My Thoughts on Into the Wild and Chris McCandless

The book Into the Wild wasn't what I expected it to be. I thought the book was going to be more about nature itself but instead it focused on a life of a guy who lived in the nature. To me, it wasn't worth reading because it didn't interest me. Also because it is not a type of book I would read. Into the Wild tells us about life is that you never know what it is going to bring. Also it tells us that you will never know who you might meet in life that could change it forever. An example of the book telling us that is when McCandless met Ron Franz and changes Ron's life forever.Chris gave Ron the advice of living with nature and thats what Ron did. This book, in my opinion, is not good. I think this because it is mostly about a guy who wants more to life then what he already has. Also because it is not just telling us about this guy, but also defending him from the criticism he got for living in the wild. Into the Wild does give a good aspect of life, but not the kind worth reading.

In my opinion,Chris McCandless did know what he was doing and what he needed to survive, but he decided not take the things he needed. I do feel it was stupid to do that, but I see where he didn't want to. Chris McCandless to me as a person is someone who wanted to find his way in life. Also to me, he is a person who wanted to take on nature and think of what all this society has, but doesn't need.Chris McCandless was a person trying to find happiness in the wild. I agree with most of the critics, but then some I think went to harsh on me. One example of going to harsh is what Nick Jans wrote, saying "McCandless was hardly unique; there's quite a few of these guys hanging around the state. The only difference is McCandless ended up dead." I agree with some of these people, because yes, Chris didn't go prepared but still he didn't want to.But then, Chris McCandless finally realized at the end true happiness is real when only shared.To me, Chris McCandless did find what he was looking for out in the wild.