Christopher Mccandless In Jon Krakauer's 'Into The Wild'

Have you ever felt like you didn’t belong somewhere and just wanted to get away? Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer is about a guy named Christopher who called himself Alex, and he just wanted to get away from his life and live how he wanted. Christopher McCandless stands out because he shows his emotions thoroughly and goes through with what he thinks. McCandless can be described as a thrill seeker, arrogant, and courageous.
Christopher McCandless can be described as a thrill seeker for many reasons.One example is he would always be thinking about adventure and always wanted to be on the move. On page 45, it states “I thought Alex had lost his mind when he told us about his ‘great Alaskan odyssey’ as he called it. But he was really excited about it. Couldn’t stop thinking about his trip.” This shows that he was ready to go and explore and to be able to go where he wanted. Another example is he would write down everything he was doing day by day as it was his own little adventure book. “The trip was to be an odyssey in the fullest sense of the world, an epic journey that would change everything.” found on page 22. Therefore Chris would go on about how he would make it on his own to where he wanted to go. From these examples, it is clear that Chris made

his life an adventure so he would be happy and enjoy his life.
This character can also be described as arrogant for many reasons. This is apparent when he makes it where no one will she him and will hide something and then go back to it later. On page 34, it states “But his entry of Mexico is either unnoticed or ignored. Alex is jubilant!” This shows that Chris, Alex, is trying to make it by without getting caught. Another example is he changed his name so no one could find him and left his family and never even communicated with them. “If Alex was here right now, I’d be tempted to chew him out good: ‘what the hell were you thinking? Not speaking to your family for all that time, treating them like dirt!” found on page 64. This means no one in his family knew for sure where he was or even if he was alive. As one can see Chris didn’t care or event want his family in his life to help him or even talk to him.
The final and most important description of Chris is courageous. In one instance he went out on his own to Alaska and went by a different name. On page 23, it states “To symbolize the complete severance from his previous life, he even adopted a new name.” This shows that he didn’t like his life before so he changed his name so people couldn’t trace back to his past and realize who he is. It is apparent that on his trip he didn’t want people to help him on his way there he wanted to do it on his own. “He eventually took it to shut me up,” she laughs, “but the day after he left, I found most of it in the van. He’d pulled it out of his bag when we weren't looking and had it up under the seat.” found on page 46. Therefore when he left he had set on his mind that he was going to do it on his own and he stuck with what he wanted to do. So it is clear that Chris wanted to be independent and get to where he wanted to go and make it an adventure.
While one gets older, he or she will have to make wise decisions in their lives that can change everything.

In the novel Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer can be described as an adventure to the end. One example of how Chris was a thrill seeker by being adventurous through the world is when he went out on his own to Alaska. This character can also be described as arrogant , especially when he wouldn’t let anyone help him. Finally, this character can also be considered courageous when he wants to go out and live his life to the fullest how he wants. In the biggest decisions in people's lives they have to think about it before acting or they will never succeed, not everyone can do it on their own and need at least some

help.