... in suburbia. Although it may seem like a lovely proposition to go and frolic in the wild to the average, aesthetic voyager looking for philosophical guidance, many do not do said frolicking. Chris McCandless was one of the few who chose this type of life: to live completely off the land and test himself in ways, "that mattered," and as Krakauer's friend Roman points ... out, "very few, if any, of the people who call McCandless incompetent have ever done it either." Through his journalistic ... evidence, he does occasionally stray away from that approach. In several instances, Krakauer ...

• Word Count: 800
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Graduate