In the opening pages of Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer's account of the journey undertaken by Christopher "Alexander Supertramp" McCandless, we are introduced to a young man who is in search of truth and beauty--something that he beleives can only be found in the unfettered existence and pure wilderness of the American frontier. At the end of chapter three, Krakauer does well to sum up the philosophy that inspired McCandless' break from the constraints of the "civilized world":
[...]The trip was to be an odyssey in the fullest sense of the word, an epic journey that would change everything. He had spent the previous four years, as he saw it, preparing to fulfill an absurd and onerous duty: to graduate from college. At long last he was unencumbered, emancipated from the stifling world of his parents and peers, a world of abstraction and security and material excess, a world in which he felt grievously cut off from the raw throb of existence.
Driving west out of Atlanta, he intended to invent an utterly new life for himself, one in which he would be free to wallow in unfiltered experience. To symbolize the complete severance from his previous life, he even adopted a new name. No longer would he answer to Chris McCandless; he was now Alexander Supertramp, master of his own destiny. (22-23)
In this way, McCandless voiced his protest against what he saw were the excesses of modern society, bound by an irrational reliance on money and business and industry and war and politics. Only when man ventured into the unknown, free of the illusions created by false ideals of fulfillment could he truly discover the human spirit, the God in everything.
That said, I would like you to, in a well-developed paragraph, share your initial thoughts upon reading the opening chapters of Into the Wild. Please be sure to quote the text as a way to illustrate any points you make in reference to the story. The format for doing is would be as follows: Krakauer writes, "...." (#).
This blog response is due by classtime, Wednesday, April 1, 2009.
Remember to place a heading at the top of your response:
Your Name
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
In the meantime, please continue reading through chapter seven.
Brother Supertramp, FSC
25 comments:
The Vincenzo Merante
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
When i started reading Into The Wild written by Jon Krakauer, i was first kind of shocked. i never thought that someone would throw away their very own life to start a whole new one, with no guarantees that it will work out. Alex, also knows as Chris McCandless, is a very mysterious and confusing man. i didnt understand some of the stuff he did. He chose to donate all of his money, leave his LOVING family, and go move into the woods? This man makes choices i personally wouldnt make ever. i also found it pretty ironic when Krakauer wrote, "What nobody knew was that Chris would shortly donate all the money in his college fund to OXFAM, a charity dedicated to fighting hunger"(20). This had a shade of irony in it because as you try to survive in the woods, food is the biggest part in it. if Mr.Supertramp couldnt find any food, he donated his money to a good charity
Joe Fennimore
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
I'm not entirely sure what to make of my initial reactions. I find that I don't have a problem, nor questions about the lifestyle that 'Alex' chooses to undertake. "Every man has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" (The Declaration of Independence). I believe that Alex is merely using that old, but noble right, given to him by the Declaration of Independence. He's obviously decided that he wants to drastically change his life for the better and decides that he wants to do that by abandoning a simple life and traveling across the country. During this journey, he hopes to find answers to life's persistent questions. Krakauer writes, "Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often" (18). Now, no one person could ever decide an absolute reason for such questions, but if he's able to find an answer that suits him, I think he's entitled to believe it. I believe that's a big part of his journey. There are an infinite number of things that are not real. There are things that people believe are real, and others who try to prove that they are wrong. As far as the individual is concerned, however, if you believe in it, it does not matter if anyone else does because it brings meaning to your life. This may not make it real, but it makes it real enough to count for something. That is why I believe that his quest should not be discouraged or criticized. It has some kind of special meaning to him, and it is not about other people. Krakauer writes, "At long last he was unencumbered, empancipated from the stifiling world of his parents and peers, a world of abstraction and security and material excess, a world in which he felt grievously cut off from the raw throb of existence" (22). I slightly admire his determination to have total liberation and independence from the world he is 'supposed' to live in.
Rob Scholle
Bro Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
There are two aspects of McCandless's personallity that I found particularly interesting. I think that he was OCD. Krakauer writes,"He always had to know the absolute write answer before he could move on to the next thing,"(18). This seems alittle obsessive compulsive to me. I think that this disorder, allong with his unussual and sometimes radical iddeals may have ultimately led him to his death. He also took every thing he did to an extreme. This can be a good quality but I strongly disagree with his ideals. He wanted freedom from materialism but a disagree with the way he went about this freedom. He was a leech to society. Even through he work hard when he did work he did not support himself in a consistent maner. I like the ideals of the brathers at Central better. They give up money but also help society to flourish by providing the servise of education.
I already knew the outcome of the Supertramps interesting adventure. He ends up dead in the back of some run down bus in the middle of Alaska. This is not a suprising fate for someone as ill prepared for the journey that lay ahead of them as he was. If you said he was just a young, gung hoe kid, trying to escaped the ever growing "materialistic" world, well my friend, you would be absoultely right. I do justify some of Alex's actions on his adventure. Key word... some. He had the right idea's about living life to the fullest, fast and out of control, you might say. He took only what he needed from society, and made a life of his own. Fine. But after he got what he wanted, just enough to get by, he never repaid anyone, never did anything in return. In this way, he was being a "social leech". Taking what he wanted and then leaving. I also believe that if McCandles had survived long enough, that he would have eventually come to his senses, and put his excellent education to good use. Something like I don't know.... helping others. Unfortunately, he was wasted by nature prematurely. I believe that he may have lasted a while if he had been better prepared. First and foremost, he should have kept his gun. This would have made him able to kill things big enought to provide him with the essential proteins, fats, etc. that keep our bodies functioning. Also, he should have had a compass, and a shelter. But he could have made shelters out of natural things, so he was I guess alright in that aspect. And even if he didn't have a compass, he should have at least had some knowledge on how to navigate by using the stars. The point is, he had excellent abilities, and a brilliant mind, and he wasted them by chasing an unreachable dream, something that he was not fit for. In my opinion, when he set out on his "amazing" journey, he just wasn't cut out for the drifter lifestyle. It's a shame that he had to go so soon. But I think we could all also learn a lesson from " Alexander Supetramps " mistakes. We learn to use the boy scout motto, "BE PREPARED" (before you do something to the extreme).
Wyatt Gasparik
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
As I started reading Into The Wild it shocked me. Chris McCandless aka Alexander Supertramp came from a good family and great academic standards. He had a 3.72 grade-point average and was a excellent athlete. He was well on his way to a successful life. Chris's parents offered to buy him a new car and pay his way through law school as a graduation present. The only problem was that Chris McCandless wanted a simple life, he told his parents he had the best car in the world. He had become very close with it on his trips when classes werent in session. He made some bold decisions to just have a life off freedom. He was able to do whatever he wanted with no one to stop him. When he met people on his journeys most of them had offered him some help and he only refused. He wanted to be alone in the wild with no one but himself.
Rick Fish
Bro. Rob Peach
Rel 011.04
April 1,2009
When I first started to read this bookI was alittle bit confused on why someone who had that much going for him would want to just throw everything away. Chris was still very young and still had alot of things to learn and see in his lifetime. His decision to throw everything away and go live in Alaska in the woods is a very stupid decision. I believe this is a stupid decision because he had known nothing about waht he was getting himself into and he was not nearly prepared enough to live in that harsh of a climate. I could've predicted that Chris would not have survived to long out there. I am not arguing his decision because every man in this world has the right to make there own decisions and I feel that he did a very generous thing of donating his money to charity. I believe he did this because in the book they say ,"He always had to know the absolute write answer before he could move on to the next thing,"(18)and I think this means that he wanted to find out for himself what it would be like to not be as fortunate as he was to have everything given to him and he wanted to try living on his own with absolutely nothing given to him. Mr.Supertramp didnt make a bad decision because thats what he felt was left for him to do and he wanted to take the journey and see what he could make of it.
The Vincent Zottola
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
When I first started reading into the wild by Jon Krakauer I was absolutely dumbfounded but Alexander Supertramps stupid decisions. He was very smart as a child having a 3.72 GPA and as Krakauer writes,"He always had to know the absolute write answer before he could move on to the next thing,"(18). This leads me to think that this man was looking for answers in everything including life. This leads to, in my opinion, his travel around most of the United States in search for an answer and he is willing, if he doesn’t find the answer, to die trying as demonstrated when Krakauer says,” this will be the last time we meet,” (cannot recall). Then Krakauer writes, "What nobody knew was that Chris would shortly donate all the money in his college fund to OXFAM, a charity dedicated to fighting hunger"(20). This just leaded me to believe that he is a babbling moron that may have needed medical attention. He was starving in the woods not able to capture food. You may think that this is just a search for a grater meaning but thinking that is like thinking that Buddhist extremists should kill themselves for their god. That is the same logic and in my opinion this makes no since at all and that it is just a cry for help and/or this man trying to get his “15 minutes of fame”. But in this case its more then 15 minutes.
Deandre White
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
March 31, 2009
When i read the first three chapters. I was thinking that if you were going to give up his life why would he get good grades in school for?(3.72 gpa) He leaves his home and drops out of college.
Before he fully throws everything away he gives up all his money to a charity. Then his parents wanted to give a car but doesnt accept it.
I think that he wanted to leave because he wants to see what it would feel like to be alone. Or he just wanted to go to a place he never went to and be free.
Dan Pickle
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
Through the first three chapters of Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer I developed a vague image of who Christopher Johnson aka Alexander Supertramp was. The image I made had two major categories. One was good and one was less. The good was that he was a very self-confident, self knowing, creative, strong individual. Alex was also very philosophical and deep, which is a great quality to have and which I don’t think many people picked up on Alex having. Krakauer writes, “I think maybe part of what got him into trouble was that he did too much thinking. Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often.” (18). One way that shows Alex is a strong person is that he gave up his life savings to charity and left after getting a college education. This shows that he is not what many people were hinting at; that he is being a waste of life or dumb. What Alex embarked on was not just a mindless journey to live off of other people. What Alex did was what Joseph Campbell called the “Hero’s Journey”. Alex did not give up his good life because he was stupid or a “leech of society”, but because he knew himself better then anyone else did. He knew what he wanted and how he could get it. Alex wanted to find beauty and peace in the world and the way he went about finding that makes him no less of a person, but more of one. What Alex did takes an incredible amount of strength and self knowledge, and people who say what he did was a waste obviously have not reached the point of understanding that he had and are still closed minded. The only not so great part about Alexander Supertramp is that he did not think things through. If only he had he wouldn’t have died the tragic way he did. Those are my initial reactions to Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild.
Logan Dietz
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
My initial reaction to Into the Wild is Chris McCandless is certainly an odd and unusual person. First off, he does not show any affection towards his family. Chris does not accept or give out any gifts to or from his family. His family is so good to him, even offering to buy him a new car. A new car would have been a nice gift for Chris. Krakauer writes, "He already had a perfectly good car, he insisted: a beloved 1982 Datsun B210, slightly dented but mechanically cound, with 128,000 miles on the odometer"(21). Despite not accepting gifts from his family, he appears not to have any problem accepting gifts from complete strangers. Krakauer writes, "Gallien's wife had packed him two grilled-cheese-and-tuna sandwiches and a bag of corn chips for lunch; he persuaded the young hitchhiker (Chris aka Alex) to accept the food as well" (7). Krakauer also points out that Gallien gave Chris a pair of boots. As i have read in chapter four, Chris accepts gifts from other strangers also. For example, he camps with a couple named Bob and Jan for a week. I also think it is stupid that Chris donates all of his college education funds to OXFAM. I understand he wanted to create a new life for himself, but he could've given the money to a kind soul he came across on his way. All in all I think Chris McCandless, I mean Alexander Supertramp is one weird person. I would never give up the life I have to live in the wilderness without any money or other necessities.
Robbie McKinstry
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
My initial reaction is as follows:
Personally, I did not like the first few chapters. They appeared disorganized and illogical. The only real purpose the maps serve is to take up space, in my opinion. The same goes for the quotations in the beginning of each chapter. Seeing as how they mention the last event of the main character's life in the second chapter, I fail to see how the author could honestly fill another 173 pages based on such few events. I fear that the rest of the book will be more monotonous explanations of landforms or overly-intricate descriptions of the environmental surroundings. Krakaur writes, "On the northern margin of the Alaska Range, just before the hulking ramparts of Mt. McKinley, and its satellites surrender to the low Kantishna plain, a series of lesser ridges, know as the Outer Range, spawls across the flats like a rumpled blanket on an unmade bed. Between the flinty crests of the two outermost escarpments of the Outer Range runs an east-west trough, maybe five miles across, carpeted in a boggy amalgam of muskeg, alder tangled, rolling bottomland is the Stampede Trail, the route Chris McCandless followed into the wilderness." (9-10)
That was the longest God-forsaken paragraph I've ever read. There are 91 words in it, and 549 characters. If i were to rewrite that paragraph, I would say "Chris traveled along the Stampede Trail in Alaskan wilderness" which is 9 words and 64 characters, saving 82 words and 485 characters. I find that this book is mostly a waste of time, certainly not because of the context, but only because it appears to me as though the author cannot communicate a coherent thought clearly without using way to many words and sentences.
Personally, I don't have a problem with Christopher's ideals and ideas. His libertarian views on gun-control are clearly valid. The second amendment protects our right to bear arms. That right was given to us by God, and the government should not regular our God given rights.
I do like his idea of not worrying about where the next meal will come from. God always provides food for even the cows, will He not provide for you?
In regards to his method of adventure, I disapprove of how unconventional it is. Is he willing to die for adventure? How is it fair for him to take only from the world and give nothing back? Has he accomplished anything beneficial with his life? I mean, beneficial for others, not himself. If its only for himself, that is obviously selfish. But if its for others, than he has begun paid back his debt to life itself for the adventure it has giving him.
It was the Buddah who said, "All things are connected. The air that is exhaled by me in inhaled by my brother. The light that shine upon me, shines upon my brother. So in wishing to strike my brother, I wish only to strike myself, and where would that get us?" All humans were created in God's image, but everything was created by God, so taking only from the environment, is taking from God and stealing from self. He wasn't even grateful. He appeared to be self-righteous in his antonym. By being independent, that makes his life superior to those are dependant and in want.
Lastly, I should express that I love his view on gifts. He mentions how he no longer accepts gifts from his parents, because they think they can buy his respect. I know my mother is always like, "Robbie, I just drove you to the mall, and you won't even clear your room when I ask you to?" (Beth McKinstry, 31 March 2009) No, Mom, I freaking can't when it's midnight and I'm trying to understand what the h*ll Chuckie Darwin and has to do with Skittles. (That one goes out to you, Tom!) The point is, he clearly took measures to prevent future conflicts with relatives; measures, which in my opinion, were clear and effective.
Additionally, Brother Peach, I apologize if I appear discontent with the choice of readings. I am not. However, my father constantly attempts to bring me into his wildlife ventures, to which I can only reply, "No, I don't find that interesting. Perhaps camping?"
This story, I regret to inform you, was one of his favorite topics, so naturally I was already biased against this book from the start. Although I can find absolutely nothing wrong with any of these assignments ever (I wanted to make that clear), I don't enjoy this story, because of the influence of my father.
Michael Klim
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
1 April 2009
I have many initial thoughts to the opening chapters of Into the Wild. My first thought is why McCandless would completely give up his life and all of his material possessions to go on an epic, but very dangerous journey. I believe McCandles went on this journey because he read several adventure books and truely believed that if he completely became one with nature he would discover himself. I think that McCandles should have thought about his journey more, so that he could have had an epic adventure, but also to keep his parents aware of his situation. His tragic death was a loss to the world because with his mind he could have truely helped the world by discovering a way to end the problems and fix the faults that he discovered in socicity. In conclusion, though McCandless died a tragic death I believe that if he would have had a better plan for his adventure he could have greatly benefitted the world.
Louis Taglianetti
Bro. Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
The books starts out shockingly finding that Supertramp is hitch hiking to Alaska. He is just throwing away his life, and all the things he has been given, just for a new way of life! Some people have barely anything and he is just giving it up, not smart at all. When Krakauer writes "'You could tell right away that Alex was intelligent,' Westerberg reflects, draining his third drink. 'He read a lot. Used a lot of big words. I think maybe part of what got him into trouble was that he did too much thinking. Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often."'(18) I find that ironic because he did a lot of reading ato be smart just to throw it away, i just don't get it.
Louis Taglianetti
Bro. Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
The books starts out shockingly finding that Supertramp is hitch hiking to Alaska. He is just throwing away his life, and all the things he has been given, just for a new way of life! Some people have barely anything and he is just giving it up, not smart at all. When Krakauer writes "'You could tell right away that Alex was intelligent,' Westerberg reflects, draining his third drink. 'He read a lot. Used a lot of big words. I think maybe part of what got him into trouble was that he did too much thinking. Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often."'(18) I find that ironic because he did a lot of reading ato be smart just to throw it away, i just don't get it.
Jake Rostek
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
After reading the first few pages of Into the Wild, my initial reaction was that Chris McCandless was a little bit crazy and a whole lot foolish. He obviously was not prepared for life in the wilderness. Krakauer wrote, "He wasn't carrying anywhere near as much food and gear as you'd expect a guy to be carrying for that kind of trip"(4). I couldn't understand why he would go on this journey, which I believe he knew he wasn't prepared for. He was obviously intelligent and he had to have realized that he didn't have what he needed to have in order to survive in that region. It is almost as if he knew he wasn't going to be coming back alive, and wanted his last adventure in life to be exactly how he thought life should be - free from responsibility and material possessions. By the end of the third chapter I started to change my mind and began thinking that maybe Chris (Alex) wasn't as crazy as I initially thought he was. Maybe he was just trying to find happiness within himself by getting away from everyone and everything. Even thought he was smart and had a good education, he just didn't feel that it was the life that he was cut out for. Just because he was good at something didn't mean that he enjoyed it. I thought it was good that he gave away his money to those who were needier than he was at the time. One thing that I still don't agree with is that he completely separated himself from his family.
Thomas O'Connor
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
When I read started reading this book, I had no problem with the radical new life that Chris McCandless started for himself. If I had one objection to what he did, I would say he was not prepared. He had no experience at survival, especially in such a brutal climate as Alaska. He did not bring sufficient supplies to live. Most people wonder why he did what he did. Why would he leave his college education, good grades, family, and potential behind and do that?. Perhaps he found that life boring, meaningless. He donated his money to those who need it, and left all of his possesions. I admire his attempt of having complete freedom. However, I don't think he thought it through, and really knew what he was doing before he left.
Erich Harkema
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
My first impression of Into the Wild was that the kid was being spoiled or stupid. He threw away his savings, his college education, his family. All to go on some foolish adventure that got him killed in the process. He had done alot in the first place yet he wasn't satisfied and went to Alaska. This mistake led to his downfall.
Krakauer writes "he had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself (frontpage).
I noticed alot in the story he had people that helped him out of the kindness in their heart everytime he ran out of food and such. He wasn't so lucky in Alaska and he ended up eating an unedible plant that made it impossible for him to keep down food, which in turn madeh im starve to death. It's sad because he could've explored the world after getting alot of money with his education, instead of going on this insane adventure.
James May
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
The first three chapters set a good mood for the book, but make you ask many questions about what exactly Chris McCandless's intentions were when he began this trip. There are many admirable approaches he takes towards this trip; his courage for going out on his own with very little food, and determination to go on his alaskan trip. Krakauer writes, "Alex insisted on giving Gallien his watch, his comb, and what he said was all his money: eighty-five cents in loose change" (7). This is just one example of his courage to abandon everything he had and go through with this trip. However, as you read you begin to question his motives. It seems like he was too reckless, and that he almost wanted to die. Not necessarily in a sadistic way, but that there could be nothing greater to live for than this adventure. Throwing caution to the wind can be a good thing, but only as long as you keep it in check. Dying is no end anybody should aim for, especially during a trip of fulfillment like this.
Osas Malkin
Bro. Rob peach, FSC
Rell 011.04
April 1 2009
The aspect of into the wild that shocked me as I was reading was the fact that someone could willingly give away his own life and identity for the purpose of a better future which in my own oppinion was not i sight. If I was suggesting an option for him, i would have told him to take as much supply that would at least last him for a year, and then stayed in the forest or wherever he chose to live for the space of time the supply would last, and by then he might have found the true meaning of his existence, and can now go out to the world and have a better idea of what to do and what not to do. Because i see no reason while someone would just want to waste awat the precious life of which God has giving to him. People are in hospital fighting for their life and he just wasted one. Maybe if he wanted a good meaning of life he would have giving his kigney to some patient in the hospital, better than wasting it "unesessarily". In every life there is a purpose, what if the purpose of Alex's life was to save people, what account will he give to God when he gets to heaven? Sometime people do not think things through before making their final decision which in most cases does not end well as we have seen in this novel; Into the Wild.
Graham Sides
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
After reading the first couple chapters of Into The Wild, I wondered what force would compel a man to give up a future in history or anthropology for something as outrageous as this. I mean I can see someone going out into the wildernes, but with friends and better supplies. Him going out into the wilderness on an unmarked location with just some rice, boots, and a car seemed suicicidal to me. He also had no respect for the government, as Jon Krakauer writes for Alex (Chris) as he answers a comment on whether he has a hunting license, "Hell no, how i feed myself is none of the government's business. F**k their stupid rules." This makes me think what would make such a person with a 3.72 grade average in school say something like that. But as i continued to read i found that this was something that he was set on doing and wasnt going to be swayed by other people's opinions. But i have to say that if I was in this persons shoes, i would definately not give up what i have to live a life like that.
As I began reading Into the Wild, i could not help but feel suprised that someone would do what Chris did. He abandoned everything he knew, his life, his friends, his family, and his money and set out to find peace. What struck me was that we spend our lives looking and working for the things that he gave up. I felt that he was extremely stupid to do this because he had a great life and was just coming out of college and was most likely going to law school and for someone to do what he did was extremely drastic. I have not finished it so i am looking forward to finding out why McCandless did it.
Ben Mickens
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
When i started to read this book, i had an initial feeling of aghast at the way McCandless took life for granted. I see where he is coming from, but i dont fully 100% understand it. I believe that the people who are critics of 'Alex' are wrong. If he wants to throw his life away, and give up all of his belongings, that is his problem, and critics shouldn't care. Im going to be somewhat hypocritical by criticizing him, only because its the assignment. Krakauer writes, "Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often" (18). I do agree that it is wrong that people are wrong to eachother, but i dont think a solution to that problem is to go hide out in the woods where people arent bad to eachother. Just because he didnt see it in his life, it was still a reality in the world, and his disappearing did not solve anything.
Ben Mickens
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1, 2009
I also want to add that seeing as McCandless was most likely heading to law school after college, that would give him a chance to help people for a better cause, and that is what he was looking for in the woods. I think he couldve fulfilled his search for inner peace with that
Tanner Dent
Bro. Rob Peach, FSC
Rel 011.04
April 1,2009
My thoughts of the book are that i think there is great meaning because one guy wanted to try to go into the wild and make a new life for him self with only some supplies and a few people to aid him on the journey. I also think there are parts that i didn't like because he had a great life for him self and he just through it a way by ditching his car, burning his money and just leaving everything behind.
When i started reading Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer i was kind of confused by the story. I really didnt understand why someone would just leave their family and throw away a colledge education. I think that donating his money to a charity was a good thing but i still think that he should have kept some to survive. I think that he left his family and all of his material possesions because he wanted to find inner peace through a new way of life.
Post a Comment