1. Jon Krakauer April 12, 1954 (age 56) Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.

2. About Jon... Known as an American writer and mountaineer Hampshire College in Massachusetts receiving a degree in Environmental Studies in 1976 He is the author of best-selling non-fiction books Into Thin Air, Into the Wild, Under the Banner of Heaven and Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman as well as numerous magazine articles.

3. Themes Happiness only comes form nature People don’t know how to live

4. Plot Chris MacCandless graduates from university Travels around in his car Hitch hikes everywhere He works and prepares for his Alaskan adventure Finally when he is in Alaska he lives and becomes extremely happy He eats bad berries Slowly dying

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