For example, Krakauer includes a memory that Jim Gallien had, an older man that transports Chris to the Stampede Trail, were he was concerned about Chris’s gear load, “His gear seemed exceedingly minimal for the harsh condition of the interior” (5). This shows that living as a minimalist that you rely on your abilities rather than your belongings. Another example, when Chris decides to get rid of what he does not need, “Chris had given away his college fund to OXFAM” (34). Here demonstrates Chris belief on resources such as money, which he does not find necessary to be self-reliant. In all, to be a Transcendentalist hero one needs reliance on his or her own powers and resources, as Chris
For example, Krakauer includes a memory that Jim Gallien had, an older man that transports Chris to the Stampede Trail, were he was concerned about Chris’s gear load, “His gear seemed exceedingly minimal for the harsh condition of the interior” (5). This shows that living as a minimalist that you rely on your abilities rather than your belongings. Another example, when Chris decides to get rid of what he does not need, “Chris had given away his college fund to OXFAM” (34). Here demonstrates Chris belief on resources such as money, which he does not find necessary to be self-reliant. In all, to be a Transcendentalist hero one needs reliance on his or her own powers and resources, as Chris