Kathleen Horning- Into the Wild

Kathleen Horning- Into the Wild

Topic: Outside reading

December 3, 2015

            In high school, I read Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. He wrote about Chris McCandless, a post-graduate who left his life in Annandale, Virginia and hitchhiked to Alaska. The book detailed McCandless’s life from then on and how he survived in the wild. His story relates to our class because it involved the discussion of nature and the environment. We have discussed how people have put their lives on hold- quitting their jobs and leaving their friends and family- to go on a long distance hike. McCandless’s story, however, is a little different because he gave up his entire life after he graduated. He did not plan on returning to his home. His scenario was much more extreme.