In the prompt, Krakauer is explaining to the reader that the actions of McCandless are an extreme version of every teenagers behavior. Throughout the story McCandless is described as different, the prompt shown is but a summarization of what he wants people to think of McCandless. The majority of the descriptions on McCandless as a person came from chapter eleven, where his family and friends described him.
McCandless is described as fearless from his father saying,“Chris was fearless even when he was little." From that I think that McCandless is different compared to other children his age. His father also states, "He didn’t think the odds applied to him. We were always trying to pull him back from the edge.” McCandless is a person who sees
McCandless is described as fearless from his father saying,“Chris was fearless even when he was little." From that I think that McCandless is different compared to other children his age. His father also states, "He didn’t think the odds applied to him. We were always trying to pull him back from the edge.” McCandless is a person who sees