Into the wild symbol

The symbol "punching the clock" is a reoccurring theme in the book, "into the Wild". "Punching the clock" in general is to live every day the same way. This symbol is important to the story because Chris doesn't like doing the same things every day. He likes to change it up. He likes a challenge. There are many examples in the book stating how Chris doesn't like doing the same thing every day. For example, in chapter five of Into the Wild, Chris writes a letter to Ron saying how changing his lifestyle would bring a lot of joy to Ron. He wrote how Ron lives his day the same way every single day, and how he has to open his eyes and change his life style to see the beauty all around us created by God. This is an example of "punching the clock" in the story, because Chris writes how he strongly dislikes having the same routine every day. He strongly encourages Ron to change from "punching the clock" every day and set out for a new life style. Secondly, a huge example is how Chris constantly changes where he settles down. Throughout the book Chris doesn't just stay in one place for a long time, he travels all the time. Chris is always in a new location every few weeks. This shows how Chris isn't "punching the clock". Chris is always changing up his day and living with a new horizon each day. In addition to changing where he is staying, he also always changed the people he talks to. Alex writes to Jan Burres and Bob, "...This is the last communication you shall received from me. I now walk out to live amongst the wild. Take care, it was great knowing you..." (Krakauer, 69).  This shows how Alex (Chris), didn't "punch the clock" by not always talking to the same people, he changed the people he talked to constantly. He didn't like getting too attached to people so he changed relationships with people often. Lastly Chris tells his friend Ron that he should consider to stop living everyday the same way. Chris writes to Ron, "...The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun... (Krakauer, 57). This shows how Chris wanted Ron to live every day differently and stop following his every day routine, "punching the clock". These are all examples how "punching the clock" is a reoccurring theme in this book.