Do you believe “Alex” Christopher Johnson McCandless was successful? Many people say Alex was not successful in any way. Why burn 25,000 dollars and hitchhike to Alaska. “Some readers admires the boy immensely for his courage and noble ideals; others fulminated that he was a reckless idiot, a wacko, a narcissist who perished out of arrogance and stupidity”(Krakauer, Authors note). I Believe Alex was very successful at times, but there were times he was not at all. “Hey I’m goin’ to get on up there, live off the land, go claim me a piece of the good life” (Krakauer, 4). I think that this proves Alex thought it was successful to be by himself and live on his own and be independent, Alex has always been very independent not having to depend on others very resilient. But Alex’s planes had changed when he came near death “S.O.S. I need your help I am injured, near death, and too weak to hike out of here. I am all alone, this is no joke. In the name of god, please remain to save me. I am out collecting berries close by and shall return this evening. thank you, Chris McCandless, august?”(Krakauer, 12). My opinion is that this shows Alex was not successful at this moment because he is close to death and he needs a way out. …show more content…
Many may say since he died he was not successful at all but “ he intended to invent an utterly new life for himself, one in which he would be free to wallow in unfiltered experience. (Krakauer, 23). I think he wanted to start a new life and I feel he was successful because that's what he did separate from everybody. Live life on the edge that is exactly how Alex felt, Alex sent a letter to Jan and Bob Burres part of it stated “surviving on edible plants he identified from the book. Like he was tramping around the country, having a big adventure.”(Krakauer,