In the book, the reader learns a lot about McCandless’s childhood years, high school years, and college experience.
#Into the wild book characters movie
Jon Krakauer and his observations are not in the movie at all. While the book is narrated by Jon Krakauer (he does extensively quote those whom he interviews), the movie is narrated by the sister.
There are many differences between the book and the movie. The film was well-received critically, with Roger Ebert calling Hirsch’s performance “hypnotic” and the film “spell-binding.” The 2007 movie starred Emilie Hirsch as Chris McCandless, Marcia Gay Harden and William Hurt as the parents, and Vince Vaughn as Wayne Westerburg, a man for whom McCandless had worked for while planning his Alaskan adventure. Krakauer also visited the scene where McCandless died. In preparation for this book, Krakauer retraced McCandless’s journey across the West Coast and interviewed anyone who had met him. It’s important to note that Jon Karkauer has this own theory as to how McCandless died and that it is discussed at the end of the book.
Although there have been debates as to exactly how his death occurred, it has generally been believed that he died of starvation. He was found dead on Septemin an abandoned bus in the woods of Alaska. McCandless did eventually make it to Alaska, where he survived for a approximately 112 days. His goal was to go on a sort of “Alaskan Odyssey.” He wanted to eventually live completely on his own in the wilderness of Alaska. He was a nomad, never staying in one place for long. He traveled the Western United States after he graduated Emory. A lifestyle that was very different than the norm for a college grad in 1990.
McCandless, never having been attached to possessions, wanted to live a simple, nomadic lifestyle. He donated most of the money he had to charity and stopped talking to his family. In 1990, he graduated with honors from Emory University, where he majored in history and anthropology. McCandless wanted to have adventures outdoors and explore the unknown. The book is told from the perspective of Jon Krakauer as he tells the true story of a man named Christopher McCandless who essentially left civilization for a path more unknown, to live a simple life in solitude. The movie was released in 2007 and was directed by Sean Penn. The book is a work of non-fiction that was published in 1996. This week, I’ll be blogging about Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer.
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