Jon Krakauer jumps around a lot during this story from before, during, and after Chris’s death, which makes the reading interesting, but also confusing. I love reading about the many emotions that people felt for Chris and how they reacted after he had passed away. I felt like I was actually inside of Sam’s head because I could feel the emotion from what he was thinking. I could not imagine the excruciating pain of telling your parents’ that one of your siblings had just died. Krakauer really captures the emotions of what the people are saying. One thing that I really liked was that he gives background information on the family and kind of makes you question why Chris actually left. I like how Krakauer reflects on the problems that could have …show more content…
As the chapter progresses you come to find out that Krakauer and McCandless had similar father issues. The relationships they had with their fathers’ seemed to be the motifs for leaving and I agree one-hundred percent with them. As it comes to the end of the chapter where Krakauer reaches the summit, I get the feeling of accomplishment. I start to understand the feeling of reaching a goal so difficult, yet life changing. Jon Krakauer then changes back to focusing on Chris and his journey. After a few days of being stuck in the Hot Springs of the Yukon Territory he can not find a ride. He finally catches a ride from a man by the name of Gaylord Stuckey. I find it kind of weird that Chris discusses his father’s bigamy with Stuckey because people do not usually discuss personal stuff like that with strangers. I wish that Chris would have took Stuckey’s advice and waited till plants started growing for him to go out into the wild. Chris is very stubborn and will not listen to anybody because he has the mentality that he is right about everything. Arriving at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, McCandless makes a smart choice by finding out what he can and cannot