“What is the purpose of life?” This simple question intimidates many who refuse to face the realities of life. Living in a fast-paced world, consumed by technology and materialism, it is difficult for anyone to examine what is truly important to living life fully. Because of this struggle, many settle for an unhappy life, wallowing in fear, regret, and dissatisfaction. In John Krakauer's novel Into the Wild, he examines the short life of Christopher McCandless, a courageous man who broke away from his past life to pursue something elusive in the Alaskan bush. Although Chris McCandless withdrew from the company of his family and friends, he traveled into the wilderness with free philosophy; achieving total independence and personal triumph, he harbored years of inner turmoil, silently doubting the material excesses, injustice, and values ​​his parents had imparted to him. In an effort to speak the truth to honor her brother, Carine McCandless reveals that as children they suffered from their father's "gin-induced rage" and "constant domestic violence and threats" (McCandless). Furthermore, it was during one of the long trips that McCandless discovered his father's previous connections with his first wife, a secret that had long been kept. Carine's revelation along with McCandless's leads one to suspect that the reason behind his animosity against the world he lived in was an early childhood trauma, which made him believe the world was full of deceit and immorality. His father's actions had a profound effect on McCandless, to the point that he slowly began to distance himself from the relationships he had with his family and friends. To free himself from a family history of agony and deceit, McCandless walked “alone on the earth to lose himself in the wilderness” (Krakauer 163), determined to create a new beginning without the distraction of something he deemed irrelevant. McCandless was liberated from the opulent environment he despised. He grew up privileged under the wing of a NASA engineer, McCandless. Inspired by Thoreau, McCandless firmly believed that it was essential for man to abandon a world of abstraction and materialism in exchange for experiencing life in its rawest form. It is only evident that McCandless has chosen to thrive in an isolated and wild area, a place where it is logical to find oneself. Only in the breadth of the Alaskan forest was he able to be and do anything without the burden of any individual's judgment. Throughout his journey, McCandless states that “his spirit is high” (Krakauer 37), as he embraced situations where he did not have a bed to sleep in, money to spend, and adequate food to nourish himself. The thrill he gets from simply surviving portrays his fascination with living life deliberately, ridding himself of the unnecessary things that get in the way of truly living. Although his parents and the people he met along the way empathized with McCandless's struggles, the undeniable truth is that he enjoyed being nomadic, as evidenced by the notes he wrote and the quotes he underlined in his books. Additionally, McCandless constantly craved adventure and uncertainty. With the immensity of his country accompanied by strong desires, he discovered that his purpose in life was to have “an ever-changing horizon” (Krakauer 57). McCandless firmly believed that the joys of life radiate from