Chris McCandless: 1. determined, 2. friendly, 3. adventurous, 4. believed you should only own what you can carry, 5. hard worker, 6. grew up in Virginia, 7. loved his car, 8. caring, 9. gave money to charities, 10. loved to explore, 11. brave, 12. smart, 13. well educated, 14. enjoyed nature, 15. believed you didn't mean money to survive, 16. loves his sister, 17. enjoyed being free, 18. wanted to go to Alaska, 19. kept in touch with people he stayed with for a couple of days, and 20. determined.
I was shocked that he did not truthfully tell his parents goodbye, and that he led them to believe he was coming back. I can infer from the letter that he does not necessarily have respect for his parents, because they believe that they could buy Chris's respect. I also feel that he does not have a close relationship with his family, and he does not like them taking part in his decisions. When he told his family that he was going to dissapear for awhile I believe he never intended to come back. I believe some of his motivations for taking on a competely different life is because he wanted to make his own destiny. Possibly, he was not satisfied with the life he was currently living and wanted to experience the wilderness, and just being free. He could have just wanted to make his own choices, and be free from what was currently holding him down.
Your list is right on for chris. The rest of the post hits me different because it is a seperate view from mine. Its great.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I don't think he has a close relationship with his family either.
ReplyDeleteGood list (:
Good list he is not close with his family at all.
ReplyDeleteI love your list and i agree with everyone else that he is not close with his family.
ReplyDeleteI have a different opinion than yours, but I liked your list about Chris.It showed me different ideas about him .
ReplyDeleteGood job on this, I agree with you when you said that he didnt have a good relationship with his parents and he always tried to buy their affection.
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