The Only Use of
Rubicon
in
Into the Wild
- He never suspected that in so doing, he was crossing his Rubicon.
p. 163.0Rubicon = a metaphor for a line, that when crossed permits no return
Definition:
river in northern Italy that, in ancient times, was the boundary between Italy and Gaul
or:
a metaphor for a line, that when crossed permits no return, resulting in irrevocable commitment (due to Caesar's having committed himself to war when he crossed the Rubicon in 49 BC)
or:
a metaphor for a line, that when crossed permits no return, resulting in irrevocable commitment (due to Caesar's having committed himself to war when he crossed the Rubicon in 49 BC)