Jon Krakauer
Into the Wild, Into Thin Air

|Biography and Background| |Into the Wild| |Into Thin Air|

Biography and Background

Jon Krakauer
The author's page at Wikipedia.

Jon Krakauer
Biography.

Interview with Jon Krakauer
Krakauer's candid language might make parts of this interview inappropriate for the classroom.

Into the Wild

"Death of an Innocent"
Krakauer summarizes the experience of Christopher McCandless. This article was published in Outside magazine in January 1993.

Into the Wild short essay prompt
This prompt focuses on character analysis.

Jon Krakauer: Into the Wild
In this interview Krakauer mentions the story of Christopher Johnson McCandless and its influence on Into the Wild. Follow links to audio files that extend the interview.

Selections from Into the Wild
Writing prompts from Rutgers University.

Vocabulary from Into the Wild
A list of 115 words, divided by chapter.

Into Thin Air

Into Thin Air
Themes, motifs, and symbols from the book.

Vocabulary from Into Thin Air
A list of 214 words.