Exploring Parallels: McCandless and Romantic Writers Poe, Dickinson, and Thoreau – Unveiling Similarities and Differences
McCandless and Romantic writers like Poe, Dickinson, and Thoreau both love being alone in nature. They enjoy thinking deeply about life and themselves when they're away from others. But there are differences, too. While the Romantic writers choose solitude to find inner peace, McCandless often feels alone because he wants to escape from rules and family pressure. He goes into the wild for adventure, not just quiet reflection like the writers. Solitude was important to McCandless, just like it was for the Romantic writers. He liked being alone to think and understand himself better. Poe's characters often felt lonely too, which reflects McCandless's search for truth in the wild. Similarly, Dickinson's poems talk about being alone and how it shapes who we are. Thoreau, living by Walden Pond, also found enlightenment in solitude, which McCandless experienced in the wild. McCandless and this writers all wanted to find themselves. Through his adventure, McCandless looked f...
