Another aspect present in the movie is the stigma related to socioeconomic status. Growing up, Chris’s parents were very materialistic. The enjoy having the finer things in life, and bragging about those things to friends, family, and neighbors. In public the McCandless are always try look like this perfect happy couple, but in private they are far from happy. The parents like having the finer things in life. For example, there was a flashback on when the parents got a Cadillac. The spent the whole time bragging about how much money they have, and how they can afford to by something that was worth so much money. This shows us that being wealth went to Chris’s parents head, causing them to want the finer things in
Another aspect present in the movie is the stigma related to socioeconomic status. Growing up, Chris’s parents were very materialistic. The enjoy having the finer things in life, and bragging about those things to friends, family, and neighbors. In public the McCandless are always try look like this perfect happy couple, but in private they are far from happy. The parents like having the finer things in life. For example, there was a flashback on when the parents got a Cadillac. The spent the whole time bragging about how much money they have, and how they can afford to by something that was worth so much money. This shows us that being wealth went to Chris’s parents head, causing them to want the finer things in