Response To Mccandless's Journey

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When McCandless is getting ready to leave Carthage for the next part of his journey, he is saying his goodbyes and Borah notices that he is crying. She does not take this as a good sign considering he was going to be back fairly soon. This is significant because Chris has not been an overly emotional person and if he was going to becoming bak soon he must have known that there was a chance he wouldn't be coming back. I found this to be very interesting. I agree with Borah's assumption that he will be taking large risks. I think he is nervous because he does not know what the future holds for him and is not sure whether he will make it much longer. I wonder what he will be doing differently that will put his life at risk. The fact that

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