Essays on Jon Krakauer

The story of Chris McCandless has captivated the American audience for years. Though it is unknown what exactly occurred during his trip to Alaska, there is much speculation. In the search for evidence to determine the events that occurred during his journey, Jon Krakauer developed...

Jon Krakauer composed a biography, Into The Wild (1996), portraying a man, Chris McCandless, life previously and during his voyage to Alaska to have the option to find himself and another life while leaving his family with stress and torment. Jon Krakauer has exhibited Chris’...

In Cut Bank Mt, McCandless met Wayne Westerberg who later came to be one of McCandless’s closest friends after he provided him with work multiple times in South Dakota during the two years of his travels. McCandless also befriended a rubber tramp couple, Jan Burres...