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Characteristics Of Chris Mccandless In Into The Wild

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How can one person be the same but be different at the same time? In the novel, “Into the Wild”, author Jon Krakuaer shares how Chris Mccandless was able to change himself into a man known as Alex Supertramp. After Chris Mccandless graduated from college he made the decision to leave everything behind and travel alone with no money, gear, or responsibility to anyone or anything. Slowly over time Jon Krakuaer reveals characteristics of Mccandless that showed how he became a different man at the end of his life. In the beginning of Chris’s journey he needed a new name to go by so no one couldn't trace him, and so Alex Supertramp was created. Chris/Alex started to become more dependent on himself and got rid of materials he could have used to
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