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Chris Mccandless The Wild Book Report

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McCandless didn’t just abandon people he met across the country but also deserted the people who cared for him most, his family, which shows even more that he lived a selfish and uncaring life. McCandless might not have had the best relationship with his parents but they are still the ones who raised him and loved him. Billie cared for Chris and tried to give him everything, and she didn’t deserve what happened to her. Losing a child must have been really hard on her especially without any warning. She describes a vivid dream she had late in the book: “‘I don’t know how I’ll ever get over it. I wasn’t dreaming. I didn’t imagine it. I heard his voice! He was begging, ‘Mom! Help me!’ But I couldn’t help him because I didn’t know where he was.
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