Talking about Russell Fritz and his “Into the Wild” story, it’s really saddening. We ordinary people can’t say what a big deal, but his story, we say it seems to be quite close to themselves.
Look at him, his real name is Ronald Franz, in fact, not his real name, is a name to protect privacy, people originally called Russell Fritz, I heard that he later passed away, really people go tea cold le. Then again, this Russell life is also quite mysterious, especially in his period with Christopher McCandless close to the time.
McCandless le, that is a strange person, he also had to take a name called Alexander Supertramp, you say this young man really, what all want to try, run to the wilderness to go to what natural life, really let people listen to all feel tough. He it, young from the university after graduation, ran a circle of the western United States, had to say what alone life is best, this is, eventually ran to the Alaskan wilderness to go.
That wilderness life le, is not so simple as we think. mcCandless with a little food, not much, and no professional equipment, want to live in the wild by their own ability, results, did not expect the environment is too difficult. I heard that he finally ate a wild plant poisoning, the body is poisoned to no strength, can not come out, what food can not be found, and finally was starved to death in that big wild forest, really saddening.
It is impossible to say that Russell Fritz was not affected by this incident, but Russell was very close to McCandless and treated him as his own family. He made friends with the young man at first, looked at him from the bottom of his heart like this kind of simple and free life.McCandless died, Russell heard the news after the sadness, really a brown old man, but his heart is fragile, the emotion is also sincere.
Many people look at the book le, “Into the Wild”, were McCandless this free spirit attracted. But we ordinary people take a look, in fact, we have to understand that life is not only free to run, but also have a way to survive. This McCandless it, said the ideal is great, but he really lacks preparation. Isn’t that a lesson in life?
Russell Fritz, he is different, he is an old man with rich life experience, he understands the risks involved. He may have seen something of his youth in McCandless, and that’s why he loves him so much. However, there are some risks that you have to really understand, especially when McCandless goes into the wilderness unprepared, which really makes people sweat.
In this book, Russell is also written with deep love, and Jon Krakauer, the author, even through the letters and diaries with Russell and other people, put together McCandless’s life a little bit. You say, this book is written interesting, let us ordinary people can also understand a completely different life.
Speaking of Russell Fritz, many people will think that this character is not a lesson, in fact, not. You see the road he has traveled in his life, know a lot of young people like McCandless, we also see a true meaning of life, that is, people have to have a dream, but can’t do nothing to prepare for blindly, have to be stable and proper to pursue life.
So, the story told in the book “Into the Wild” is not only a warning for young people to pursue their dreams, but also a reminder of the road of life. Remember, life must be real, ideal must have, but the safety of the fundamentals, also have to master.
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