Krakauer’s role in McCandless’ story is that not only was he the author and narrator of Into The Wild. Krakauer wrote a chapter on his travels and experiences that were much like Chris McCandless’s. By doing this it shows how Chris’s mindset may have been since their passions were very alike. Like McCandless, Krakauer had a weak relationship with his dad. Krakauer wanted to depict to the reader what Chris could have thought about and what he felt during his expedition. He wanted to compare himself to Chris to show the reader more detail of what these trips are
