This paragraph is going to be about Chris’ value of nature and how he lived off the land because he had no money. To chris Nature was his friend. This relates to the main claim because he valued nature so much he lived off of it so it would not be a true adventure and not just an adventure through the country. Krakauer writes “ … berries collecting them in a gallon milk jug with the top cut off “ ( 30). In other words chris was living off the land struggling to survive because he did not know what plants were poisonous and what plants were edible. This supports my claim that Mccandless was living off the land trying to stay alive. …show more content…
Here is a supporting example: As Krakauer writes “ one hundred twenty- three dollars in legal tender promptly reduced to ash and smoke”(24). This supports my claim that he wanted to live off the land and not what people gave him because he set all the money he had at first on fire to keep him warm thinking he wouldn’t need it later in life. This helps the readers learn he truly wanted to live off the