Oh, how one wishes sometimes to escape
from the meaning less dullness of human eloquence. From all the sublime phrases
to take refuge in nature, apparently so inarticulate, or in the wordlessness of
long, grinding labor, of sound sleep, of true music, or of a human
understanding rendered speechless by emotion!
Like everyone else I came
to know about Chris McCandless through 2007 Sean Penn Movie Into the Wild. Movie
left me amazed and baffled for multiple reasons and the urge to know more about
Chris (Alex Supertramp) was obvious. Research landed me to Jon Krakauer’s book
of the same name- Into the wild. The major difference between the movie and
book was Jon trying to draw parallel between his and Chris’s life, the book
also includes some travel anecdote from few other travelers. One good thing
that came out of book was establishing Chris’s character and convinced reader
that he was not some stupid kid arrogantly seeking adventure in difficult
places.
Now I can’t review Into
the Wild without comparing it from our usual life choices. Chris is well
educated from a privileged background and intellectually and morally superior
than many individuals. There was occasion in college and early 20’s when I felt
like leaving everything and go on a journey to discover myself and learn new things.
Chris’s journey is more of self-realization discovery and learning the art of
survival. Two years of his journey through picturesque America is delight to
read and watch. It takes humongous courage and some foolishness to denounce all
kinds of material possession in search of spiritual peace.
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