Credos In Into The Wild

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Pursuit Of Happiness Many grow up under the influence and parental guidance of those around them, but when that lifeline is cut, one must find their own meaning of life, their own credo to uphold. In the biography Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, the author exhibits the life of a young man named Christopher Johnson McCandless, who upheld his bizarre credo until his crucial death. McCandless’s life can be viewed as a hubris endeavor but one who understands the growing pains of that of youth can conclude that McCandless lived by an admirable and moral credo. Life's most important lessons are often taught to one by their parents. Having always felt indifferent to his parents, McCandless was to find his own beliefs. His most important lessons …show more content…
Likewise, McCandless was trapped for many years doing what was expected of him ; attending college, keeping up his grades and fulfilling the duties of a son. However just doing what everyone wants does not satisfy the innate pleasure engraved in oneself. Looking back at the confining years McCandless saw it as, ¨ … preparing to fulfill an absurd and onerous duty:.. At long last he was unencumbered, emancipated from the stifling world of his parents and peers, a world of abstraction and security and material excess, a world in which he felt grievously cut off from the raw throb of existence¨ (Krakauer, PAGE). Many are oppressed by society's standards but McCandless wanted change. Having done everything his parents had asked of him to do McCandless then did what he wanted to do. Much can be taken away by the short life of Christopher McCandless but only if one understands his perspective. McCandless can easily be seen as a reckless idiot, but he was actually a deep and complex character with standards and a point of direction which he intended to follow. McCandless was a well rounded and educated individual with a wild soul who learned to embrace it. His trip to alaska was an act of individualism and the pursuit of happiness which cannot be criticized because everyone, every day is in the same
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