The reason why I think that Chris wasn’t crazy like others would say was because of how far he went. He spent two years on the road, not speaking to his parents, or taking much from people and just hitchhiking most of his way towards Alaska. He was a determined and a motivated hard worker. To many, the ones he talked to, thought he was smart and over kind …show more content…
In the book there were mentions of people who were met to their end by unluckiness and such, that there were connections made about them and Chris. “Like Rosellini and Waterman, McCandless was a seeker and had an impractical fascination with the harsh side of nature,” (85). Which further goes into what and who I think Chris McCandless was; an idealist. There was also a part where in the book it says, “And unlike McCunn, he didn’t go into the bush assuming someone would automatically appear to save his bacon before he came to grief,” (85) Chris again, knew what he was getting into to. He didn’t need to worry if someone was going to rescue him or not. He was going to try to prolong his stay as long as wanted to and then try to leave when he really wanted