Comments on: Into the Wild.” An Interview with Jon Krakauer Segment 1 of 1 http://www.thekindlings.com/2007/10/04/into-the-wild-an-interview-with-jon-krakauer-segment-1-of-1/ Intelligent, imaginative, hospitable explorations of ideas that matter in contemporary life. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:20:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Teaching into the wild « Teaching English using web 2.0 http://www.thekindlings.com/2007/10/04/into-the-wild-an-interview-with-jon-krakauer-segment-1-of-1/comment-page-1/#comment-147019 Teaching into the wild « Teaching English using web 2.0 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:12:44 +0000 http://www.thekindlings.com/2007/10/04/into-the-wild-an-interview-with-jon-krakauer-segment-1-of-1/#comment-147019 [...] Listen to this interview with the author Jon Krakauer [..] [...] Listen to this interview with the author Jon Krakauer [..]

]]> By: Karen http://www.thekindlings.com/2007/10/04/into-the-wild-an-interview-with-jon-krakauer-segment-1-of-1/comment-page-1/#comment-71399 Karen Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:18:26 +0000 http://www.thekindlings.com/2007/10/04/into-the-wild-an-interview-with-jon-krakauer-segment-1-of-1/#comment-71399 There are lessons every where Mo, and apparently, you are missing most of them. How do you know Chris wasn't a Christian? His hero, Tolstoy was one of the greatest converted Christians of all time. And even if he wasn't, who are you to make such harsh judgments...K- There are lessons every where Mo, and apparently, you are missing most of them. How do you know Chris wasn’t a Christian? His hero, Tolstoy was one of the greatest converted Christians of all time. And even if he wasn’t, who are you to make such harsh judgments…K-

]]> By: Mo http://www.thekindlings.com/2007/10/04/into-the-wild-an-interview-with-jon-krakauer-segment-1-of-1/comment-page-1/#comment-49457 Mo Fri, 12 Oct 2007 23:13:42 +0000 http://www.thekindlings.com/2007/10/04/into-the-wild-an-interview-with-jon-krakauer-segment-1-of-1/#comment-49457 After hearing the conclusion of this interview, I am even more disgusted with this guy. There's nothing 'spiritual' about making your family worry about you the way he did. Despite whatever imperfections they had, they seemed to love him. It doesn't seem he was escaping an abusive home life or anything like that. What complete selfishness! If he'd gone off to a foreign country to help people or something, that would be different. I'm guessing at any point during this thing, he could have called his parents and they would've taken him back. There's nothing heroic about someone deliberately throwing their life away. He was a self centered, selfish human being who put his parents through hell. I can't imagine having a kid like this. And again, he's being celebrated. I think it's sickening. He's no hero. After hearing the conclusion of this interview, I am even more disgusted with this guy. There’s nothing ’spiritual’ about making your family worry about you the way he did. Despite whatever imperfections they had, they seemed to love him. It doesn’t seem he was escaping an abusive home life or anything like that.

What complete selfishness! If he’d gone off to a foreign country to help people or something, that would be different.

I’m guessing at any point during this thing, he could have called his parents and they would’ve taken him back. There’s nothing heroic about someone deliberately throwing their life away.

He was a self centered, selfish human being who put his parents through hell. I can’t imagine having a kid like this.

And again, he’s being celebrated. I think it’s sickening. He’s no hero.

]]> By: Mo http://www.thekindlings.com/2007/10/04/into-the-wild-an-interview-with-jon-krakauer-segment-1-of-1/comment-page-1/#comment-49443 Mo Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:39:42 +0000 http://www.thekindlings.com/2007/10/04/into-the-wild-an-interview-with-jon-krakauer-segment-1-of-1/#comment-49443 I think it's sad that even though he apparently had every advantage - a loving family, a good education, a comfortable life - he didn't have Jesus Christ and therefore had no purpose in his life. The fact that this man threw away his life and broke his family's heart is sad enough. Now he's treated as a hero, as if such a selfish act is something to be admired or emulated. Why are we celebrating this guy? I think it’s sad that even though he apparently had every advantage – a loving family, a good education, a comfortable life – he didn’t have Jesus Christ and therefore had no purpose in his life.

The fact that this man threw away his life and broke his family’s heart is sad enough. Now he’s treated as a hero, as if such a selfish act is something to be admired or emulated.

Why are we celebrating this guy?

]]> By: Rick Boucher http://www.thekindlings.com/2007/10/04/into-the-wild-an-interview-with-jon-krakauer-segment-1-of-1/comment-page-1/#comment-47849 Rick Boucher Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:02:11 +0000 http://www.thekindlings.com/2007/10/04/into-the-wild-an-interview-with-jon-krakauer-segment-1-of-1/#comment-47849 It was mentioned that McCandles took with him, along with his meager supplies, a few books. In the classic 1960 movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054387/" rel="nofollow">The Time Machine</a> we are left with the intriguing question "What three books were taken back to the future?" I find myself wondering what books were taken in this case. It was mentioned that McCandles took with him, along with his meager supplies, a few books. In the classic 1960 movie The Time Machine we are left with the intriguing question “What three books were taken back to the future?” I find myself wondering what books were taken in this case.

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