Who Is Chris Mccandless's Identity In Into The Wild
Into the Wild
Chris McCandless ventured on a grand journey that would change everything and transform his life. He grew up in a hostile environment where his choices were not his own. His parent's violence toward each other began to affect his world views at a very young age. This lead to Chris having high standards for himself and to embark on a journey to find peace and serenity in the wilderness. Radical adventurer seeking enlightenment through traveling motivated by the authors he admired and government corruption.
Chris did what was expected of him and went to college. During his time in college Chris was haunted by his parent's past, caused him to lose his identity. Everything he knew became false. He no longer …show more content…
This has been regarded as evidence not just of stupidity but of the even greater sin of arrogance. (Into the Wild, 180)
He did not want to know what time it was or what day it was. He was extremely unprepared to survive in the bush, but managed for a few months. He lived off the land by shooting small animals and hunting wild game. I believe he did not want the influence of society to follow him into the wild. He did not want to be told that he needed an overabundance of supplies, he wanted to go to the extreme and be minimalist.
During his time of hunting, he managed to kill a moose. The moose had to have weighed about 600 pounds. He was filled with joy and excitement and soon was on a frantic race to prepare the meat. He knew that an animal so large offering him an abundance of meat none of it could go to waste. He was unprepared to with the supplies on hand to butcher and smoke the meat, and soon flies took over destroying everything he worked for. Chris remarks that this is one of the greatest tragedies of his life. I believe he felt so guilty for killing the moose because it was insignificant and
Chris McCandless ventured on a grand journey that would change everything and transform his life. He grew up in a hostile environment where his choices were not his own. His parent's violence toward each other began to affect his world views at a very young age. This lead to Chris having high standards for himself and to embark on a journey to find peace and serenity in the wilderness. Radical adventurer seeking enlightenment through traveling motivated by the authors he admired and government corruption.
Chris did what was expected of him and went to college. During his time in college Chris was haunted by his parent's past, caused him to lose his identity. Everything he knew became false. He no longer …show more content…
This has been regarded as evidence not just of stupidity but of the even greater sin of arrogance. (Into the Wild, 180)
He did not want to know what time it was or what day it was. He was extremely unprepared to survive in the bush, but managed for a few months. He lived off the land by shooting small animals and hunting wild game. I believe he did not want the influence of society to follow him into the wild. He did not want to be told that he needed an overabundance of supplies, he wanted to go to the extreme and be minimalist.
During his time of hunting, he managed to kill a moose. The moose had to have weighed about 600 pounds. He was filled with joy and excitement and soon was on a frantic race to prepare the meat. He knew that an animal so large offering him an abundance of meat none of it could go to waste. He was unprepared to with the supplies on hand to butcher and smoke the meat, and soon flies took over destroying everything he worked for. Chris remarks that this is one of the greatest tragedies of his life. I believe he felt so guilty for killing the moose because it was insignificant and