Into the Wild by John Krakauer

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Into the Wild by John Krakauer
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The McCandless Family
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Family troubles

• Walt was previously married to a woman named
  Marcia, who he cheated on with Billie.
• Billie became pregnant with Chris
• Chris mom told him, when he was older, that she
  felt stuck with Walt when she became pregnant
  with Chris.
• Eventually, Marcia divorced Walt, and he and
  Billie got married.

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Family troubles cont.

• While growing up, Chris experienced his fathers
  love of alcohol.
• Walt and Billie constantly fought.
• Chris and his siblings, Quinn and Carrine, felt
  guilty that their father left his original
  family.
• Chris remained in touch with his half-brothers
  and sisters, although it was a strained
  relationship

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Christopher McCandless

• Chris was an intelligent boy and teenager.
• He loved the outdoors, and was often emotional
  about his family troubles.
• Why would Transcendental literature appeal to
  Chris?

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Christopher McCandless

• Into the Wild is Chris story of adventure.
• During his travels he adopts a tramping
  name.Alexander Supertramp
• Alaska was Chris ultimate destiny.

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Why Alaska?
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Literary Influences

• Most notably, Chris was influenced by Emerson and
  Thoreau.
• They inspired him to walk into the wild.