This work began with a fascination about Christopher McCandless' tragic and touching story, but one senses that it evolved into a beautiful medication on what it means to be a young man in an age when so many young men are left wanting for father figures and searching for meaning in the wide world. Krakauer's chapter on his own youthful adventure felt out of place initially, but the more I thought about it the more I liked having it there. McCandless' story touched a very deep nerve in American culture and there is something about finding oneself as a man in the world without fathers that leads us to take these kinds of risks, even members of the bubble wrapped and disneyfied generations will continue to do these things and defy the mainstream "social critics." Krakauer captures the essence of what it is to be in this place of wandering and seeking as a young angry Odysseus in our culture so fixated with crap that we understand McCandless and his desires even if we don't agree with his means. Krakauer's writing and instincts are as sharp as ever and this story with its central character that seems to exemplify integrity has as many oblique edges as can be found in any great tale. I only wish there were more young men like Chris McCandless about.Get more detail about Into the Wild.
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