Ethical Issues In Into The Wild

Into The Wild Chris McCandless went on a journey to Alaska in April 1992. He hitchhiked alone and walked by himself into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. Tragically, his decomposing body was found a few months later by a moose hunter. Many things influenced Chris to go into the wild and go on the journey he went on. Family problems as well as emotional damage heavily affected Chris. Rebellion of youth and risk-taking tendencies greatly influenced Chris’s decisions also. Although some might believe Chris’s decisions were unethical, he should not be judged and misunderstood for what he did. All throughout his life, Chris had always dealt with family problems even as a small child. He never had a good relationship with his parents but mostly his father. His father worked for many hours a day and rarely was home. Chris had always felt out of place and didn’t like the environment he lived in. ”In truth McCandless had been raised in the comfortable upper middle-class environs of Annandale, Virginia” (19). Although he lived in an area that was peaceful, he did not feel comfortable there. Chris and his parents had a lack of time spending time together when he was a child so he felt

In the book it says, “Still, Gallien was concerned. Alex admitted that the only food in his pack was a ten-pound bag of rice”(5). Chris had packed limited resources that were not going to last him on the journey he was planning to go on. He had also been a rebel as a child especially towards his parents. He was not appreciative of his parents and was disrespectful towards them too. In his letters he stated that he had burned his possessions which included money, which happens to be illegal. He did not feel comfortable in his family and he did not follow authority either. Chris had stolen a candy bar from his neighbor‘s house at the age of two. His childhood, he was a troublemaker and a