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I, however, believe it to be the story of a young man with a promising future who decided, with extreme courage, to forgo the easy comforts he could have had in order to dedicate himself to the search for himself and a deeper meaning in life, choosing to embark on a journey without destination or duration that would lead him to inhospitable lands and, sadly, to his death. This book, *“Into the wild”* , was born from the chance encounter between McCandless's story and Krakauer, then a journalist, who reported the whole affair in *Outside* : the article immediately attracted great attention in the United States. Many wondered why a boy in his early twenties had chosen to leave his family's comfortable, middle-class life (Chris's father, Walt, was a leading scientist at NASA) to delve into the depths of an existence without possessions or certainties. They dismissed it as an existential whim, they couldn't understand such a foolish and immature choice for them, they couldn't get past Chris's tragic end, they didn't grasp the power of his journey, they didn't grasp that intimate search for balance between man and nature. Subsequently, this story became a true obsession for Krakauer, who, over time, managed to put the pieces of this story back together, thanks to the help of the boy's family, the people he met along the way, and the diary Chris kept during his last adventure, giving us one of the most evocative and moving reading experiences I've ever read. > There are many unhappy people who nevertheless do not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned by security, conformism, and traditionalism—all things that seem to assure peace of mind. But in reality, for a man's adventurous spirit, there is nothing more devastating than a secure future. The true core of a person's vital spirit is a passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from encountering new experiences, and therefore there is no greater joy than having an ever-changing horizon, than finding oneself under a new and different sun every day > > Jon Krakauer As soon as he graduated from Emory College, Chris embarked on his journey across the United States, first by car and then on foot and by every means of transport available, hitchhiking, freight trains, kayaking… a true aesthete on the road\! He was undaunted by difficulties, unafraid to take risks, and thus always managed to cope admirably. A highly cultured and well-prepared boy, he read the great classics of literature, from Tolstoy to London, from Thoreau to Pasternak, drawing from them his own credo for life, a constant reflection that led him to follow very high standards of moral judgment both for himself and for others, which inevitably affected his social relationships, especially with his parents. During one of his summer trips before finishing his studies, Chris discovered that both he and his sister Carine were born out of wedlock, as his father was still legally married to his first wife. This intolerable lack of truth triggered, over the years, a rebelliousness he had struggled to keep at bay. For this and many other reasons, he chose to make a clean break with his life, donated all his savings to charity, burned his documents and the little money he had left, and decided that from then on, for as long as he deemed it necessary, he would live day by day, following the breath of his heart and his mind, always along the road. He headed west in his inseparable Datsun, but a mishap forced him to abandon the car and continue on without his own transportation. Along the way, he met some people with whom he managed to form true friendships, despite hiding behind the nickname Alexander Supertramp, a sign of rejection of his old life. During these two years of almost ascetic pilgrimage, he worked and put some money aside to buy the equipment necessary to realize his great dream, the adventure of all adventures, a true journey “ *Into the wild* ”: Alaska. > For two years he wandered the world: no phone, no swimming pool, no dogs or cats, no cigarettes. Extreme freedom, an extremist, an aesthete traveler whose home is the road. So now, after two years of walking, comes the last and greatest adventure. The culmination of the battle to kill the false inner being, the victorious seal of the spiritual revolution. To avoid being poisoned by civilization again, he flees, walking alone on the earth to lose himself in the wilderness > > Christopher McCandless He never stayed in one place for long, perhaps also for fear of becoming too attached to people and places and succumbing to the temptation to postpone his plans. I think this is another admirable quality in Chris, because he always had the courage to set out again fearlessly, filling his future with new possibilities. Perhaps it was precisely this ability to make things difficult for himself that attracted him to pursue his goal, avoiding the constant pull of society, almost finding pleasure in daily hardship. > “Don’t settle in one place, move, be a nomad, conquer a new horizon every day.” > > Christopher McCandless What unfolds during the journey—I'm talking about a slow journey, accomplished through the toil of one's own body and the aid of one's own mind—is something sensational that reduces the inequities of life imposed by society to cosmic nothingness; the bills to pay, the problems at work, the house to clean, the missed opportunities, all melt away in the sun, and the mind directs itself with disarming clarity toward its goal, toward the purpose that set us on our journey in the first place. Bringing the discussion back to Chris and his adventure “ *Into the Wild* ”, we can perhaps criticize him for having exaggerated with the classic frenzy of the young man impatient to measure himself against life without knowing it thoroughly, especially if you decide to live only with what the land offers you, especially in an extreme land like Alaska, but everyone should recognize his enormous strength of initiative and the kindness of spirit in having pursued his dream and tried to achieve something he deeply believed in\! How many detractors can say the same??? I believe that the only way to be part of this system of things, without going crazy, is to accept, even in a small way, what the system offers you. A difficult task for a free spirit, unwilling to compromise. Writing it down is actually much easier and less painful than reporting it in real life. > “When you’re young, it’s easy to believe that what you want is what you deserve, it’s easy to convince yourself that if you really want something, you have the right to get it.” > > Christopher McCandless He reached Alaska in April 1992 and stayed there for about five months. He found shelter in an old abandoned bus, foraging by hunting and fishing, gathering berries, roots, and fruits of the land, without a telephone, maps, watches, or axe. For a full five months, he survived the iron laws of nature in these extreme lands. He came to understand even more deeply that true happiness lies not in material things but in simple and genuine contact with the world, with wild and uncontaminated nature. He came to understand the need for full sharing with others, because, as he emphasized in a passage from his books, "Happiness is real only when shared.". Let's assume he was ready (we can't know for sure) to return home to his family, to forgive his parents and maybe even himself for all those misunderstandings and arguments that now, without that seething anger, seemed like futile excuses to distance himself from them. Some people reach a certain maturity with the passing of the years, and this happens for most people; others, however, are able to discern other meanings and truths earlier because the journey itself broadens the mind and broadens horizons, allowing those who choose to forgo some comforts to reach a major life goal like awareness much sooner. Bringing the discussion back to Chris and his adventure “ *Into the Wild* ”, we can perhaps criticize him for having exaggerated with the classic frenzy of the young man impatient to measure himself against life without knowing it thoroughly, especially if you decide to live only with what the land offers you, especially in an extreme land like Alaska, but everyone should recognize his enormous strength of initiative and the kindness of spirit in having pursued his dream and tried to achieve something he deeply believed in\! How many detractors can say the same??? I believe that the only way to be part of this system of things, without going crazy, is to accept, even in a small way, what the system offers you. A difficult task for a free spirit, unwilling to compromise. Writing it down is actually much easier and less painful than reporting it in real life. > I've lived a lot, and now I think I've found what it takes to be happy: a quiet, secluded life in the countryside. With the opportunity to be of service to people who accept help, and who aren't used to receiving it. And a job that hopefully will be of some use; and then rest, nature, books, music, love for others. This is my idea of ​​happiness. And then, above all, you for a companion, and perhaps children. What more could a man's heart desire? > > Christopher McCandless, reading Leo Tolstoy​ Chris then decided to return to civilization; these two years of free life would serve to give concrete form to his expectations as a young man. Unfortunately, when he returned to the point on the Teklanika River that he had crossed a few months earlier, the melting snow and glaciers had increased the flow of the water to a rapid rate, preventing the young man from fording it without the inevitable risk of being swept away by the current. He returned to the bus to wait for a more propitious moment, but during the following weeks he accidentally collected some inedible wild potato seeds, very similar to the ones he usually ate. The side effects of ingesting these poisonous fruits led to malnutrition and eventually death, which occurred in mid-August of that year. A couple of weeks later, a group of local hunters found his body, thus bringing his story to light. Krakauer tells Chris's story, attempting to perpetuate the reader's indulgence in judgments and prejudices in order to make us grasp the meaning of the young man's personal endeavor. The author's empathy for the boy (Krakauer is a mountaineer and a lover of the wild) perhaps plays a key role between the lines of the book. One senses the passion that has gone into the writing and the desire to highlight Chris as an example of high moral character. However, Krakauer's journalistic nature allows him to maintain a perfect balance between feeling and reality, without overflowing into a fan-like verve in his story. I recommend you take “ *Into the Wild* I also add that you shouldn't miss the film adaptation made by Sean Penn with the same title, enriched by the soundtrack by Eddie Vedder, who with his musical tracks raises the level of the film to the maximum. ## An answer 1.   **MAURO BUZZETTI** said: [Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 6:15 PM](https://www.apiediperilmondo.com/en/review-into-the-wild-in-the-extreme-lands/#comment-4023) Into the Wild is a beautiful story [Answers](https://www.apiediperilmondo.com/en/review-into-the-wild-in-the-extreme-lands/#comment-4023) ## Leave a Reply [Cancel reply](https://www.apiediperilmondo.com/en/review-into-the-wild-in-the-extreme-lands/#respond) wayure [](https://www.apiediperilmondo.com/en/) Every step, your story. Tailor-made, self-guided walking trips. 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To many, it might seem like an adventure driven by youthful impetus, a desire to rebel against society and family, one that ended badly because it was dominated by inexperience and excessive exuberance... I, however, believe it to be the story of a young man with a promising future who decided, with extreme courage, to forgo the easy comforts he could have had in order to dedicate himself to the search for himself and a deeper meaning in life, choosing to embark on a journey without destination or duration that would lead him to inhospitable lands and, sadly, to his death. This book, *“Into the wild”* , was born from the chance encounter between McCandless's story and Krakauer, then a journalist, who reported the whole affair in *Outside* : the article immediately attracted great attention in the United States. Many wondered why a boy in his early twenties had chosen to leave his family's comfortable, middle-class life (Chris's father, Walt, was a leading scientist at NASA) to delve into the depths of an existence without possessions or certainties. They dismissed it as an existential whim, they couldn't understand such a foolish and immature choice for them, they couldn't get past Chris's tragic end, they didn't grasp the power of his journey, they didn't grasp that intimate search for balance between man and nature. Subsequently, this story became a true obsession for Krakauer, who, over time, managed to put the pieces of this story back together, thanks to the help of the boy's family, the people he met along the way, and the diary Chris kept during his last adventure, giving us one of the most evocative and moving reading experiences I've ever read. > There are many unhappy people who nevertheless do not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned by security, conformism, and traditionalism—all things that seem to assure peace of mind. But in reality, for a man's adventurous spirit, there is nothing more devastating than a secure future. The true core of a person's vital spirit is a passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from encountering new experiences, and therefore there is no greater joy than having an ever-changing horizon, than finding oneself under a new and different sun every day > > Jon Krakauer As soon as he graduated from Emory College, Chris embarked on his journey across the United States, first by car and then on foot and by every means of transport available, hitchhiking, freight trains, kayaking… a true aesthete on the road\! He was undaunted by difficulties, unafraid to take risks, and thus always managed to cope admirably. A highly cultured and well-prepared boy, he read the great classics of literature, from Tolstoy to London, from Thoreau to Pasternak, drawing from them his own credo for life, a constant reflection that led him to follow very high standards of moral judgment both for himself and for others, which inevitably affected his social relationships, especially with his parents. During one of his summer trips before finishing his studies, Chris discovered that both he and his sister Carine were born out of wedlock, as his father was still legally married to his first wife. This intolerable lack of truth triggered, over the years, a rebelliousness he had struggled to keep at bay. For this and many other reasons, he chose to make a clean break with his life, donated all his savings to charity, burned his documents and the little money he had left, and decided that from then on, for as long as he deemed it necessary, he would live day by day, following the breath of his heart and his mind, always along the road. He headed west in his inseparable Datsun, but a mishap forced him to abandon the car and continue on without his own transportation. Along the way, he met some people with whom he managed to form true friendships, despite hiding behind the nickname Alexander Supertramp, a sign of rejection of his old life. During these two years of almost ascetic pilgrimage, he worked and put some money aside to buy the equipment necessary to realize his great dream, the adventure of all adventures, a true journey “ *Into the wild* ”: Alaska. > For two years he wandered the world: no phone, no swimming pool, no dogs or cats, no cigarettes. Extreme freedom, an extremist, an aesthete traveler whose home is the road. So now, after two years of walking, comes the last and greatest adventure. The culmination of the battle to kill the false inner being, the victorious seal of the spiritual revolution. To avoid being poisoned by civilization again, he flees, walking alone on the earth to lose himself in the wilderness > > Christopher McCandless He never stayed in one place for long, perhaps also for fear of becoming too attached to people and places and succumbing to the temptation to postpone his plans. I think this is another admirable quality in Chris, because he always had the courage to set out again fearlessly, filling his future with new possibilities. Perhaps it was precisely this ability to make things difficult for himself that attracted him to pursue his goal, avoiding the constant pull of society, almost finding pleasure in daily hardship. > “Don’t settle in one place, move, be a nomad, conquer a new horizon every day.” > > Christopher McCandless What unfolds during the journey—I'm talking about a slow journey, accomplished through the toil of one's own body and the aid of one's own mind—is something sensational that reduces the inequities of life imposed by society to cosmic nothingness; the bills to pay, the problems at work, the house to clean, the missed opportunities, all melt away in the sun, and the mind directs itself with disarming clarity toward its goal, toward the purpose that set us on our journey in the first place. Bringing the discussion back to Chris and his adventure “ *Into the Wild* ”, we can perhaps criticize him for having exaggerated with the classic frenzy of the young man impatient to measure himself against life without knowing it thoroughly, especially if you decide to live only with what the land offers you, especially in an extreme land like Alaska, but everyone should recognize his enormous strength of initiative and the kindness of spirit in having pursued his dream and tried to achieve something he deeply believed in\! How many detractors can say the same??? I believe that the only way to be part of this system of things, without going crazy, is to accept, even in a small way, what the system offers you. A difficult task for a free spirit, unwilling to compromise. Writing it down is actually much easier and less painful than reporting it in real life. > “When you’re young, it’s easy to believe that what you want is what you deserve, it’s easy to convince yourself that if you really want something, you have the right to get it.” > > Christopher McCandless He reached Alaska in April 1992 and stayed there for about five months. He found shelter in an old abandoned bus, foraging by hunting and fishing, gathering berries, roots, and fruits of the land, without a telephone, maps, watches, or axe. For a full five months, he survived the iron laws of nature in these extreme lands. He came to understand even more deeply that true happiness lies not in material things but in simple and genuine contact with the world, with wild and uncontaminated nature. He came to understand the need for full sharing with others, because, as he emphasized in a passage from his books, "Happiness is real only when shared.". Let's assume he was ready (we can't know for sure) to return home to his family, to forgive his parents and maybe even himself for all those misunderstandings and arguments that now, without that seething anger, seemed like futile excuses to distance himself from them. Some people reach a certain maturity with the passing of the years, and this happens for most people; others, however, are able to discern other meanings and truths earlier because the journey itself broadens the mind and broadens horizons, allowing those who choose to forgo some comforts to reach a major life goal like awareness much sooner. Bringing the discussion back to Chris and his adventure “ *Into the Wild* ”, we can perhaps criticize him for having exaggerated with the classic frenzy of the young man impatient to measure himself against life without knowing it thoroughly, especially if you decide to live only with what the land offers you, especially in an extreme land like Alaska, but everyone should recognize his enormous strength of initiative and the kindness of spirit in having pursued his dream and tried to achieve something he deeply believed in\! How many detractors can say the same??? I believe that the only way to be part of this system of things, without going crazy, is to accept, even in a small way, what the system offers you. A difficult task for a free spirit, unwilling to compromise. Writing it down is actually much easier and less painful than reporting it in real life. > I've lived a lot, and now I think I've found what it takes to be happy: a quiet, secluded life in the countryside. With the opportunity to be of service to people who accept help, and who aren't used to receiving it. And a job that hopefully will be of some use; and then rest, nature, books, music, love for others. This is my idea of ​​happiness. And then, above all, you for a companion, and perhaps children. What more could a man's heart desire? > > Christopher McCandless, reading Leo Tolstoy​ Chris then decided to return to civilization; these two years of free life would serve to give concrete form to his expectations as a young man. Unfortunately, when he returned to the point on the Teklanika River that he had crossed a few months earlier, the melting snow and glaciers had increased the flow of the water to a rapid rate, preventing the young man from fording it without the inevitable risk of being swept away by the current. He returned to the bus to wait for a more propitious moment, but during the following weeks he accidentally collected some inedible wild potato seeds, very similar to the ones he usually ate. The side effects of ingesting these poisonous fruits led to malnutrition and eventually death, which occurred in mid-August of that year. A couple of weeks later, a group of local hunters found his body, thus bringing his story to light. Krakauer tells Chris's story, attempting to perpetuate the reader's indulgence in judgments and prejudices in order to make us grasp the meaning of the young man's personal endeavor. The author's empathy for the boy (Krakauer is a mountaineer and a lover of the wild) perhaps plays a key role between the lines of the book. One senses the passion that has gone into the writing and the desire to highlight Chris as an example of high moral character. However, Krakauer's journalistic nature allows him to maintain a perfect balance between feeling and reality, without overflowing into a fan-like verve in his story. I recommend you take “ *Into the Wild* I also add that you shouldn't miss the film adaptation made by Sean Penn with the same title, enriched by the soundtrack by Eddie Vedder, who with his musical tracks raises the level of the film to the maximum.