Chris McCandless was the protagonist of the book Into the Wild. Chris set out to travel into the wild because he lacked clarification in his life. It all started from Chris’s youth when every day his father Walt McCandless and Billie Jhonson worked nonstop and did not express their love towards their kids. Instead, they fought because they were constantly stressing on bills to pay and mouths to feed; As a result, Chris and Carine distanced themselves from thier parents. The only real relationship Chris had was with his sister Carine. The lack of love from Chris’s parents and the untold secrets that were kept from him suddenly made him snap. He needed to find himself; as a result, he wandered off into the wild. Chris McCandless was a very intelligent
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Jhon Krakuer states in his novel, “Long after falling in love with Billie, long after she gave birth to Chris, Walt continued his relationship with Marcia in secret, dividing his time between two households, two families. (84). When this secret was reaveled Chris became infuriated to the point where he began to think his whole life was a lie. Later on in the spring of 1990 Chris graduated from Emory university and spoke about an extended trip. Weeks later Chris donated the balance in his bank account to OXFAM, packed his suitcases, and vanished without a trace. The McCandless family was indeed very emotionally impacted by Chris’s departure. The ironic point is that 2 years later billie had a nightmare involving Chris. Billie States in Krakauer’s novel, I’m sure i heard Chris calling me. I was not dreaming and I did not imagine it. I heard his voice and he was begging, mother help me!; Furthermore i could not help Chris because I did not know his location (87). On the other hand, there were many outcomes of Chris’s journey.Throughout his journey into the wild, Chris met new people and built new relations which later on helped him with jobs or …show more content…
He met Wayne Westerberg while he was hitchhiking one day in north-central Montana in the fall of 1990. Westerberg offered chris a ride and later a place to stay once they arrived at their destination. Wayne ended up giving Chris a job later on in 1992 at the grain elevator which benefited Chris because he needed money to buy supplies for his trip to Alaska. Other than relations, the journey Chris took brought closure to his life even though he literally set up his own death by enacting a terrible mistake. Chris was at peace with himself days before his death. Krakauer states in his novel, Chris took a photograph in which he was holding his final note. He was smiling in the picture and there is no doubt in my mind that Chris McCandless was at peace with himself, peaceful as a monk gone to God (136). However, it is sad that Chris was so close to ending his trip and going back home after he discovered that happiness is lived with others. The only thing that stopped Chris from going home was the Teklanika
Jhon Krakuer states in his novel, “Long after falling in love with Billie, long after she gave birth to Chris, Walt continued his relationship with Marcia in secret, dividing his time between two households, two families. (84). When this secret was reaveled Chris became infuriated to the point where he began to think his whole life was a lie. Later on in the spring of 1990 Chris graduated from Emory university and spoke about an extended trip. Weeks later Chris donated the balance in his bank account to OXFAM, packed his suitcases, and vanished without a trace. The McCandless family was indeed very emotionally impacted by Chris’s departure. The ironic point is that 2 years later billie had a nightmare involving Chris. Billie States in Krakauer’s novel, I’m sure i heard Chris calling me. I was not dreaming and I did not imagine it. I heard his voice and he was begging, mother help me!; Furthermore i could not help Chris because I did not know his location (87). On the other hand, there were many outcomes of Chris’s journey.Throughout his journey into the wild, Chris met new people and built new relations which later on helped him with jobs or …show more content…
He met Wayne Westerberg while he was hitchhiking one day in north-central Montana in the fall of 1990. Westerberg offered chris a ride and later a place to stay once they arrived at their destination. Wayne ended up giving Chris a job later on in 1992 at the grain elevator which benefited Chris because he needed money to buy supplies for his trip to Alaska. Other than relations, the journey Chris took brought closure to his life even though he literally set up his own death by enacting a terrible mistake. Chris was at peace with himself days before his death. Krakauer states in his novel, Chris took a photograph in which he was holding his final note. He was smiling in the picture and there is no doubt in my mind that Chris McCandless was at peace with himself, peaceful as a monk gone to God (136). However, it is sad that Chris was so close to ending his trip and going back home after he discovered that happiness is lived with others. The only thing that stopped Chris from going home was the Teklanika