Firstly, Chris McCandless was very courageous while on his journey into the Alaskan wilderness. And although some might disagree with that, many don’t think about the fact that Chris left his entire family, which included the person he was closest to: his sister Carine. “They’d been best friends from an early age, spending hours together building forts.” (Krakauer pg 110). Chris and Carine were incredibly close, and he left her to go out into the wilderness; that takes courage. Even while he was off on his travels to actually get to Alaska, he gave up many things that those who lack courage could not. He burned his money, abandoned his car, kept himself closed off, and didn’t stay anywhere too long. He gave up the security of having a stable job, …show more content…
Secondly, Chris McCandless was not “just plain crazy”, he was a very complex individual who had faced a lot of hardship in his early years. “Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness. give me the truth” (Krakauer pg 117). Due to everything that Chris had been through, especially involving his parents and his fathers infidelity; he just wanted the truth and in his mind, the only way he could find it was out in the wild by himself. Chris may have been troubled and he definitely made decisions that were not smart in hindsight, but he always had a reason for his actions. Crazy people act out with a lack of reason so Chris McCandless is not crazy. On the other hand, some might say that Chris was incredibly arrogant and he had absolutely no business going into the Alaskan wilderness. The reasons for this argument are that he was wildly unprepared; yes, he had a good amount of supplies, however, he was lacking some critical equipment. One of which was a map of the terrain he was traveling through while on the Stampede Trail. If he had the map with him he would’ve been able to cross the river when he decided he wanted to leave the