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Into the Wild By: Jon Krakauer

Into the Wild By: Jon Krakauer. Tiffany, Antonio, Michona, Yasmin. Author’s Life…. After writing Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer also published Eiger Dreams, a collection of his mountaineering essay, and Iceland: Land of the Sagas, a book of his photographs.

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Into the Wild By: Jon Krakauer

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  1. Into the WildBy: Jon Krakauer Tiffany, Antonio, Michona, Yasmin

  2. Author’s Life… • After writing Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer also published Eiger Dreams, a collection of his mountaineering essay, and Iceland: Land of the Sagas, a book of his photographs. • Jon Krakauer also published Into Thin Air, which was #1 New York Times bestseller. This book was translated into 24 languages. It was also honored by many reviews and it won many awards. • As a author Krakauer won an Academy Award in Literature from the Academy of Arts and Letters, which is an exceptional award for writers.

  3. Plot… • Into the Wild is a novel written about the true story of the life and death of Chris McCandless. Chris was also know as Alex; he had changed his name during his travels. McCandless was a young man ready to face an obstacle placed in front of him. He was raised by a family with money. McCandless had excelled in school, but to everyone surprise he abandons all of this. McCandless chooses to leave society and enter the Alaskan wilderness. He believes that against all odds he will be strong enough to survive. Although, he was not able to return and was found dead in a bus by hikers on accident. The novel reveals the meaning of why Chris McCandless might have chose to leave society.

  4. Characters… • Chris McCandless: a young man determined to abandon society and ready to overcome any obstacle. • McCandless is similar to Gatsby in The Great Gatsby. Both Gatsby and McCandless are willing leave things behind for one ultimate goal. • McCandless is similar to Henry in A Farewell to Arms. Henry is willing to overcome the war to be with Catherine, while McCandless is also willing to overcome anything. • Ronald Franz: An elder man that is influenced by McCandless, to live life to the fullest and enjoy life without material things. • Ronald is similar to Proctor in The Crucible. Proctor was influenced by society, but later he breaks away from society and tells the truth. Both Ronald and Proctor break away from society. • Ronald is similar to Nick in The Great Gatsby. Nick was influenced by the upper class throughout his summer in West Egg, but in the end he understands the carelessness of them and leaves the upper class. Both Ronald and Nick realize the wrong of society for a better life. • Westerburg: McCandless did not stay in contact with many people, but he did write letters to Westerburg and stayed in touch. McCandless had previously worked for him and they formed a bond. • Westerburg can be related to Dan Cody in The Great Gatsby. Dan Cody and Westerburg were both like mentors to Gatsby and McCandless. They had both influenced the lives of McCandless and Gatsby.

  5. Scene, atmosphere, location… • The atmosphere of the book is mainly surrounded by the wilderness. He was of course in places of suburbia, and the big cities, but he preferred to be surrounded by the true wilderness. • The Locations change as McCandless continued his travels. He began in the state of Virginia and continued the travels around the country leading him to Las Vegas, North Dakota, Baja California (Mexico), and finally Alaska.

  6. Narrator/Point of View… • Jon Krakauer’s point of view changes throughout the book, going between third person-limited, Chris McCandless; through his diary, and first person John Krakauer through his Mountain stories.

  7. Writing Style: syntax… • Sentence Order: Most of the sentences throughout Into the Wild are long due to the fact that Jon Krakauer is describing the life of Chris McCandless. • Jon Krakauer doesn’t put the book in chronological order, letting the reader know right away that Chris McCandless dies. This makes the reader know what happened to him, but leaves them wondering how and why this happened. This makes them think further and analyze his personality.

  8. Writing Style: other elements… • The fact that Krakauer read McCandless’ journals lets the reader understand McCandless’ personality and why he went into the wild and why he did the things he did. • He interviewed his family in an attempt to understand McCandless’ background and see if it matches with his personality.

  9. Themes… • Nature in Man- He thinks the idea of living in the wilderness is an adventure for him. It is also the idea of happiness to him because he wants to see how it feels to be isolated from everyone and survive in the woods by himself with out any supplies, food, and shelter. This is basically was his new way of living his life until he died. • Courage & survival- He hopes to survive on his own in the wilderness. Even though he faces many obstacles he gets through them one by one. The only challenge he faced was his death. But still he survived quite a time with the hope he had and the support he didn’t have. • Family & friends- McCandless showed us how it to be isolated from the people you love. In the novel he didn’t care about what they thought of him as long as he was happy. So when he went out to the wilderness he didn’t think about how they would of felt other then what he thought. He also didn’t follow their footsteps because he thought people should be able to do what they wanted.

  10. Symbols… • The wilderness- He found the wilderness as an adventure. It was also a place for him to deal with his struggles. • Money- McCandless didn’t believe in money. He thought that you shouldn’t base your life on money. He believed that money can’t buy you happiness.

  11. Notable Quotations… • “I have lived through much, and I think I have found what is needed for happiness” (189). • The fact that he isolated himself from people and him following his goals made him happy. This quote shows that McCandless achieved what he was striving for. He had also noted in his journal that “happiness only real when shared”(189), but yet he was happy by himself. • Krakauer states, “ McCandless went into the wilderness not primarily to ponder nature or the world at large but, rather, to explore the inner country of his own soul” (183) • The whole point to why he went to the wilderness is because of that. And the wilderness is a new place to adapt to. So during the time he learns to understand what’s going on in the place. • “Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed, and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured of far away” (Henry David Thoureau) • This quoted related to what McCandless was doing in the book (following his own foot steps). This is what Chris McCandless believes what others should do to their lives. He did what he wanted to do and in the progress he followed his own dreams and no one interfered with his plan. He thought that people should take his or her own risks and there is not a wrong or a right path.

  12. Connections to other novels… • Walden- Henry David Thoreau- This book was the major book referenced to in McCandless’s diary that is recorded in the book. Other authors that are referenced to that change the perspective of McCandless include Leo Tolstoy, and Jack London. • Into the Wild connects to the other books that we have read in this class in different and specific ways • The Crucible- Relates in how the main characters go against the main expectations of society. • A Farewell to Arms- Exhibits the major theme of how at a certain point in everyone’s life, you die. • The Great Gatsby- McCandless compares and contrasts to Gatsby in their thinking of true happiness. McCandless believed that happiness would come to him without any of the unnecessary possessions of the 20th century. Gatsby, however, felt he needed to have a large amount of money to get the girl of his dreams.

  13. American Hero? American Dream?... • Christopher McCandless did not believe in the American dream, because it encouraged the materialistic lifestyle of most Americans. His own perception of the American dream is similar to mountaineers. McCandless’s American dream was to be able to live off the land. • McCandless’s American dream is a more simplistic American dream that relates to the dream of Lenny and George from Of Mice and Men.

  14. Novel’s commentary on U.S. culture… • The novel’s commentary of U.S. culture is a very pessimistic viewpoint. • He does not agree with how so many people in our country live. • He felt that American’s need for so many different, useless, objects was morally wrong and our societal expectations are corrupt.

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