Into the Wild and Fantastic Mr. Fox #4

While reading and watching "Into the Wild" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox" we took many psychological approaches to both. Chris McCandless, a young man on the journey of a lifetime, discovering himself, and Mr. Fox in his older days, must change his style of life in order to protect his family. Chris and Ash(Mr. Fox's son) are both motivated by their fathers. While Chris resents his father, Ash praises his father.  Although for different reasons, it really drives them during their journies: Chris on his Alaskan  adventure, and Ash during his family's struggle for survival.

Although Mr. Fox and Chris McCandless may not be similar, Mr. Fox's son, Ash, is very relatable to Chris. Ash, much like Chris, has many troubles with his parents. They dont get along, and quite frankly, just dont understand eachother. Ash was always trying to make his father notice him more, by trying out for sports at school, making his own mask, and stealing back his fathers tale. Throughout the movie, we see Ash's character change, with the intention of gaining his fathers approval.

Chris McCandless's story is very different from Ash's. Chris was alone, on a journey where only he knew where to go. Chris never tried to gain approval from his father, he had no intent, nor want of gaining it. Chris was a very stubborn man, and although he got along with most people he met, he never held anyone close. It's like he was pushing people away, hiding himself behind a wall. Seen on page 63, Borah, a friend of Chris explains that he didnt seem to really get along with people, and that he obviously has troubles with his parents. McCandless was very hard to persuade, and in most cases it was an impossible task. Westerberg says on page 67, "once chris made his mind up about something, there was no changing it."

These two characters, similar and different, were both very strong willed. They didnt know what they wanted at first, but once they figured it out, they were men on a mission.