Sunday, May 8, 2016

Into the Wild By Jon Krakauer Review Logan O'Donnell



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Title: Into the Wild
Author: Jon Krakauer
# of Pages: 224
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Review:
Into the Wild  by Jon Krakauer is a liberating story of an intelligent young man full of wanderlust. This book brings the reader back to the true roots of humanity and transcendentalism. Although, the plot of this nonfiction book was surrounded by such a tragic event, the inspirational tale of Chris McCandless’s journey has brought an awakening and given a voice to a generation of nomadic young people.

This is not your average story, this is not a tale about a guy who learns how to survive in the wilderness. The reader does not get a chance to have a personal encounter with the subject of the book. There are no surprises when it comes to the outcome of this story, on the very first page you already know the ending. Although, Christopher’s end wasn’t the end of his story or of his message, the ending lies within the reasoning and how he went from a genius in a wealthy family to a dead man on an abandoned bus in the Alaskan wilderness. How is it such an intelligent man could have put himself in such a situation where he had to fight for his life to survive?

The adventurously intriguing tale constantly keeps the reader on their feet trying to understand the reasoning behind his endeavor. Jon Krakauer goes into intensive depth on a timeline of Christopher’s life, including but not limited to his family, education, work, and acquaintances. When the author used his own personal experiences to connect with the persona that is Chris McCandless, it allows readers from many different aspects of life find their own ways of connecting to the character. Personally I can say even though I have never experienced the same situation that Chris had, I have definitely shared more than a few of the same ideals. Jon took this story from a very compassionate place when deciding to analyze this young mans life, as did I have sympathy for the character and everyone whose life he had touched.
This has been by far one of the best books I have read, and highly recommend anyone to read. Into the Wild, not only appeals to the whimsical younger generation, but I believe people of every age and social class would benefit from hearing Christopher’s story. Not only does this book include travel, adventure, and philosophy but it also has a loving family aspect to his findings. Anyone would be happy to have read this book.

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