"Into the Wild," by Jon Krakauer, traces the journey of a young man’s decision. Chris McCandless decides to abandon all civilization, and venture out toward western destinations. McCandless’ journey ends by strangers discovering his corpse, on a bus in Alaska. Ever since Krakauer originally published McCandless’ story, in Outside Magazine, McCandless has been judged by the many critics to his journey. Some called him noble, courageous, and admirable, while others called him arrogant, narcissistic, and reckless. Along his journey, McCandless seemingly embodied all of these characteristics. A person’s actions can factor into what defines them, and what they’re are trying to do in life. McCandless chose to experience his journey because of who he is, an adventurer. Chris McCandless left the world, allured by a fatal flirtation with the power, to release himself of all binding things. McCandless noted that he was engaging in a spiritual revolution to, “kill the false being within.” He was not going to let the ideals he opposed, damage his natural spirit for adventure. Even as a youth, McCandless manifested characteristics of an idealist and adventurist. His father, Walt McCandless, would take Chris on a backpacking trip every year. Walt recalls on one trip they climbed the Long Peaks in Colorado, and reached 13,000 feet in elevation. Walt decided to climb back down, but Chris wanted to keep climbing. The display of Chris’s ambition to climb even further up the mountain, showed the different outlook he had to the challenges of life. It and foretold the differing perspective Chris had, to live a meaningful life. McCandless was an intelligent and intense individual, who possessed a sense of radical idealism. He believed that his life would be best lived being alone, in nature. The young twenty-two year old spent 2 years traveling the western United States, on his path of happiness. He no longer wanted to live the unfitting li