The Plot of Into the Wild, Which Became an Instant Cult Classic Almost Immediately After It was Released, Piqued the Interest of Millions of People.
Readers with a thirst for knowledge who were interested in discovering the reality behind Chris McCandless’ disappearance and the next adventure he took into the woods flocked to the book written by Jon Krakauer. It wasn’t long before it was branded a “cult classic,” as many believe it perfectly captures a time in history that cannot be replicated in any other way.
The number of times “Into the Wild” and other pieces of literature have anything in common quite low. Henry David Thoreau, the author of Walden, kept a journal during his self-imposed experiment of living in a Massachusetts cottage with one bedroom for two years. Is it a big surprise that Chris loves Thoreau more than any other author? In 2007, the movie “Into the Wild,” which was adapted from the nonfiction book of the same name, brought even more attention to the topic.