Since times immemorial, man has always been an adventurer and in the endless urge to explore the world. In this regard, many people abandon their luxurious live and families to explore the world. The film “into the wild” is one of the most well-designed films, which depicts the lives of different characters who abandoned their luxurious lives and moved into the deserts to find solutions to their problems. Based on this story, many characters have died miserably in their adventures and never solved their problems. More importantly, this film shows the generosity and kindness of many characters to the rest of the world while depriving their own lives. Regarding this, this work will show a comparison between Chris Mac candles and Sam Patch who have explicitly shown a desire to explore the world (Krakauer 1997, 109).
Based on the story ‘into the wild’, Chris Mac candles was a member of a happy modern family from Washington DC. On the other hand, Chris was a simple gentleman who was never a psychopath and was dominated by obstinate idealism. More so, Chris was a graduate of Emory University who was generally a very intelligent gentleman. In addition, he was an athlete and used to undergo an unaccompanied expedition into the wild. Based on this story, he was inspired by the writings of Leo Tolstoy who abandoned a wealthy life to roam among the impoverished (Johnson 2004, 98).
More importantly, Chris was a very hard-working gentleman who could not imagine failing in any of his endeavors. Chris was very conscious in entering into any venture; whereby he could not dare start anything that he was not sure of its success. This is evident when he says that he cannot run into doing something he cannot deal with by himself. Based on this story; Chris was very thoughtful in his expenditure as he saved big proportions of his earnings. Further, he was very generous since he used to assist the needy in society. This can be evident from an instance where he sacrificed money intended for his education by giving it to a relief fund. It can be argued that Chris gained more pleasure being poor than when having money as his days were more exhilarating when he was destitute and had to scavenge for his next meal (Krakauer 1997, 109).
Throughout his teenage life, Chris was a very humble person who was very hardworking in all his undertakings. Further, Chris was very excellent in his academic work and as a result, attained attractive grades in all subjects. Additionally, he was very innovative and business-oriented; where in this case he conducted several businesses in school which yielded good profits. From the story, it can be depicted that, Chris was very considerate about the poor in the society; as can be seen in this case where he advocated for alleviation of hunger and gave much of his savings to help the poor. Importantly, Chris was much respected among his peers and very trusted in all his endeavors since none of his undertakings failed. From the words of Eric, Chris used the spiritual aspects in motivating his peers. In connection to this, Chris is depicted as a very optimistic character who considered himself worthy and able in any endeavor. However, his dreams diminished when he solely died in Alaska while on his adventures in the desert (Krakauer 1997, 109).
On the other hand, Sam Patch was a very optimistic and independent gentleman who trusted his capabilities. Regardless of his noble origin, Sam didn’t see the worth of discriminating against any other human being. Just like Chris, Sam was very innovative and curious to learn new ideas. Concerning this case, Sam Patch was very brave and did not hesitate to take any challenge. Concerning his, he would try anything for pleasure or profit. In this case, Sam was not considerate about the pain or the risk he might undergo in entering into any venture. Based on this story, Sam has been revealed as hopeful even at times of despair and amid immense problems (Johnson 2004, 98).
A point worth noting is that Sam was a fearless gentleman who led many risky excursions into the seething falls at siagara. In this case, he loved jumping and enjoyed drawing crowds to watch his undertakings while he earned himself some cash. In addition, Sam Patch was a very active gentleman who ensured that he was engaged most of the time. Concerning this case, Sam would keep himself busy by frying in summer and freezing in winter for about 12 hours daily. Based on this case, Sam was very optimistic in his excursions whereby; he was very keen on proceeding with every phase of his adventures. Based on this story, it is evident that Sam was a very outgoing character who was never interested in the earthly pleasures of life (Krakauer 1997, 109).
Concerning the story, it is evident that Sam was among the brave boys who enjoyed wild freedoms by leaping over the waterfall beside the shady satanic mills. Unlike most of his friends, Sam had extraordinary courage to try leaping in the stony death-defying places. Concerning this, he was considerate about the pleasure of his customers at the expense of his life. As a commercial jumper, seventy-five dollars was adequate for Sam to leap in the risky falls. More importantly, Sam was very ignorant about his welfare and paid less attention to the risks which he might encounter in his career. This is evident when his life and jumping career were terminated as he jumped at Genesee falls. In this case, Sam met his sad death where his prowess and braveness varnished without any gain (Johnson 2004, 98).
Conclusion
To sum up, the character traits of Chris Mac and Sam Patch are closely related as it is evident that the two gentlemen were unrealistic about life. About the stories, Chris and Sam were very brave and didn’t hesitate to take any risk. Based on this story, it can be concluded that most of the characters who rebelled their freedom in the search for solutions went up being more frustrated or died in their endeavors.
Reference list
Johnson, Paul. 2004. Sam Patch, The Famous Jumper. New York: Hill and Wang Publishers.
Krakauer, Jon. 1997. Into the Wild. New York: Anchor publishers.