into the wild

The book into the wild by Jon Krakauer intersects with many topics that we are going through in class. Passion is something that the character shows trough out the story for his beliefs. Education is something that the character has and privilege. Privilege is shown because he comes from a family that is economically stable and by getting a good education. This book shows great example of all these things and even more." There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living. "Nelson Mandela. This is a perfect example of what the main character of the book, Chris mcCandless, felt his life/world was for him. He felt that the world his parents wanted to create for him was not his; he did not feel welcomed/confortable in the world that was being designated to him. He shows passion when he decides to go against what his father wants and pursue what he thought he wanted in life. He wanted to find his true meaning for being alive.

 Education is something that Chris has. His parents were able to pay his college and give him a good education. We can imply that he came from the privilege class. Even though Chris had everything, he could ask for and good thing were also offer to him by his parents he was unhappy of the life he lived, he wanted to go in the search for something he though as better. The courage he showed by leaving his parents and forgetting of all the physical privileges he had, showed great passion form his behalf to follow his dreams at any cost, even his life. “Too much of anything could destroy you, Simon thought. Too much darkness could kill, but too much light could blind.” Cassandra Clare, City of Lost Souls. This gives us a better understanding of the consequences of having too much of something. Chris had too much passion for what he believes that he took his actions to an extreme that cause his own death. He was aware of the consequences because he was educated and seems to understand where his actions would lead him. With this, we can conclude that having passion is good however; we must also know the limits of our actions if it is hurting us or someone else. There are many more topics the book goes into however; education, passion, and privilege are three main ones.