Into+the+Wild

**Into the Wild** by Jon Krakauer __Into The Wild__ is written by John Krakauer. It is a book about a young man named Christopher McCandless from Washington D.C. Chris is a graduate of Emory University with more than $25,000 in savings. He has just graduated and was headed into the real world when he decided he would go the Alaskan Wilderness and live by himself homeless with no one telling him what to do and he did not have to follow any laws. He meets many people on his journey, through hitchhiking or working small jobs though he never made a lastig impression on these people. Chris finally makes it to the Alaskan Wilderness and finds a bus and made it his place of shelter. he ahd nothing more then some basic supplies to live off. He also began keeping a diary and writing whatever came to his mind like why he left society and just random thoughts. He then has had enough of the wilderness and decides to return to society but cannot cross the river because it was swollen. He then begins to starve and freeze and dies after 100 lonely days on a bus in the Alaskan wilderness. Chris` body was found in 1992 by moose hunters, along with his diary. Some say he died because he confused a potato seed with a poison pea but most likely he died of starvation and the harsh weather conditions.

I was not really sure what to expect from this book when i read the summary, like if it was a sad story or if it was gonna be about this guy who survived in the wild and is still living there today because he loves it so much. Once i started reading this book the beginning was more about who Christopher was and what all happened. I felt that the book was really good and the story was told very well.