Hitchhiking

adult. He even scares himself and “[thinks he is] going to vomit” (216) when he laughs at two men calling a Christmas tree a “sonuvabitch” (216). As a result, Holden “runs away from the edge of the cliff” quite literally when he decides to “start hitchhiking [his] way out West” (218). Yet Holden stops by Phoebe’s school first even though Holden makes it clear that he hates schools like Pencey because “[i]t’s full of phonies” (145). Holden’s willing decision to visit a school shows his deep…

He determined that he would travel to Alaska, get further away from it all, and face nature at its finest. He traveled exceptionally light. He didn?t take much, a parka, a small rifle, some boots, a few clothes, a ten pound bag of rice, books, and little else. ?The heaviest item in McCandless?s half-full backpack was his library: nine or ten paperbound books. Among the authors were Thoreau, Tolstoy, Gogol, Crichton, Pirsig, L?Amour, and a plant journal? (Krakauer 162). Chris wanted to live…

Over the past year I have become more socially aware of missing people. I started off following Missing Manitobans, Bear Clan and Winnipeg Police. It was incredibly eye opening to see how many people were going missing and some of the common traits, Indigenous and Female. Almost every time a white individual would go missing the post would be shared by numerous members of my friends and family, but when the individual was Indigenous than fewer people would share it. I brought this up to several…

others in the same way his life was enhanced as well. However, the person who Chris formed the closest relationship with was Ronald Franz as he supports Chris’s ambition of seeking his meaning in life by disregarding society. Picking up McCandless hitchhiking, Franz soon develops a strong fondness towards the young adult, and eventually they form a like father-son relationship. However, after developing this affection for one another, Chris continues his trek to Alaska, but without periodically…

madman without a proper reason or fact. One of the reason I believe he is a sane man is because he didn’t like society and wanted to become free from the chains of society. In the beginning of the book, Chris tries to get away from society by hitchhiking and gets a lift from a man named Jim Gallien on his way to the Alaskan Wilderness. Gallien saw that he had little supply to live off in the wild but the reason for it is because he wanted to experience the wildlife and be a part of it. Chris is…

views this as respect and credits it to his training in the army. When he visits a nearby church, Griffin finds a pamphlet written by a white priest that condemns racism and urges people to believe that all human beings are worthy of love. While hitchhiking, Griffin has a pleasant experience with a friendly white construction worker who offers him a ride. Griffin thinks the man must be color blind since he appeared to be unaware that he was black. Since there is no place that will serve black…

Chris McCandless was a man full of great intentions, all he wanted was to seek happiness. He was looking for an escape to what he truly wanted, and that was to go to the wild. I honestly believe that he was not running away from his problems, he was separating himself from them to create a new stress free life. I do not consider that breaking away from the issue. Chris was being the bigger person and walking away. Chris may not have known what he was doing when he left, but you know what… he…

Chris McCandless was a pretty smart, intelligent guy but made a big mistake that made him lose his life. McCandless could’ve lived longer or even have had a better life if he gathered some information about what to expect in Alaska or if he would of just stayed home. It seems like the hard worker, studious, very smart guy people knew at college was a different guy than the one that died in Alaska. If Chris would had made a bit of research before heading to Alaska he would have come back alive if…

Aileen Wuornos The Incident Expanding from late 1980's too early l990 it had been discovered that six men were killed along highways in Florida. All of the men picked Wuornos up along the side of the highways for Sex as Aileen was a sex worker or prostitute. She would then drop the bodies of the men off where ever she could to simply get rid of the evidence. Of the male victim's the most known was Richard Mallory. At the beginning of trial, she told the judge, jury, as well as attorneys that she…

attendant and the as the result, her rating was deducted. Because of her low rating, she was forced to rent an old model car. The car ran out of battery half way and she could not recharge it, because she does not have an adapter. She ended up hitchhiking and her rating further deducted by strangers. Her rating dropped to 2.6, so she was disinvited to her friend’s wedding. Without the wedding and speech, she cannot get her rating to 4.5, meaning that she cannot get her dream house. All of these…