Category: Chris McCandless

McCandless’s adventures throughout the film represents issues faced in society today. Are we idolised by the technologies or companies of others? Obsessing over how we are viewed by society, even for those, our peers who care so much about us. Early on it was visible that McCandless wasnt infatuated with such items that consumed his…

A good education is something that all children, teens, and young adults across America deserve, but whats the point of it? Over time, people learn the basic skills needed to function in society such as reading, writing, and basic arithmetic, but beyond that, whats the purpose? Although people are going to college more than ever,…

The style of Chris McCandlesss life represents the theory that Thoreau mentioned in his book called Into the Wild. Thoreaus Civil Disobedience had an obvious effect on Chriss life. The fact that Chris didnt renew his License plate and just didnt want the government to regulate his life and make him follow the rules like…

In life and education, individuals who stray from the norm are branded as delusional outcasts instead of innovators or visionaries. Jon Krakauer investigates this in his book, Into the Wild. The book explores the final months of adventurer and transcendentalist, Christopher McCandless; McCandless abandoned the trappings of wealth and higher education to explore the Alaskan…

McCandless’s adventures throughout the film represents issues faced in society today. Are we idolised by the technologies or companies of others? Obsessing over how we are viewed by society, even for those, our peers who care so much about us. Early on it was visible that McCandless wasnt infatuated with such items that consumed his…

A good education is something that all children, teens, and young adults across America deserve, but whats the point of it? Over time, people learn the basic skills needed to function in society such as reading, writing, and basic arithmetic, but beyond that, whats the purpose? Although people are going to college more than ever,…

The style of Chris McCandlesss life represents the theory that Thoreau mentioned in his book called Into the Wild. Thoreaus Civil Disobedience had an obvious effect on Chriss life. The fact that Chris didnt renew his License plate and just didnt want the government to regulate his life and make him follow the rules like…

In life and education, individuals who stray from the norm are branded as delusional outcasts instead of innovators or visionaries. Jon Krakauer investigates this in his book, Into the Wild. The book explores the final months of adventurer and transcendentalist, Christopher McCandless; McCandless abandoned the trappings of wealth and higher education to explore the Alaskan…

While only from 1830 to 1860, the literary movement, Transcendentalism, continued to have a profound impact on American culture. Transcendentalism was founded by Ralph Waldo Emerson, who is best known for his essay, Self-Reliance. In his essay, Self-Reliance, Emerson states: Society everywhere is in a conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members.…