Chris In Into The Wild

In Krakauer’s widely known novel, Into The Wild, Krakauer explains a story about how a man named Chris went to Alaska and died of starvation. Chris was born into a rich family and graduated from a prodigious university. However, he was not complacent with his life and wanted to avoid family trauma. He then ran away from his problems and decided to leave for Alaska. Since he was an ascetic and fervently believed that he belonged in the wild, he immediately left his home and abandoned his belongings. Unfortunately, his hubris overcame him and he died of starvation. He did not bring the proper supplies that would benefit him in the wild and he also rejected all the help he could have received from other people. Although he impacted a myriad of people such as Franz, he was foolish for not having …show more content…
Even though Chris brought about his own end, he impacted people such as Ron Franz and changed the way they live. During Chris’s journey, Chris stayed with Franz a long time. They bonded and did many things together such as the the leather belt with the name Alex inscribed on it. As time passed, Franz became extremely fond of Chris and began to really be impacted by him. His everyday life was slowly beginning to change and become similar to Chris’s. When Chris unfortunately left Franz to continue his journey, Franz followed Chris’s advice and changed his life. He decided to “place his furniture and most of his other possessions in a storage locker, bought a GMC Duravan, and outfitted it with bunks and camping gear. Then he moved out of his apartment and set up camp on the bajada” (Krakauer 58). The bond between Chris and Franz was so strong, that Franz was willing to change his life just to follow Chris’s beliefs. Also, one day while Chris was out with his friends, he decided to go to the most dangerous part of town and give food