Into the Wild | Essays and Criticism

  • Into the Wild as Greek Tragedy

    Scott Malia received his PhD in drama from Tufts University, and he currently works in theater and education. In the following essay, Dr. Malia discusses the similarities between the book Into the Wild and ancient Greek tragedy.

  • "The Dark Continent" of Ambiguity in Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild

    Deborah Moreland received her doctorate in Literary Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas, having written her dissertation on the connection between high culture and low culture in early twentieth-century British literature. She now teaches and chairs the English department at a private school in Dallas. In the following essay on Jon Krakauer’s Into the Wild, Dr. Moreland examines narrative strategies that support or subvert Krakauer’s claim that he “leaves it to the reader to form his or her opinion” on Chris McCandless.