"Happiness is only real when shared", a quote by Chris McCandless. Chris went into the wilderness to experience adventures and to find his meaning of happiness. He found happiness in both nature and his heart. He realized that the feeling and experiences of his happiness were best shared with someone. Throughout the book Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer, Jon talked about the folks Chris had befriended along the way on his adventures and the strong impressions he left.
Chris McCandless was a unique person and left a strong impression on many of the people he met on his journey and the readers that read Into The Wild. Some readers admired him for his courage and noble ideals, while others thought that he was a reckless, crazy, narcissist who lost …show more content…
Ronald lost his wife and only child in an accident caused by a drunk driver. At some point while Chris was visiting with Franz, Franz began thinking about how his family would be finished since he was the only child in his family and also since he had lost his only child. He asked Chris if he could adopt him as his grandson, especially since he grew very fond of him and Chris, however, only left him with one answer which was "we 'll talk about this when I get back from Alaska, Ron. (pg.55)", Franz really loved Chris and his affection for him was "genuine, intense and unalloyed (pg.55)." Before Chris entered Franz life, Franz was lonely and when he came into Franz life he helped fill the void in it and out of all the letters Chris wrote Ron this part explains how Ron started living his life, "Don 't settle down and sit in one place. Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon (pg. 57)." Chris helped him find happiness, Chris told him "you are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships (pg. 57)." His world was never the same again since the death of his wife and only child, until he met
Chris McCandless was a unique person and left a strong impression on many of the people he met on his journey and the readers that read Into The Wild. Some readers admired him for his courage and noble ideals, while others thought that he was a reckless, crazy, narcissist who lost …show more content…
Ronald lost his wife and only child in an accident caused by a drunk driver. At some point while Chris was visiting with Franz, Franz began thinking about how his family would be finished since he was the only child in his family and also since he had lost his only child. He asked Chris if he could adopt him as his grandson, especially since he grew very fond of him and Chris, however, only left him with one answer which was "we 'll talk about this when I get back from Alaska, Ron. (pg.55)", Franz really loved Chris and his affection for him was "genuine, intense and unalloyed (pg.55)." Before Chris entered Franz life, Franz was lonely and when he came into Franz life he helped fill the void in it and out of all the letters Chris wrote Ron this part explains how Ron started living his life, "Don 't settle down and sit in one place. Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon (pg. 57)." Chris helped him find happiness, Chris told him "you are wrong if you think Joy emanates only or principally from human relationships (pg. 57)." His world was never the same again since the death of his wife and only child, until he met