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A young man from a wealthy family, graduates from a prestigious university as a top student. Instead of pursing his parents' dreams of landing a successful career and living what in their eyes would be a fruitful life, he rids himself of his belongings, donates his savings, and heads across country seeking adventure. His end goal? The Alaskan wilderness. His name was Christopher McCandless. His story has been documented in novel form by author, Jon Krakauer, and in movie form starring, Emile Hirsch. He has inspired many young adventures to remove themselves from the capitalistic world to pursue a life of meaning. He is best recognized in the recounts titled, 'Into the Wild'. I remember watching this movie when I was 18-years-old with my sister. If you have read my other blog posts, you probably sense a theme. I was a very impressionable 18-year-old hooked on adventure and determined to find my own meaning in life. I had read the book before sitting down to watch the film wi...