Into the Wild
What metaphors are used in Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer?
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For Chris, nature is a refuge from the world of commercialism and human drama. Unfortunately Chris's conception of nature as a benign place of peace was often an illusion. Chris found out too late that nature was often demanding and unforgiving where the human world was much more lenient to mistakes.