Into the Wild
by Jon Krakauer

Into the Wild: Genre 1 key example

Genre
Explanation and Analysis:

Into the Wild, with its combination of nonfictional and fictional features, is a particularly difficult book to categorize. Most prominently, the book is a work of nature writing, following in a long tradition of American nature writing of various kinds. Krakauer quotes many of his inspirations in this genre, including Henry Thoreau, Walt Whitman, John Muir, Wallace Stegner, and Annie Dillard.