Into the Wild

This book, based on a true story, retraces Christopher Johnson McCandless's exploration and life in the wild Alaska in 1992. After graduating from a prestigious school in 1990, McCandless turned his back on his already-planned future and decided to go explore the Western side of the United States, going upwards till the Stampede trail in Alaska. Ill-prepared, a bit naive and deluded by his literary knowledge, he survived during three months in the wilderness, hunting and picking seeds, but eventually ended up dying. Through Krakauer's narrative, we discover a young idealist, torn between his moral values and duties and his thirst of discovering new unpopulated areas. A very interesting and instructive journey that I recommand!