compare & contrast book into the wild by jon krakauer vs.

p [YOUR NAME] [YOUR PROFESSOR 'S NAME] [CLASS NUMBER] [DATE OF ASSIGNMENT] [YOUR NAME] [YOUR PROFESSOR 'S NAME] [CLASS NUMBER] [DATE OF ASSIGNMENT] Into The Wild Text and Film Contrasts Both the Into the Wild book by Jon Krakauer and it 's film adaptation written and directed by Sean Penn are amazing works in their respective modes of media . Both works are respectively captivating in their portrayal of Christopher McCandless , though there are interesting differences between the two . The beginnings of each are slightly different with

the book version showing McCandless ' body being discovered in his bus in Anchorage , after this the text proceeds with a flashback to the two years proceeding Chris 's death . The film version however , does begin with Chris being shown in his bus , somewhat disheveled and lonely , but his death is not the beginning and hallmark of the film . There are other minor discrepancies , as well as major exaggerations in comparing both and those will be highlighted in the proceeding paragraphs

What makes the beginnings of each work different , is a hallmark to the different tone that is taken throughout the entirety of both . While the book begins on the premise of death with a hint of detective work in discovering how this young man had reached his decisions and ultimately his death , the film uses the flashbacks as visual art with the occasional exaggerations . The film seems more haunting , as the story of McCandless ' life is told by his sister , who speaks in an ominous...