Chris McCandless was a determined young man. From an early age, he wanted to do things his way or no way at all. Chris had an amazing spirit, the ambition to succeed, and the drive to make things happen. Chris desires to live by his own moral code, his law and not the law of anyone else’s that would put shackles on his psyche. Chris was a polite and well educated fellow, good athlete, and high achiever in his studies both in grade school up through college. However, after college he had a different plan for himself than his folks did, which again was yet another obstacle for Chris and his parents, Chris was becoming discontent with his mother and father; Walt and Billie McCandless. Who knew that things would end up so tragic for the young man
