Society today is beginning to think more about themselves and less about others. Many people would desire to live a life solely beneficial to themselves rather than benefiting others on the way. This is self-centered, considering it can cause problems for others. In the book Into the Wild , Jon Krakauer portrays well that Chris’s actions made him inherently selfish. He created sentimental relationships and left a vast amount of them. Chris also threw away things that anyone would be glad to take. Not only did he leave all of those people, but he left his family as well. Overall, his journey was ultimately selfish and made things more difficult for other people. Chris was self-centered because he made relationships during his journey then
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McCandless’s family was very successful in terms of money, however, it is evident that he did not appreciate the money his family had worked hard for just for him. He exhibits this in his actions when he burnt the money he had for college which anyone could’ve benefited from. The text tells us.that he “arranged all his paper currency… and put a match to it”(29). This was not the only selfish thing Chris did in terms of fortune. For his graduation gift when his family wanted to buy him a car, not only did he decline the gift but he also became irritated with them in a letter to Carine. In the letter he wrote, “I can’t believe they’d try and buy me a car”(21). This shows that he felt offended that they tried to buy him something, however, his parents just wanted to give him a gift for the sake of making him smile. The fact that he felt disgruntled by the cause of people who had good intentions shows he was only thinking of himself and not taking into consideration how other people would’ve felt in this situation. Another quotation from the book states that he “ insisted on giving Gallien his watch, his comb, and what he said was all his money”(6). Some people would view this as selfless, but it is far from that. McCandless’s family is very prosperous, seeing as his father “Walt, is an eminent aerospace engineer who designed advanced radar systems...while in the employ of NASA” (16). If this was in our time, his father would be making approximately $90,000 per year and working for typically nine hours a day. That means that his father works hard for his money, meaning that all of the things that McCandless is just giving away, such as his watch, are most likely expensive. This shows us that Chris McCandless was ultimately self-centered and did not appreciate the effortless money he
McCandless’s family was very successful in terms of money, however, it is evident that he did not appreciate the money his family had worked hard for just for him. He exhibits this in his actions when he burnt the money he had for college which anyone could’ve benefited from. The text tells us.that he “arranged all his paper currency… and put a match to it”(29). This was not the only selfish thing Chris did in terms of fortune. For his graduation gift when his family wanted to buy him a car, not only did he decline the gift but he also became irritated with them in a letter to Carine. In the letter he wrote, “I can’t believe they’d try and buy me a car”(21). This shows that he felt offended that they tried to buy him something, however, his parents just wanted to give him a gift for the sake of making him smile. The fact that he felt disgruntled by the cause of people who had good intentions shows he was only thinking of himself and not taking into consideration how other people would’ve felt in this situation. Another quotation from the book states that he “ insisted on giving Gallien his watch, his comb, and what he said was all his money”(6). Some people would view this as selfless, but it is far from that. McCandless’s family is very prosperous, seeing as his father “Walt, is an eminent aerospace engineer who designed advanced radar systems...while in the employ of NASA” (16). If this was in our time, his father would be making approximately $90,000 per year and working for typically nine hours a day. That means that his father works hard for his money, meaning that all of the things that McCandless is just giving away, such as his watch, are most likely expensive. This shows us that Chris McCandless was ultimately self-centered and did not appreciate the effortless money he