Into The Wild Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer is a compelling story of a young man, Chris McCandless, who had an unforgiving respect of nature and an immeasurable level of unintended recklessness. McCandless harshly reposed a radical change in his life by living in the wild of Alaska. After McCan...

There is no doubt that on April 15, 1992 Christopher Johnson McCandless set out on his last Alaskan Odyssey-leaving Carthage, South Dakota, friends and societal restrictions behind. Having finished university, and having abandoned his sense of family, he had been steadfastly looking forward to this...

Chris McCandless' lack of preparation regarding his fateful expedition into the wilds of Alaska has led many to believe he had suicidal impulses. This theory, however, clashes with the image of Chris that is depicted in Jon Krakauer's book, Into the Wild. The evidence against this theory c...