The ability to be independent, to follow our dreams, and to walk our own paths is something many of us take for granted. For some freedom is an illusion, a vision for a better life. Chris McCandless and Frederick Douglass shared this vision. Although their lives were different in many ways, their hope was the same. They each had a dream of being free. Chris McCandless and Frederick Douglass were two distinctive men. One a …showed first 75 words of 403 total…

…showed last 75 words of 403 total…that they overcame many obstacles to achieve it. Determination to live their lives as free men gave them the strength to defy both physical and emotional suffering. ( Krakauer, 1996; Douglass, 1997). What began as a vision became a reality. References Krakauer, J. (1996) . Into The Wild ( 1st Edition) . New York: Random House Inc. Douglass, F. ( 1997 ). Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself ( 1st Edition ) . New York: W.W. Norton & Company LTD.