{"id":206,"date":"2022-10-28T07:32:51","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T07:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dialoguebooks.org\/?p=206"},"modified":"2023-07-03T16:53:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T16:53:34","slug":"is-into-the-wild-a-true-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialoguebooks.org\/is-into-the-wild-a-true-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Into The Wild A True Story?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The film Into the Wild<\/em> is based on Jon Krakauer’s book of the same name, which tells the true story of Christopher (better known as Chris) McCandless, a young American man who, in the early 1990s, went on a strange “escape” from society, which did not have a happy ending and instead was quite tragic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An Introduction To Chris McCandless<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chris McCandless was born in 1968 in El Segundo, California, to Wilhelmina McCandless and Walt McCandless. From Walt’s first marriage, Chris had a younger sister called Carine, and six half-siblings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Walt’s and Chris’s ties merged, and Quinn, Chris’ half-brother, was born after him. It was almost as though Walt led two lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1976, the family moved to Annandale, Virginia, where the father worked for NASA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carine went on to publish The Wild Truth<\/em>, a novel about her tragedy. In it, she alleges that her father was an alcoholic and that her parents frequently abused them and each other verbally, physically, and sexually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This miserable marital environment had a significant influence on Chris, and it is thought that it was one of the key reasons he eventually adopted the nomadic lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The \u2018Into The Wild\u2019 Story<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

McCandless departed home in his Datsun 210 but was forced to hitchhike after his automobile was washed away by a flood. Before settling in Alaska, he traveled to South Dakota, Mexico, and California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris grabbed a ride in Alaska from local electrician Jim Gallien. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Jim found out about Chris’ ambitions, he counseled him to purchase more equipment and even volunteered to take him to Anchorage, Alaska, to do so. Jim, aware of Alaska’s severe environment, questioned McCandless’ chances in the wild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris was carrying a small rucksack, a ten-pound bag of rice, and a weapon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On April 28, 1992, Jim gave him a pair of Wellington boots and dropped him off at the Stampede Trail. McCandless had intended to travel to the Bering Sea, but he decided to camp on an abandoned bus 20 miles in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He made camp on an abandoned bus near Denali National Park. He was carrying rice, a rifle, a few books, camping gear, and personal stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also kept a journal, which reveals that his major source of sustenance was either vegetables he foraged or animals he was able to hunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A turning point for the character in the film occurs when he is unable to adequately preserve the flesh of a moose that he shoots. This event did occur in real life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chris was ready to go after spending more than two months there. However, the path was obstructed by the raging Teklanika River, and he also lacked a map of the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, he was unaware that an abandoned hand-operated cable vehicle was nearby, which may have aided in his escape. He returned to the bus and even left an S.O.S. letter stating that he was injured, near death, and in need of assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On September 6, 1992, a party of hunters discovered the bus, and inside was Chris McCandless, who had been dead for the previous 19 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His death sparked a multi-year inquiry into his life, culminating in Jon Krakauer’s 1996 book Into the Wild.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theories Of What Happened To Chris McCandles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n