Travel alone is not easy, Especially into a harsh environment. In the book and the short story, they both have some similarities and differences. First, the two characters were both warned that they were going into a harsh environment with less amount of food and equipment. Chris McCandless was burned all his money and abandon his car, he only carry a liter bit food and supplies, also happened to Tom Vincent; he thought he was tough, strong and thinking that he can reach his destination all the way by himself. Anther similarities are they both ignores people's advice, they both think that they are different than other people. Second, they both decided to go off the main trail and change their direction onto a less traveled trail. For example,
