Since I was very young I knew that would become a writer. I knew that I was the one who needed to tell the stories of great adventurers. People who could truly inspire the people of the world. It is truly my calling.
When I heard about the tragic death of Christopher McCandless, I knew that his story was the story I needed to tell to the world. But I needed to know the whole story first. I gathered all of the information that I could possibly get my hands on. I got the story from the people that Chris was close to. The people that knew him best. The people that he knew best. I write to get the whole story. What is the point of telling a story if it is not the true story?
It is not easy. I never know how to start. Though I might have the information, I never know where to go with it. I need to work of the order of the events. I need to select the perfect word order. Language is key. I need to know how to tell the story without over exaggerating it. I need to become attached to the story and make sure my readers become attached to the story. Since Christopher McCandless’s story is, obviously, not my own I sometimes find it difficult to attach myself to it and not dramatize it. I need to control myself by making it realistic, but as passionate and exciting at it possible can be.
I do not write out of egoism. I write to tell the story the best that I can. I write for myself. I write for my readers. I write for Chris McCandless.
-Jon Krakauer
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