Into the Wild

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• Nonfiction
• Existentialist protagonist
• Deserts family and material world

Protagonist Chirs McCandless

According to MarketingCharts (marketingcharts.com 1), men are statistically more likely to read non-fiction literature

Story optimized towards male viewers

• Protagonist and major characters mostly male
• Author seamlessly blends existentialism and masculinity
• Adventurous spirit adds to attraction
• Story and genre therefore appeal to similar demographics

Uniqueness of Story

• Set primarily in Denali, Alaska
• Contains unique natural biomes and organic elements
• Expertly described by author

Excerpt: "The trail climbs a hill beyond the uppermost pond, then rejoins the twisting, rocky creek bed before ascending again into a jungle of scrubby vegetation...the fifteen-foot-high tangle of alder pressing in from both sides is gloomy, claustrophobic, and oppressive" (Krakauer 176)

Denali Mountain Range

Alaskan Wilderness: "Dr. Seuss Trees"

Works Cited

• Read, Adam. McCandless at abandoned bus. Christopher McCandless. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2014. .
• "Sequoisdendron Giganteum 'Pendulum.'" Singing Tree Gardens. http://singtree.com/ NewsletterArchive.cfm?yr=2011&mo=04, Apr. 2011. Web. 11 Sept. 2014. .
• "Males, Older Readers Like Non-Fiction." Marketing Charts. Watershed, 8 Oct. 2010. Web. 11 Sept. 2014. . 
• "denali-mountain-range-alaska." www.micktravels.com. N.p., n.d. Web.
• Krakauer, Jon. Into the Wild. N.p.: Anchor, 1996. Print.