Chris Mcandless was a stubborn, bright, and young man, who got upset when he discovered his parents had been lying to him and his siblings throughout their entire lifes. With nothing left to turn to,
Chris ran to the one thing he loved most; nature, which he was inspired by, because of the authors Jack
London and Henry David Thoreau.
Chris believed he could live in isolation from any kind of relationship,but he could not. He craved to be around people, that's why he befriended people such as Ronald Franz and Westerberg.
Westerberg gave him a chance to be able to survive as long as he did by giving him a job at Mcdonalds.
Westerberg thought very highly of Chris and says “ You can tell right away Alex was intelligent.”(pg
18). Ronald Franz was …show more content…
Franz even offered to adopt Chris “ I asked Alex if I could adopt him, if he would be my grandson.”(pg 55) This request made Chris uncomfortable, and he dodged the question by replying with “ we'll talk about it when I get home from Alaska, Ron.” (pg
55) Chris would never come back from Alaska though, and Franz would never hear back from Chris
Mcandless.
Chris tries to convince himself that society is corrupt, and is harming everyone who follows it.
When his journey first begins he donates his money to charity, burns his wallet, changes his name to
Alex, and leaves behind his adored car, his yellow datsun he got as a graduation gift. Chris is attempting to start a new life, one free of society, laws, and worst of all in his mind, parents. Westerberg describes him as stubborn stating “Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often.”(pg 18) The authors inspired so much into Chris, the way they described nature, and how society was corrupt. “Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.” (pg 117) Henry David Thoreau wrote in his book, Life in the Woods.
Chris believed he couldn't be happy unless he had experienced new things. In Chris's
Chris ran to the one thing he loved most; nature, which he was inspired by, because of the authors Jack
London and Henry David Thoreau.
Chris believed he could live in isolation from any kind of relationship,but he could not. He craved to be around people, that's why he befriended people such as Ronald Franz and Westerberg.
Westerberg gave him a chance to be able to survive as long as he did by giving him a job at Mcdonalds.
Westerberg thought very highly of Chris and says “ You can tell right away Alex was intelligent.”(pg
18). Ronald Franz was …show more content…
Franz even offered to adopt Chris “ I asked Alex if I could adopt him, if he would be my grandson.”(pg 55) This request made Chris uncomfortable, and he dodged the question by replying with “ we'll talk about it when I get home from Alaska, Ron.” (pg
55) Chris would never come back from Alaska though, and Franz would never hear back from Chris
Mcandless.
Chris tries to convince himself that society is corrupt, and is harming everyone who follows it.
When his journey first begins he donates his money to charity, burns his wallet, changes his name to
Alex, and leaves behind his adored car, his yellow datsun he got as a graduation gift. Chris is attempting to start a new life, one free of society, laws, and worst of all in his mind, parents. Westerberg describes him as stubborn stating “Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world, to figure out why people were bad to each other so often.”(pg 18) The authors inspired so much into Chris, the way they described nature, and how society was corrupt. “Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.” (pg 117) Henry David Thoreau wrote in his book, Life in the Woods.
Chris believed he couldn't be happy unless he had experienced new things. In Chris's