Name: Lu Seng Chuin ENGL250 FD Visual Rhetorical Analysis: Into The Wild (Rough Draft) The movie “Into The Wild” is a true story depicts the desperation of a young Emory graduate‚ Christopher Johnson McCandless‚ to flee from the invisible binding of societal pressure and family problems; and worked his way through the unusual journey to Alaskan. The story began with his college graduation and inner frustration to his broken family‚ then proceeds through a series of events full with
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adventures or if you can pack up and go home when you get too hungry. Chris McCandless doesn’t have these options‚ but Shaun Callarman believes that Chris is full of “Romantic silliness‚” and by this statement I think he means that Chris goes into Alaska seeing only the good parts of the wilderness experience. Like Callarman‚ I believe that Chris has a head full of “Romantic ideas” and that he lacks “common sense” although I would not call him “plain crazy.” When Chris decides to map some part of
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least five months. Living strictly off the country isn’t normal in this day and age. We know that McCandless had struggles its noted in his journals that he only a couple days after really starting his adventure he fell through ice somewhere (207). Alaska is known for its harsh winters and months where there is no direct sunlight. Even through the struggles‚ McCandless just kept pushing through. There was so many opportunities that McCandless could have taken to give up and go back to his old life
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wilderness with very little equipment and food after traveling to various parts of North America during the course of two years. Regardless of living on his own with not many things for a couple of years‚ Chris died alone in a bus on the Stampede Trail in Alaska. Author Jon Krakauer wrote a 9‚000 word article titled “Death of an Innocent” for the 1993 issue of the magazine Outside. Into the Wild is simply an extension of that article which explains what provoked Chris into living such a life‚ who he was
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everything and everyone that ever loved you and disappearing into the wilderness with little asks for a lot of courage. Throughout Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild novel‚ the main figure Christopher McCandless takes a wild expedition into the heart of Alaska. In McCandless’s case surviving in the woods did not go into his favor‚ but becoming a hero did. Writing a 200 page novel is not something that an author would do for an ordinary person‚ It is done to acknowledge somebody that has been outstanding
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while. In his mindset‚ he achieved in his goal. Wayne Westerberg had employed Chris for two short amounts of time‚ but said “He was the type of person who insisted on living out his beliefs.” (Krakauer‚ 67) This was why Chris was determined to go to Alaska‚ instead of listening to the protests of others.
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which makes him feel as if he belongs. Into the wild PLOT: After graduating from Emory University‚ top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions‚ gives his entire $24‚000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way‚ Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life. Into The Wild is the story of a young man Christopher McCandless (Emile Hirsch) who is trying to break away from the norm’s of society and
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cCandless. The book‚ portrays a perspective of the journey taken to Alaska by a young man who left his family without a trace of his whereabouts. Throughout his trek‚ Chris‚ later as he changed his name‚ Alex‚ met many people whose lives he changed. Each person he met‚ he stayed in contact with through letters or visiting face to face with. Unfortunately‚ his fate ended when he passed while staying in the bus in Alaska. All in all‚ within the plethora of personas‚ he illustrates resemblance of myself and Henry David Thoreau
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Dear‚ Carine Hey sis well I finally made it to Alaska! It’s been a hell of a journey‚ but I’m here and that’s all that matters. I’m sorry I wasn’t able to properly say goodbye to you it hurt a lot but I had to just go. I’m writing this letter to you because you actually understood me‚ nobody else was able to but you could. The reason I left was because I didn’t need all these nice things I wanted to go out and see how long I could survive in the wild I thought it would be a fun thing to do
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Allison Grubb Cultural analysis Prof. Santana English 102 30 March 2017 No Risk‚ No Reward? In September 1992‚ Chris McCandless was found in an abandoned bus in Alaska. Into the Wild is his story. But what is his story supposed to teach us? McCandless’s journey into the wilderness is ultimately one of self-discovery and reinvention. Through his travels‚ he transforms from an angry‚ recent graduate‚ eager to break all ties with his family‚ into a wanderer and amateur mountaineer. But‚ in the end
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