Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer about a young man named Chris McCandless whose dream comes true, but then ends in tragedy. Jon Krakauer is a truly unique author whose story creates many emotional and valuable lessons throughout the story. The author uses many ways of telling the story to enhance the reader's understanding in terms of the plot's point of view. The author, Jon Krakauer, expresses and explains this story in many unique ways throughout the book, using quotes from other authors to connect it to his own story, the constant change in setting and references creating a unique structure for the book. First of all the other uses many unique ways to tell the story, one of the main ways Jon Krakauer does this is by using quotes from other authors to explain his story before the start of each chapter. This creates a unique way in which the author tells the story because even the quotes he introduces are similar to the "survival" theme that Into The Wild is primarily based on. First Jon Krakauer introduces a quote from Jack London that says, "He was a masterly, incommunicable wisdom of eternity that laughed at the futility of life and the effort of life. He was wild, the cold-hearted Northland wild" (Krakauer, 9 ). This quote ties into the theme of the book which basically explains Chris' trip to Alaska. Another example of Jon Krakauer's use of other quotes is when he quotes Anthony Storr as saying, "If we transfer this concept to adult life, we can see that the avoidant child could very well develop into a person whose primary need was to find a sort of meaning and order in life that did not depend entirely, or even primarily, on interpersonal relationships" (Krakauer, 61). This quote practically ex... middle of paper... begins to use references from the media to create a stronger story structure. The authors, Jon Krakauer's unique way of using references to letters, characters and media creates a more exciting and unique way of telling the story to draw readers' attention towards the book. Jon Krakauer is a truly unique author and his story creates many emotional and valuable lessons throughout the story. The author uses many ways to tell the story, enhancing the reader's understanding from a plot perspective. His use of author quotes, settings, and references creates a unique book told by Jon Krakauer. Into The Wild creates a very valuable lesson about how you should always follow your dreams, rather than being told what you should and shouldn't do. Chris was a perfect example and inspiration to many, including me.