Writer and mountaineer, Jon Krakauer in his article, “How Chris McCandless Died” implies that Chris McCandless didn’t die because from consuming poisonous seeds. He develops this claim by first addressing his previous claim on how McCandless died from consuming Hedysarum alpinum, or more commonly known as wild potato, which he claimed to contain toxic alkaloid that leads to starvation. Then Krakauer explains how he collected the seeds McCandless collected, and had them tested by Dr.Clausen, which he proved that the seeds were not toxic and had no alkaloids. Finally, Krakauer explains what ODAP along with how McCandless died from ODAP. Krakauer’s purpose is to prove that McCandless died from ODAP, and not wild potato seeds in order to clarify
