the society is a way to solve problems though it is the

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Powerful Essays

    Black Hawk Down

    • 1171 Words
    • 5 Pages

    This is a movie about the Battle of Mogadishu or commonly known as Black Hawk down. It started on the 3rd of October with what was supposed to be a quick “snatch and grab” operation. The operation was only to last thirty minutes. Under the command of Capt. Mike Steele they were to insert soldiers to capture two top lieutenants of a warlord Mohamed Farrrah Aidid. Things went terribly wrong when a black hawk was shot down by an RPG (rocket propelled grenade). It then became a rescue mission to save the soldiers from the crash site. The next thing they knew there were hundreds of Somali gunmen. They were now fighting for their lives. In the process of fighting their way to the crash site another black hawk was shot down. Now Rangers and Delta Force were fighting their way to two crash sites. In the process they secure the first crash site and are blocked in almost every direction. At a certain point in time two Delta Force snipers volunteered to cover the second crash site until a convoy could help get the downed pilot CW4 Michael Durant and in turn gave their lives defending him. They fought through the night facing thousands of militia, women and children. On the morning of the second day they secured the second crash site while the pilot CW4 Durant was captured. Then was the move to get out of the city alive. A convoy made up of UN and 10th Mountain Div. were to extract the injured soldiers. With not enough room in the vehicles the remaining soldiers had to get out of the city on foot. Running through the city running low on ammunition and energy they made it to the stadium in the UN Safe Zone.…

    • 1171 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Christopher McCandless or Alexander Supertramp should be admired for his courage and noble idea to drop everything and go into the wild, with nothing but a backpack and in it was a book of Tolstoy, a book about native plants and berries, a .22 rifle with 400 rounds of ammunition, a writing implement, a journal, a camera, a 10 pound bag of rice, a small cooking utensil, matches, a knife, and some fishing twine and a hook, and the few clothes he had on his back. Chris was trying to find himself by leaving everything behind, yes Chris might have been a little reckless but you have to be a little reckless to go into the wild and hitchhike around the world. This quote support that's chris was just living and trying to find himself was, “...McCandless pitched his tent in the puny shade of a tamarick and basked in his newfound freedom. (Krakauer 27)” this is saying that McCandless was happy to finally be by himself and start life in the wild,…

    • 469 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    This quote shows that chris was not happy in the woods. He was out there for so long that he didn't realize how alone he was until he met his end. This quote is important because it shows that chris realized that he can't be alone in the woods like he wanted, and he can't keep pushing people away like he did. This evidence connects to the real world because people think that they have to surround themselves with people to feel happy, in Chris’s case he thought the opposite and in the end regretted…

    • 761 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Black Hawk Down

    • 662 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Black Hawk Down is a story written by Mark Bowden, It tells the story of how a crew of Delta and Ranger Boys flew into Mogadishu, a city within Somalia. The mission of these men was to conduct a raid on a building in the heart of the city; they were looking for a man named Mohamed Farrid Aidid. Aidid was the warlord leader over the area and was responsible for withholding American and Foreign aid to the people of Somalia. The warlords were attempting to rule the people of Somalia using starvation as their main weapon. Delta Company was being sent into the city of Mogadishu to forcefully remove Aidid and his followers to restore order and to reestablish a supply chain to the starving Somali’s.…

    • 662 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Logically I will begin to observe and examine the decisions McCandles’s made that prematurely ended his life. McCandles was for one dissatisfied by the way he was living within society, he would rather live as far away from our society then be surrounded by materialistic things and authority. Additionally, Christopher was alienated but the fact that people such as his parents did not understand him, however, loved him unconditionally. Christopher rejected materialism; when he leaves his parents and donates all his savings to charity, abandons his car and burns his money in the desert these acts lead to his believed ultimate…

    • 102 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    In the book of Into the Wild by John Krakuer , it is clear that Chris was searching for an escape from society so that he can discover Happiness.. For Instance on page 183 Chris highlights a book from Tolstoy that quotes” I have found what is needed for happiness. A quiet secluded life in the country. “ This quote shows that we can infer that Chris was looking to move away from society in order for his search of happiness. In doing so he did. In fact…

    • 578 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Better Essays

    Some cannot wait to become adults, while others wish nothing more than for time to slow down. Wanting to grow up and being forced to out of necessity have many different effects on a young mind. Christopher wants nothing more than to receive his A level math and be like any other boy his age. He has never seen himself any more challenged than other children, often thinking of himself as superior to them. Unlike the others, Christopher feels he thrives in solitude and loves to be on his own. “When I was asleep I had one of my favorite dreams... and in that dream nearly everyone on the earth is dead” (Haddon 198-199). Christopher has no realistic knowledge of how to fend or care for himself, but as far as he knows,…

    • 1985 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Christopher McCandless was as very unique type of guy. Many believe that his purpose was to leave the society that he hated and find his own happiness and peace in place where there is no human interaction. Although he seemed like a happy person, he did not have the best life at home. His parents struggled to keep their relationship together and also keep secrets from there kids. But McCandless wouldn't be the person people say he was. He…

    • 731 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Chris Mccandless

    • 516 Words
    • 3 Pages

    McCandless early year of his life was abusive and unsettling because his father abused him in many ways that only siblings and he can explain. His father also had another family and impacted McCandless. McCandless could express it. Growing up, his family wanted the best for him. His parents believed that they could buy his respect. McCandless thought other. Overall, Chris McCandless’s childhood wasn’t the best. His journey was the highlight of his life until it came to the end. He was poisoned and suffered for many days with an illness of starvation and was barely able to stand up. During his last days, Chris McCandless writes, “‘I HAVE HAD A HAPPY LIFE AND THANK THE LORD. GOODBYE AND MAY GOD BLESS ALL!’” (Krakauer 199). Chris McCandless finally opened eyes to see what he had in front of him because he realized that his family did care for him and that the people he met along the way gave him happiness, but was too much of a fool to realize. Another most obvious reason for Chris McCandless being a fool for him leaving his life. He left his family, money and career behind to go chase his goal to Alaska. It was awfully nice of him to donate his money to charity, but he lost everything he…

    • 516 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Christopher Boone's Life

    • 648 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Christopher has strict, yet special rules for his everyday life that is not common among other people. In one of the lists he made about…

    • 648 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    In life your decisions and actions can be determined by you only or they can be influenced by one of the many people in your life. Like us, Christopher is influenced greatly by his mother who had left him, his father who is his only parental figure and his teacher Siobhan who has helped him overcome his fears. These 3 characters have influenced Christopher in both positive and negative ways.…

    • 881 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Full Metal Jacket

    • 879 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Stanley Kubrick uses his film, Full Metal Jacket to say that people today are brainwashed products of decades of conditioning. Kubrick strongly encourages us to relish individual thought. He expresses that society's ideology encourages conformity, which can eventually cause fatality. Also the article "You Cant Hack It Little Girl: A Discussion Of The Covert Psychological Agenda of Modern Combat Training" by R Wayne Eisenhart realizes the extreme repression on individuality in the Marines.…

    • 879 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    A Fathes Hero

    • 784 Words
    • 4 Pages

    “Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.” (Plato) For Father Mulcahy having heroes in his childhood was beneficial because Plato provided an easy comforting getaway, Joe proved that Father Mulcahy could defend himself, and together both Joe and Plato provided balance in Father Mulcahy’s life.…

    • 784 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    chris mccandless

    • 633 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Who was Chris McCandless? Some say that he is a legend and others say that he was nothing more than a boy who threw away his future. Is the only one to blame for his own death? McCandless was the type of kid who always questioned things; he desired to know more but refused to work for the answers. In elementary school, McCandless was placed in accelerated classes but because he was so stubborn he refused to listen to the teachers and do the extra work. All in hopes that he would convince his teachers he was not smart and he would be taken out of the accelerated classes. McCandless rarely planned or prepared for the future, causing him to be unprepared for his journey into the Alaskan wilderness. He traveled into the wilderness because he wanted to discover what was missing from his normal life. Through his journey he realized that true happiness is when you share experiences with others. Unfortunately he discovered this too late into his journey and when he tried to return back to civilization his route was flooded. He soon ran out of food which inevitably leads to his death.…

    • 633 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    "So many people live within unhappy circumstances & yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of Security, Conformity and Conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind. But in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit of a man than a secure future...." ( pg 58). Christopher’s hermartia was that he became antisocial. He did not…

    • 553 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays