"McCandless was thrilled to be on his way north, and he was relieved as well—relieved that he had again evaded the impending threat of human intimacy, of friendship, and all the messy emotional baggage that comes with it. He had fled the claustrophobic confines of his family. He’d successfully kept Jan Burres and Wayne Westerberg at arm’s length, flitting out of their lives before anything was expected of him. And now he’d slipped painlessly out of Ron Franz’s life as well." This quotation shows Chris’s problems with intimacy which was highlighted on his two-year journey to find meaning in his life. During his journey he does not contact his sister, which he was very close with. Although he made lots of friends and acquaintances he made sure …show more content…
There are differing opinions on Chris Mccandless depending on who you ask, some say he’s an inspiration and others say he was a stupid young kid. Chris simply did what he wanted to do, and a lot of people aspire to be like that. Also, people identify with Chris’s discipline, maybe not identify with it but they see it as something they can stride towards. When Chris decided to do something he followed through with it. It didn’t matter how difficult it was or how far it took him out of his comfort zone. And that inspires people to do things that they normally may not do. It has nothing to do with going on a wilderness adventure, it just means that his story inspires them to make a change in their lives. Even though lots of people see him as a tragic hero, many people, mainly alaskans, see him as an unprepared fool, a greenhorn who misjudged the alaskan wilderness that he so desperately wanted to commune with. Despite the disparagers, Chris still has a huge following that believes that Chris was an inspiring …show more content…
The author’s style of writing is so engaging that even though early on I knew how Chris’s story would end I was still absorbed with the story until the last page.Christopher McCandless was a tragic hero who stood in the face of everything he knew when he was growing up to find a better way. He was a young man who was unhappy with the life he was living. He was upset with the state of the world and all the materialism, hunger and waste. He was very intelligent and a great athlete...yet he died because of his own volition. A lot of readers are divided in regard to this story. Some people respect McCandless’ daring and idealism; others say that he was shortsighted and reckless to travel to Alaska without the proper preparations. Christopher’s death was a tragic one but the most tragic part in my opinions was his opposition to human intimacy and the rift that he caused between him and his family. He was misunderstood by his parents and others who didn’t see his point of view so the point that he sought personal asylum in the wilderness, away from humanity.But even on his hermitical journey he connected with a lot of people and changed their lives and touched his own. His final journey to Alaska probably made him realize his