My blogosphere class has recently ventured off into the book Into the Wild. In the story, the main character, Chris McCandless, becomes a tramp. At the commencement of his journey, Chris McCandless changes his name to Alex Supertramp, probably in an effort to establish a new identity for himself. Alex’s goal was to go live in Alaska, however he was found dead about 20 days later in Alaska.
At the first glance of the story, Alex seems irrational and ignorant. He had a rich family. He was an incredible student. And he left it all; even his sister, the person most dear to him. Along his journey, he starved for days at a time and lost all methods of transportation. He had to resort to hitchhiking. When he begins his journey to Alaska, he was dreadfully ill-prepared. He only had a bag of rice, a machete, a gun that wasn’t powerful enough to take out ferocious creatures, and some other things. He didn’t even have the proper to survive in Alaska’s harsh weather. He had his reasons though.
As the story progresses, Alex makes more sense. Alex wanted to prove himself. For whom or what is unknown. That’s why he wanted to go into the “wild” with little to no resources. He cut off his family, because he didn’t want them to influence what he was planning by discouragement. At the end of the story, Alex’s journal said that he wished to go home. He was going to return to society. He finally got the “wild” out of his system. His methods were extreme, but he’s like every human being.
Everyone wants to reach that defining moment in their life in which they discover who they truly are. From his youth, Alex was expected to live up to great expectations, especially from his father. That’s why he chose to do what he did. He wanted to be free of all expectations and find himself.
At the first glance of the story, Alex seems irrational and ignorant. He had a rich family. He was an incredible student. And he left it all; even his sister, the person most dear to him. Along his journey, he starved for days at a time and lost all methods of transportation. He had to resort to hitchhiking. When he begins his journey to Alaska, he was dreadfully ill-prepared. He only had a bag of rice, a machete, a gun that wasn’t powerful enough to take out ferocious creatures, and some other things. He didn’t even have the proper to survive in Alaska’s harsh weather. He had his reasons though.
As the story progresses, Alex makes more sense. Alex wanted to prove himself. For whom or what is unknown. That’s why he wanted to go into the “wild” with little to no resources. He cut off his family, because he didn’t want them to influence what he was planning by discouragement. At the end of the story, Alex’s journal said that he wished to go home. He was going to return to society. He finally got the “wild” out of his system. His methods were extreme, but he’s like every human being.
Everyone wants to reach that defining moment in their life in which they discover who they truly are. From his youth, Alex was expected to live up to great expectations, especially from his father. That’s why he chose to do what he did. He wanted to be free of all expectations and find himself.
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