Chris McCandless was a courageous, noble tragic hero who should be admired. Some thought of him as a reckless, naive young man and wondered why McCandless received attentions. In the story, many of the people he met were inspired by Chris because of his curiosity. As a human being, he also made mistakes and didn’t learn from some of them, but he was somewhat not afraid to face his fears and experience new things unlike most of the people. McCandless is a tragic hero with flaws because he was independent, curious, and challenging. McCandless was a man who likes to be independent ever since he was a kid. “...He didn’t seem to need toys or friends. He could be alone without being lonely” (Krakauer 107) explains he was not like an average kid who relies on their family or friends but did almost everything by himself. His personality made choose certain decisions such as doing things on his own, “ He resisted any instruction of any kind” (Krakauer 111). However, he challenged himself to try new things, “ … at least they …show more content…
Although he ignored his family’s words or anyone’s advice because of the past experience, he worked hard not to disappoint anyone. McCandless was a courageous man who was valiant enough to throw away his material possessions and pursue in dream as well as inspire the people he met like Ron Franz, “ I think you really should make a radical change in your lifestyles and began boldly to do things which you may previously never have thought of doing or been too hesitant to attempt” (Krakauer 56). Personally, unlike McCandless, I didn't have confident to ask questions and be who I am for what I was although I was curious. Many of us are afraid of changes and feared that people will judge us for our decisions or opinions. McCandless, on the other hand, was not afraid to be different from others and challenged