Ever wonder what it would be like to live in the wild just you, nature and no one else around, well Christopher McCandless did he set off to live off into the Alaskan Wilderness following the Stampede trail that led him to an old abandoned bus where he lived for a short period of time but later died in that bus. Along his journey to the Alaskan Wilderness, he has made a few friends along the way. There are a lot of advantages and disadvantages to living on the road, so is life on the road suitable for everyone? Put yourself in Chris McCandless’ shoes; you’re alone and traveling to Alaska, you voluntarily did this to yourself with little food, a bunch of books and it's just you and the road. How long would you travel the road for: a month,
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Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon. You are still going to live a long time, Ron, and it would be a shame if you did not take the opportunity to revolutionize your life and move into an entirely new realm of experience.” (Krakauer 57). When I read this quote, I think about whether life on the road is suitable for me but as I read it over and over it makes me think of what my life would be if I followed what Chris had done to get away from the norm of society, relying too much on the money we get to be able to survive in this society and the way his childhood was abusive it makes you think about would you do this kind of thing or just keep living the way society would want you to live your life. Some disadvantages on living on the road would be that you will miss out on lots of memories with my family and friends. It wouldn’t make life any better it would make it worse because you’ll alone on this trail with little food, a big bag on your back and walking on foot trying to get rides from strangers to take you to where you need to go or help you get closer to your destination. The advantages on this is that you will have a whole new adventure in life, you will be able to live it to the fullest, you’ll gain a new experience, get connected with nature and escape the norm of
Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon. You are still going to live a long time, Ron, and it would be a shame if you did not take the opportunity to revolutionize your life and move into an entirely new realm of experience.” (Krakauer 57). When I read this quote, I think about whether life on the road is suitable for me but as I read it over and over it makes me think of what my life would be if I followed what Chris had done to get away from the norm of society, relying too much on the money we get to be able to survive in this society and the way his childhood was abusive it makes you think about would you do this kind of thing or just keep living the way society would want you to live your life. Some disadvantages on living on the road would be that you will miss out on lots of memories with my family and friends. It wouldn’t make life any better it would make it worse because you’ll alone on this trail with little food, a big bag on your back and walking on foot trying to get rides from strangers to take you to where you need to go or help you get closer to your destination. The advantages on this is that you will have a whole new adventure in life, you will be able to live it to the fullest, you’ll gain a new experience, get connected with nature and escape the norm of