Analysis Of Into The Wild, By Jon Krakauer

In the book, Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, he talks about a young man named Chris McCandless and his desire to create a new lifestyle by exploring nature. This book is all about being in the nature and possibly encouraging one to go out and explore it but nature is not for everyone. Not only does Krakauer explain the adventure of Chris McCandless going into the wilderness, but he also includes other hitch-hikers and himself. Even if the hitchhikers original plan was not how they planned it or did not turn out to be successful, they all still lived the lifestyle they wanted and made it the best they could. I believe Jon Krakauer’purpose in writing Into the Wild was to explain the relationship McCandless had with his parents and other relationships …show more content…
According to Krakauer that is how he died, but he has no evidence to back that up. Anyone can just claim something like this, but it would not be true unless they have real facts or evidence to support it. It catches the reader’s attention more if you include the truth because then it is a lot more interesting. What Krakauer talks a lot about is Chris and his family. Chris was a very bipolar person because his mood swings would change up quickly especially on his family. For example, when his parents offered him to get a new car he denied it, but politely but when writing to his sister he was the opposite. McCandless states “I can’t believe they’d try and buy me a car” (21). His tone of voice while writing sounds very angry. To his parents, his tone and how he acted was completely different because it was super polite. While writing a letter to his parents McCandless says “ Thankyou for the pictures, the shaving gear, and the postcard from Paris” (22). He acted nicely while writing this, but in reality he never had the best relationship with his parents so in the letters he had no sympathy. What Krakauer could have done is see if there was any way to reach his family and contact them and ask what happened to him. The family has to know something or maybe even everything so contacting his family and asking and seeing if he will get any answer would have been a better way. …show more content…
What I am trying to say is that Krakauer relates to this book he wrote, but his journey was different. He also went off into the wild trying to live a new lifestyle like how McCandless and the other hitchhikers did. Chapter 15 mainly talks about Krakauer’s experience and what went on. While trying to live this lifestyle he was forced to stay in his tent for three days due to high winds and snow. He was forced to stay in that tent but he was getting sick of it being trapped in there. Krakauer could not decide what he wanted to do. He asks himself “Should I leave for the coast as soon as the weather broke, or should I stay put long enough to make another attempt on the mountain?” (146). Both Chris McCandless and Jon Krakauer had lived this crazy lifestyle at one point but they had their differences. Chris had it a lot easier than Krakauer based on what is cited, but Krakauer still knows what it is like to be living this lifestyle because he relates to it. Each of their experinces was unique in their own way and they tried to make the best out if it. Both the fathers of Chris McCandless and Jon Krakauer wanted them to something intelligent and get good money. McCandless’s father wanted him to be a lawyer because he was willing to pay for his law school. Krakauer notes “...Walt and Billie for expressing their desire to buy him a new car as a graduation present and offering

Show More