"Coming of Age in Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild" by Noël Merino delves into the themes of self-discovery and the tumultuous journey of adolescence. It explores the life of Chris McCandless, a young man who abandons societal norms and materialism, embarking on an adventure into the Alaskan wilderness. His quest for freedom and authenticity leads to profound revelations about life, purpose, and connection with nature. Through analyzing McCandless's choices and the reflections of those he encountered, the book emphasizes the challenges and complexities of growing up, as well as the search for identity and meaning in a world often defined by expectations. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Social Issues in Literature .

This book is aimed at children at US 10th grade-12th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 15-17 years.

There are 152 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2014 by Cengage Gale .