Into The Wild Comparison Essay

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After reading Into the Wild, I decided to watch the movie and compare and contrast. And after doing this, the book makes Chris seem like some insensitive jerk that has no feelings at all. But when I watched the movie, I realized that he is the most down to earth guy and just wants peace in the world. I realized that Chris is just a guy that is searching for love. All his life all his parents did was give him things trying to buy him happiness. He didn’t want money or a new car. He just wanted love and to be at peace. That’s why he decided to leave and go off and do his own thing and try to find happiness not in money or success, but in love and peace. Another thing about the book, we hear about the author’s life and his comparison to…show more content…
After watching the movie, you realize how amazing and inspirational Chris is. There’s not a lot of people that will just go to Alaska with the shirt on their back and survive and actually be happy. He was so content while he was there and you could tell he wouldn’t want to be anywhere else but there, in the wild, with nothing but the land to explore. Some people have said that the director of Into the Wild, Sean Penn, made Chris’ character seem kind hearted than his real personality in the book. But I believe that Chris is just a guy that is down to earth and real. He’s not fake like most people out there. He may come off as insensitive or a jerk, but he’s really just a guy that’s sick of people trying to help him out and make him happy when in reality, you’re the only one that can truly make yourself happy. Overall, the book and the movie are different. Sean Penn focuses on pretty much the journey and Chris himself. But Jon Krakauer focuses on Chris and all the people he befriended along his journey. The book is more like interviews and the movie is more of a documentary. I, however, personally enjoyed both and would definitely read this book again. It was very moving and inspirational and the kind of book that makes you think about yourself as a person and if you’re really happy with where you are in

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