It's like a tag on a shirt that keeps bothering your tender skin, that's why you rip off the tag and make your own choices while walking. in the unknown lands of the desert, in search of an adventure that will have disastrous consequences if poorly executed. Walking into the unknown lands of the Abyss of Hades could have cost a single man's sentient life, but it was done in a blaze of glory and without regrets. That man is of course Christopher McCandless in the book Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, based on a true story. In the book, McCandless strives to make the cold journey from Alaska into the wilderness to satisfy his last thirst for wilderness, but tragedy strikes and ultimately causes him to lose the thing most precious to him, his life. Chris McCandless had exceptional reasons for leaving the life he lived, which are also justified; nor was he stupid to have left this life, and the result of his journey was a triumph, not a tragedy. McCandless had exceptional reasons to leave home and take on the life of a homeless person living in the wilderness. McCandless wanted to experience this type of individuality and experience the life that Henry David Thoreau lived, but there were other reasons why he ultimately left home and decided to live the life of a free man. In the book, McKinney explains that Chris was convinced that humans had become inferior people and that his goal was to return to the natural state of being human (74). He also went on to say that Chris experienced what ancient civilizations experienced and that by the end of his lifestyle he had incorporated elements from the Neolithic (74). This reveals his intentions from the beginning of his state of being and ultimately the beginning of his...... middle of paper ...... the milky, crusty mountains of Alaska were all that 'he imagined. However, his incipient misfortune ended with the tragedy of his death. Although he subsided into a world of daydreaming, he found enough energy to say goodbye impeccably to his loved ones and family. McCandless, as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was right in not attending to his life with his family and was not a fool for doing so. Even though his incredible journey came to an end, it was an accomplishment for him and all those who loved him. To quote Henry David Thoreau, “I have learned this, at least, by my experience: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and strives to live the life he has imagined, he will encounter an unexpected joint success. hours. » Works Cited Krakauer, Jon. In nature. UNITED STATES. Villard Books, 1996. Print