Into The Wild Theme Essay

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Love, family and friends are all key things that make people feel whole. Everyone needs to have these important relationships to make their lives worth wild. Without love, family or friends people are left feeling lonely and distant from the rest of the world. Love, family and friends providing wholeness to people’s lives is a common theme in many different types books, movies and music. This theme proves that all people need to feel love and have relationships to live complete and happy lives.
Family is probably the most important thing people need in their lives to feel whole. In the novel Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, Chris McCandless makes the risky decision to leave his life behind and go into the Alaskan wilderness. His story makes us wonder what Chris was missing in his life that made him take on this dangerous adventure. Chris did not have a good relationship with his family, especially his parents. He may have chose to go into the wild because of this. Another famous novel, Little Women by Louisa May Alcott tells the story of four young sisters who are faced with many trials throughout their
The famous song My Girl by the Temptations shows a theme of not needing anything else as long as you have love. “I don’t need no money, fortune or fame. I’ve got all the riches baby…”(Citation). This quote means that being in love makes you feel rich, like you have everything you need. This goes along with the idea that love makes provides a feeling completeness. In an article written by dating blogger, Carly Sprindel called “10 Reasons Why Love is the Best Feeling in the World”, Sprindel describes ten reasons why love is a great feeling to have in your life. Sprindel shares reasons like, love makes you feel happy, hopeful and changes your life. “Love makes you hopeful. It makes you believe in happily ever after.”(Citation). These reasons and many others help us to understand that love completes our

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