Into the Wild Chapters 6-9 - TheUtmostTrouble Forum https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/group-c-into-the-wild-chapters-6-9/ TheUtmostTrouble Discussion Board en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:58:49 +0000 wpForo 60 Into The Wild 6-9 https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/group-c-into-the-wild-chapters-6-9/into-the-wild-6-9-6/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:26:44 +0000 I believe Krakauer is being to forgiving on McCandless and it shows throughout the book so far. Karakauer talks about all the dangerous things Chris has done but kind of brushes it aside. He addresses what happened but doesn't like to give Chris accountability. Everything he explains about Chris, there is always a reason he did it or sticking up for Chris. I think Chris was way to under prepared as he only brought rice, a rifle, and a book. I see Chris as a person who wasn't thinking at all and was being dumb. But Krakauer seems to be admired by the risk Chris has done and his journey. I do like how Krakauer brings out the positives in Chris and why he mightve done what he did.

]]> Into the Wild Chapters 6-9 jlabbe26 https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/group-c-into-the-wild-chapters-6-9/into-the-wild-6-9-6/ Into the wild 6-9 https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/group-c-into-the-wild-chapters-6-9/into-the-wild-6-9-5/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 01:42:37 +0000 Krakauer is definitely more forgiving than critical of McCandless, and he probably does that on purpose. He talks about Chris’s mistakes, like burning his money, turning down help, and not realizing how dangerous Alaska really was. But he also explains why Chris did those things. Krakauer shows that Chris was following his beliefs and dealing with personal issues, not just being reckless or stupid. Krakauer sees McCandless as a brave but flawed person who wanted to live a real and meaningful life. While I do think that’s admirable, I also think he was unprepared and a little too confident, which is what got him killed. Even though he messed up a lot, his determination and how strongly he stuck to his beliefs is what makes his story stand out. Krakauer makes me feel both frustrated and inspired by him, which helps me see McCandless as a real person, not just someone to admire or judge.

]]> Into the Wild Chapters 6-9 lgreenwood26 https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/group-c-into-the-wild-chapters-6-9/into-the-wild-6-9-5/ Into The Wild ch. 6-9 https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/group-c-into-the-wild-chapters-6-9/into-the-wild-ch-6-9/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 01:52:06 +0000 I think that when Krakeuer is talking about McCandless, he is being too forgiving of him. Why I believe that Krakauer is being forgiving towards McCandless is that in the author's note of the book, Krakauer says that he, “won’t claim to be an impartial biographer.” Even though he claimed he wasn’t going to be impartial, it still hurts the narrative and story of Chris McCandless, and makes it hard to decipher whether that was who Chris really was or Krakauer's viewpoint of Chris. As we see throughout the book, the more he talks about Chris’s life, the more he becomes affectionate towards McCandless. His readers even notice, because when they sent him mail about his article, someone wrote about how, “ ‘Krakauer is a kook if he doesn’t think Chris ‘Alexander Supertramp’ McCandless was a kook.’ ” (Krakauer, 71). This helps show that Readers of Krakauer’s paper believed that McCandless was a kook for going on this adventure being unprepared. But Krakauer doesn’t believe that and his narrative is just upsetting readers more. I think that Krakauer’s views towards McCandless are different from mine. While Krakauer believes that he was courageous and an idealist, I see him more as unprepared and overconfident, like Nick Jans. I can understand why he could possibly leave everything to connect with nature, but the way he went about it and his confidence that nothing could go wrong put him in a bad light for me. It’s not that I hate his character because Krakauer and all the people he interviewed showed him as this quiet, but kind person; I just believe that the way he dove into this life with no experience or plans shows that he doesn't know what he was doing. So while Krakauer and I have some similarities towards McCandless, we mainly differ between if McCandless was courageous or underprepared. 

]]> Into the Wild Chapters 6-9 kmoran26 https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/group-c-into-the-wild-chapters-6-9/into-the-wild-ch-6-9/ Into the Wild 6-9 https://www.theutmosttrouble.com/community/group-c-into-the-wild-chapters-6-9/into-the-wild-6-9/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:57:10 +0000 I think because I understand why Chris McCandless did what he did and I agree with Krakauer’s point of view, I like how forgiving he is with McCandless. However, it shows that he’s biased and isn’t telling the story in a way that's truthful. I’m not implying that McCandless doesn’t deserve forgiveness, because I agree that he does, but I think the book should be more subjective and based on fact, rather than opinion. Krakauer states, “Although he was rash, untutored in the ways of the backcountry, and incautious to the point of foolhardiness, he wasn’t incompetent–” (85) Calling someone rational and a fool are both opinions. This is not based on fact, he uses some words like “incautious” and “untutored” which are factual. But I think he gets too caught up in it and starts explaining his opinions. 

Even though I don’t like the way Krakauer is telling the story, I agree with everything he’s saying. I believe that McCandless was brave and had courage that we all lack. I understand why people would think he was selfish and dumb, but I think those people aren’t understanding what the purpose of life is. Everyone perceives it differently, and it’s important to realize that. McCandless had the backbone to not please everyone around him and to do what would enhance his quality of life. He didn’t let societal expectations drag him down, at the end of the day I think he truly believed that all his parents wanted for him was to be happy, and he was.

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