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` Into The Wild

A Theme- A potential theme for call of the wild could be to stick to what you believe in, except that Chris takes this to the extreme. Maybe the author doesn’t like that way of thinking so he wrote this story to show the reader what kinds of things can happen to them if they do what’s in their hearts and abandon their family and friends forever. Another theme could be that even the relaxed and studious of people can crack and run away as Chris did. This is another thing that the author is trying to tell us; never run away like Chris when you’re set for life. If the author is trying to teach us about these themes, then he certainly chose a good novel to do so.

The Summary-   //Into the Wild//, a non-fiction like no other, a story that knows no bounds. Set in pretty modern day times, this book records the life of Chris McCandless, a young man who was ready to explore the very edge of civilization and then spend many months living off the land in a thrilling documentary depicting man vs. wild. But First he has to get there. So, Just a few weeks after graduating college, he hits the road and gives most his money charity. And off he goes to varies stops around the country. Meeting many friends and having quite a few small-scale adventures, one of which makes him confident that he can survive a larger-scale adventure up north. So, as soon as he has enough gear and money saved up, he treks through Canada and to Fairbanks, Alaska where he plans to spend the summer in the wilderness all by himself. This outing soon costs him his life when he makes some fatal mistakes. That ends this tragic tale, with the reader coming out of it with some experience if this sort of scenario should ever arise.

     Some Opinions- I liked some of the imagery in the book, especially since Jon Krakauer doesn’t overdue it. I also think that he shouldn’t have had excerpts from other books (except the ones that Chris directly did something to, which I think is good because it gives the reader a better idea of what kind of guy Chris was) because it compares both pieces of writing, which is not good for both writers. Pg. 9: On the northern margin of the Alaskan Range, just before the hulking ramparts of Mt. McKinley and its satellites surrender to the low Kantishna plain, a series of lesser ridges, known as the outer Range, sprawls across the flats like a rumpled blanket on an unmade bed.This book is also a lot like Huckleberry Fin because in both books some kid runs away from home, although I do admit that they run away from home for slightly different reasons.

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