Into the Wild

Into the Wild is a story of survival that ends in tragedy. Christopher McCandless was a normal teenager that did well in school and was good at sports. He grew up in a suburb of Washington D.C. and went to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Then, after he graduated in 1990 he suddenly stopped talking to his family, donated all of his savings to charity and burned the rst of his money. He had set off on an adventure of finding a new life and it started by trekking across the country. His adventure ended sometime in August of 1992 in Alaska. His body was found in an abandoned bus and it is believed he starved to death; easily explained by his weight of 67 pounds when he was found.He roughed the Alaskan wilderness for approximately 112 days, surviving on roots, berries, and wild game he shot with his .22 calibre rifle. Chris McCandless set out looking for a life, but instead he lost one.