The Papar monks would agree with McCandless because they had the same motivations and went through similar experiences. The Papar left Iceland when “the first handful of Norwegians”(97) showed up to find seclusion. Similarly McCandless left to get away from society and find himself in the wild. McCandless and the Papar both risked their lives in perilous journeys in order to find seclusion. Furthermore the Papar had to endure a boat trip across “one of the most treacherous stretches of ocean in the world”(97) This is very reminiscent of McCandless’s canoe trip in mexico. This is a near exact repeat of the Papar’s trip, indicating that they would believe McCandless’s trip was sensible due to the fact that they had done the same thing. Since