Transcendentalism is a religious, philosophical, literary, and social movement of the 19th century. Essentially, this movement was based on the ideals of the "sixth sense", nature and non-conformity, as well as individualism, intuition, idealism, imagination and inspiration. Some of the works and writings featured in Transcendental Unity include Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, The Beatification of Chris McCandless: From Thieving Poacher into Saint by Craig Medred, and Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson. The main purpose of this essay is to provide an opinion on a surprisingly controversial topic; Whether or not Christopher McCandless, hero of Krakauer's Into the Wild, is a true transcendentalist. Despite Chris McCandless's daring actions during his daring Alaskan odyssey, he proved to be far from a true transcendentalist, not meeting the definition of transcendentalism, only caring about himself, and acting out of vengeance rather only through the search for self-discovery - nothing. more than a childish suicidal rebel. At first, McCandless had not the slightest interest in religion. A problem is created in the claim that McCandless is a true transcendentalist due to the fact that religion was a large part of the transcendental movement. Transcendentalists believed that there is a unity between nature and God; That we can discover God by immersing ourselves in nature. They also believed that God is present in every individual; That humans as a whole form God because a fragment of Him is found in every human being. Christopher McCandless did not share these beliefs. In reality, McCandless was arrogant and smug. He felt inferior to nothing and superior to everything. He did not believe that Go... middle of paper ... that Christopher McCandless was, in fact, a true transcendentalist because he failed to qualify for so many of the requirements of transcendentalism. In the end, Christopher McCandless proved far from a true transcendentalist; nothing more than a childish suicidal rebel. Works Cited Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Nature. Np: np, 1836. Printed “Into the Wild Quotes”. IMDb. IMDb.com, and Web. April 22, 2014..Krakauer, Jon. In nature. New York: Random House, 1996. Print. Matthews, Dave. “The ants are walking.” Under the table and dreaming. RCA Records, 1994. CD. Medred, Craig. “The Beatification of Chris McCandless: From Thief Poacher to Saint.” » Alaska Dispatch. Np, September 20, 2013. Web. April 22, 2014. Neely, Tara. “American Transcendentalism”. Microsoft PowerPoint file. PDF file “Ralph Waldo Emerson says… ».