Chapter 1
Page 4
Quote: " He wasn't carrying anywhere near as much food and gear as you'd expect a guy be carrying for that kind of trip"
Impression: Chris was unprepared and he didn't seem to know what he needed to survive.
Page 6
Quote: "But he wouldn't give an inch. He had an answer for everything I threw at him."
Impression: Chris was stubborn and he was determined to survive in the wilderness no matter what anyone said.
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Page 18
Quote: "It was a different story with Alex. He was the hardest worker I've ever seen"
Impression: Chris knew how valuable the job was to him, so he put in all of his effort.
Page 19
Chris gave a copy of War and Peace to Wayne Westerberg
Impression: Chris felt that he was close to Wayne and wanted to show it by giving Wayne a copy of one of his favorite books.
Chapter 4
Chris burned the rest of his money because he didn't think he would need it
Impression: Chris seems a little crazy for burning his money. He should have kept it just in case he ran into trouble. He was a bit unreasonable.
Chris bought a canoe to ride down the Colorado River
Impression: Chris was very adventurous and he seems like the kind of person that craves excitement.
Chapter 5
Chris doesn't like to wear socks
Impression: Chris feels like socks contain and he doesn’t like to wear them because he feels contained. He likes the feeling of being free.
Chris was offended when the manager at McDonald's asked him if he needed soap.
Impression: Chris was very proud of what he had and he didn't want to take something from someone else.
Chapter 6
Page 51
" Look, Mr. Franz, you don't need to worry about me. I have a college education. I'm not a destitute . I'm living like this by choice" - Chris
Impression: Chris feels that he can support himself and he feels that no one needs to help him. He wants to be self- sufficient.
Chris writes a letter to Ron Franz telling him to go do what he has always wanted to do.
Impression: Chris doesn't let things prevent him from going and doing what he wants. He lives life like it was his last day to live.
Chapter 7
Chris didn't like rebelled against his parents when he graduated college.
Impression : Chris didn't like authority. He hated being told what to do.
Chris didn't drain the grease before cooking the chicken.
Impression : Chris is very smart but sometimes he lacks common sense.
Chapter 8
Page 71
" the author describes a man who has given away a small fortune, forsaken a loving family, abandoned his car, watch and map and burned the last of his money before traipsing off into the wilderness"
" the author describes a man who has given away a small fortune, forsaken a loving family, abandoned his car, watch and map and burned the last of his money before traipsing off into the wilderness"
Impression: Chris was crazy because who would give that up? He had what most people want.
" Forget Boy Scout rule number one: be prepared?"
Impression: Chris was not ready to go into the wilderness. He lacked common sense because you need to be prepared before doing something like this.
Chapter 10
People had a hard time producing evidence that they knew Chris
Impression: Chris wanted to not have connections that let people know who he really was. He wanted to make a new life for himself.
Page 102
" Chris almost always had short hair and was clean shaven"
Impression: Chris had let himself grow his hair to show that he had changed.
Chapter 11
Page 107
" He could be alone without being lonely"
Impression: Chris was self sufficient and he didn't need other people.
Page 109
" but Chris wanted to keep going to the top"
Impression: Chris wanted to finish what he started. He liked to push the boundary.
Chapter 12
Page 118
" Chris said how much he respected Dad for starting from nothing"
Impression : even though he didn't get along with his father, Chris showed appreciation for what his father had done.
Page 120
Chris told people only what they needed to know.
Impression: Chris was a simple person and didn't pay a whole lot of attention to details
Chapter 13
page 128
" Chris was crazy about Buck"
Impression: Chris seemed like he was an animal person.
Page 128
" His expression is identical"
Impression: Chris didn't change much over the years.
Chapter 14
Page 135
Chris was only 24 when he went to live in Alaska
Impression : Chris was a little too young to be trying to live in the wilderness of Alaska
Page 134
" I now walk into the wild'
Impression: Chris knew he was risking his life. He didn't seem to care though.
Chapter 15
Page 155
"like Chris McCandless, I was a raw youth who mistook passion for insight"
Impression: Chris was very passionate about what he wanted to do.
Chapter 16
Page 159
" He wasn't what you would call a typical hitchhiker"
Impression: Chris seemed like he was friendly to most people.
Page 160
Chris wouldn't call his parents
Impression: he was proud and didn't want his parents to know where he was.
Chapter 17
Page 173
" unlike McCandless however, I have in my backpack a topographical map"
Impression: Chris was unprepared
Page 185
Chris had made some dumb mistakes
Impression: Chris didn't know exactly what he was doing. He just did what he wanted.
Final Thoughts:
I thought that Chris McCandless was not like a normal person. He had an unorthodox way of living. He was very bright but lacked a little common sense. He was self reliant and hated taking things from others. His lack of common sense and self reliance is what got him killed in Alaska. He was prepared to a point. He had all the things he needed in the begining of his trip. His problem was he decided to get rid of those things and to not rely on them because he thought he could live in the wilderness by himself with nothing but the land. He was not native to the land so he had no idea how harsh it was to live off the land in Alaska. He had the mental thought of he could do anything and there was nothing that he wouldn't try. His mental ideas and thoughts was eventually what put him in the situation to starve to death.
Final Thoughts:
I thought that Chris McCandless was not like a normal person. He had an unorthodox way of living. He was very bright but lacked a little common sense. He was self reliant and hated taking things from others. His lack of common sense and self reliance is what got him killed in Alaska. He was prepared to a point. He had all the things he needed in the begining of his trip. His problem was he decided to get rid of those things and to not rely on them because he thought he could live in the wilderness by himself with nothing but the land. He was not native to the land so he had no idea how harsh it was to live off the land in Alaska. He had the mental thought of he could do anything and there was nothing that he wouldn't try. His mental ideas and thoughts was eventually what put him in the situation to starve to death.
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