Intro to Into the Wild

Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer, is a true story about a young man named Christopher McCandless taking the trip of his life. Christopher decided to give away all of his possessions and go into the wild. After a while, McCandless died of starvation. There were theories as to how he died, like eating a poisonous fungi root from a potato, as well as from a mold that messes up one's digestive system. However, Christopher survived about 112 days out in the wild of Alaska. That is pretty amazing for someone who only had a .22 caliber rifle, several rifle rounds, some reading material, and a camera when he was found.

Into the Wild was turned into a major motion picture in 2007. The movie was directed by Sean Penn. Many people have commented saying that it was very good, but in some ways different from the book. Hope you enjoy!