Chris McCandless took advantage of the life his parents made for him. I don’t think that surviving a near-death experience makes you a better person. I believe that Chris McCandless’s journeys and adventures were pointless. It was challenging and that's what he loved most about it. And that was a reason why he loved it so much. Chris said nature was rough but fun and beautiful. In one of his quotes, he says “ Nature was here something savage and awful, though beautiful”. Such as Henry David Thoreau, in his quotes, there was always a part that made us think of Chris. “ The beauty of the country is becoming part of me”(91). He often said in his notes that he loved the beauty of nature. That was because he loved the wild and he liked nature and what it brought to him. And he thought that going into the wild would give him it. He wanted other people to do what he was doing and find happiness.Ĭhris McCandless was searching for happiness and truth. Don't hesitate or allow yourself to make excuses”(58). “new adventures and experiences behind you.

He told him to just do things and not to hesitate. Chris also wanted other people to get out and experience new adventures, such as Ronald A.

So to him being in the wild is a new experience. “ The joy in life comes from our encounters with new experiences”. In many of the letters, he wrote he says that the joy in life comes from having new experiences. I think Chris was more focused on finding happiness than realizing that he needed more food and gear to survive. “ he wasn't carrying anywhere near as much food and gear as you’d expect a guy to be carrying for that kind of trip”. He explained that he was not carrying enough food or gear. Jim Gallien gave him a ride and he explained what he was saying and how he was acting when he was riding with him. They explained how he was adventurous and because he loved nature so much that it was not a surprise that he wanted to go there. Such as Jim Gallien, Everett Ruess, Wayne Westerberg, Billie McCandless (his mom), and Walt McCandless (his dad). In the book, many people mention that Chris McCandless loved the wild. He was looking for happiness but realized it's better when you share it with other people. “ Happiness is only real, when shared”(189). Towards the end of the book, Jon Krakauer mentioned the quote that Chris had written before he died. Even though it did not turn out how he expected it to. And because of going to the wild, he was able to do what he loved. “ rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness….give my truth”. And with going to the wild he would be able to be happy and find the truth.

He loved nature and loved to be adventurous. He was searching for truth and happiness. In the book” Into the Wild” Jon Krakauer told us many reasons why Chris McCandless left and what he was searching for.

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