The ‘declaration of independence’ on page 163 of Krakauer’s Into the Wild was, rather aptly, written to declare Alexander Supertramp’s independence from civilization, directed towards whoever would read the hastily scrawled note in the abandoned bus. The tone of the note was exultant, celebratory, and excited. The use of the phrase “ultimate freedom” implies that Alexander was extremely happy and celebratory to be rid of civilization. He describes his trek as the “greatest adventure,” indicating that he is enthusiastic about his westward journey. Supertramp’s diction also conveys his feelings: the description of his being “poisoned by civilization” connotes that civilization was harmful to his person; something that needed to be treated and cured. Alexander’s view of his trip as “the climactic battle to kill the false being within” and the end of the “spiritual revolution” illustrates that he considered his trip to be a journey to find him and banish all corrupt influences nesting in his soul. In the beginning of the paragraph, the word ‘no’ is repeated in the sentence “no phone, no pool, no pets, no cigarettes.” This emphasizes how important Alexander considered the lack of those modern luxuries to be on his trip. The note contains many very short sentences to keep the reader’s interest and emphasize the little details presented. Alexander also uses syntactic tension by putting “[to] conclude the spiritual revolution” at the end of the sentence—this causes high tension and interest in the beginning of the sentence and gives more importance and weight to the closure of the sentence.