Into the Wild..

I found the story of Christopher McCandless, depicted by Jon Krakauer in his novel, Into the Wild, to be remarkable, adventurous and sad. The novel was about a true story of McCandless, who was influenced by the works and lives of Thoreau and Tolstoy heavily and began to see society as a threat to the individual. He would give up the materialistic and corrupt conceptions of the world, by going back into the wild, to find simplicity within his life and be one with nature. However, he begins to see nature not only as a friend but also as a powerful rage. As he realizes the importance of family and relationships and decides to go back, he is entrapped and dies from either starvation or poison, in his sleeping bag, which I found horrible and was saddened greatly by. Sean Penn also gives life to McCandless in his movie titled, Into the Wild. I have not watched the movie as of yet, but found the trailer thrilling. After the semester ends, I will definitely watch the movie with my 3 girls J, and get a more understanding of the life of McCandless.