Quote by Jon Krakauer

I understood what he was doing, that he had spent four years fulfilling the absurd and tedious duty of graduating from college and now he was emancipated from that world of abstraction, false security, parents, and material excess.


I understood what he was doing, that he had spent four years

Summary

This quote reflects the speaker's understanding of someone's journey through college and their subsequent liberation from that phase of life. The speaker perceives college as a realm of meaningless obligations and abstract concepts, shielding individuals from the challenges of the real world. The quote emphasizes the newfound freedom from societal expectations, reliance on parents, and superficiality that often accompanies graduation.

By Jon Krakauer
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