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How Is Chris Mccandless Justified

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Dylan Day Mrs. Moffat English 5-6 11 January 2023 Was Chris Justified? I believe that Chris McCandless is justified in not telling his parents for when he left into the wild. I believe that he should be justified in not telling his parents because of all the stuff they put him through when he was little. But one thing is that he should have at least told his sister Carine since they were closer then he was with his parents. But with his mothers affair and his two life living and abusive father it would make sense how he could go without talking to them for so long. So he should 80% be justified for not telling his parents that he went out to the wild without telling them so. Chris McCanless’s life was far from normal he had complicated parents, meaning his father was living 2 lives. Because he had a different family before Chris was born but he didn't tell Chris's mother or his sons or daughter, and with his father being abusive both verbally and physically. Then on top of that with his mother having an affair it made Chris upset and he really cut off talking to them, it tells us this on page 103 and 121. So you have to think that Chris had to be going through a lot of hurt to see both of his parents doing that. It also …show more content…

But he met a ton of great people along the way on his now well known journey that he tragically died on though those peoples names and Ronald Franz, Jan and Bob Burres, Jim Gallien, and Wayne Westerberg. These people helped him, some of them giving him a job or giving him food. When Chris met some of these people he wrote to his parents whenever he had stopped somewhere so there is that to one why he should be justified because he informed them enough as it

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Chris’s parents never really understood what was best for Chris and they never wanted to acknowledge what Chris wanted. Especially when Chris was unprepared when he went into the wilderness. It seemed as

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That was the reason he was living life on the road and living off the land he found utter joy in the life he lived. The last reason why Chris McCandless was justified in leaving his parents was because he was an adult at the time he had the freedom to do what he wanted. By the time he left

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Which to me means he was ready to leave, and if he's old enough to change his name and be who he wants he's old enough to leave. So my second reason why I think he was justified is his home life. When Chris was young his home life was very traumatic. His dad was very abusive to his mom and his mom only stayed because she had Chris with him.

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Chris didn't know they were his half siblings thinking they were simply family friends until one year where he visited and discovered the exact nature of the “family friend”. The exact quote “Chris’s smoldering anger, it turns out, was fueled by a discovery he’d made two summers earlier, during his cross-country wanderings. When he arrived in California, he’d visited the El Sengundo neighborhood where he’d spent the first six years of his life. He called on a number of old family friends who still lived there, and from their answers to his queries, Chris pieced together the facts of his father’s previous marriage and subsequent divorce-facts to which he hadn’t been privy”. These factors are what would eventually create Chris’s abhorrence for money, in a quote from the book “I’m going to have to be careful not to accept gifts from them in the future because they will think they’ve bought my respect”.

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Chris McCandless met a lot of people in his journey to Alaska along the way he met all sorts of people such as the old man who he grew a bond with chris and Chris said he'll think about getting adopted by the lonely old man then left him saying he'll come back. The old man waited and waited just to find out that Chris died in the woods which later turned the old man an atheist. Chris Left impacts the people he's met. He had some sort of a magnet where people get pulled in his personality just for Chris to leave without warning or promising he would come back to them. ( ¨ When Gallien asked whether his parents or a friend knew what he was up to whether there was anyone who would sound the alarm if he got into trouble and was overdue ales answered calmly that nobody knew of his plan that in fact he hasn't spoken to his family in nearly two years.¨ ) Chris mcCandless was a very strange person he didn't really like connecting with people he always kept people at arm's length and this fear of connection impacted many people.

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Some people may think that Chris was not justified because he did abandon his family and he told nobody that he was leaving for alaska. He also left his perfect life and many people didn't understand why. On page 2 it says “Hey Guys! This is the last communication you shall receive from me.

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P.198 His sister carine points out “Chris would never, ever, intentionally burn down a forest, not even to save his life.” When Chris got lost he could have set the forest on fire so he could be found, but as his sister said he would have never have hurt the forest. Chris made a huge impact on the lives of others, he made friends with people on his way to Alaska. He made a huge impact on Ron Franz, Ron had a son who died, and he viewed Chris like a son and asked to adopt Chris.

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Also that he left because his family was abusive in his childhood made him have trauma. Some other people might also say that he wants to find the peace that he could not find when he was a child. but I disagree with this just because he is a grown man it doesn't mean that he can't make poor decisions. And if he had trauma from his childhood he could just talk and try to make their relationship better or get some money from his dad and travel somewhere good and live in peace. and freedom doesn't mean that you can do anything Chris left without telling no one which did a lot of damage to his family and wasted other people's time and resources who wanted to find

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In the book Into the Wild the author states “No longer to be poisoned by civilization” this quote proves McCandless was free in the wild and he felt good not having to worry about others. Nonetheless, Even though McCandless felt free he was still selfish. He still left being family and friends and could have cared less. Thus Chris was selfish leaving his family and friends, no matter if he felt free or not he still left behind people who cared about

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Eli Eaton Mrs. Moffat English 5-6 11 January 2023 Was Chris Justified? Chris McCandless was an interesting kid, never really fitting into the roles of society, Though being vary smart, and being able to master anything he put his mind to, and was vary likable, he never had the urge to show off or be liked, the book Into The WIld by john Krakaer follows his life, from when he leaves his family without warning, and how he eventually ends up living in Alaska out of a bus. Many people have mixed views on Chris, they might ask “why would he just get up and leave without warning”? “Was Chris justified in leaving his family”?. Well I believe Chris was justified in leaving his family, though it might not have been the best decision, looking into Chris’s

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Chris McCandless was selfish. He threw away his support system, undervaluing the importance of family, friends, community and the sacrifice they all put forth to make sure he was wanting for nothing. McCandless was uncompromising and inconsiderate of how difficult it was for his parents to provide him the best lift they know how to give. They were not perfect but made mistake and like a spoiled child he was unforgiving to their feelings along with many others along his journey of self discovery. Chris was incredibly selfish and immature by using every person along his way for his own personal goals to gain fulfill motives and to prove he was above the ideals of all of us ordinarily that work hard, follow rules, educate ourselves, live with

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He should have stayed home, he would have eventually found what he was looking for. But still to today no-one knows for certain what he was truly doing. I believe he was running away from his parents and their high control over his life. Therefore chris mccandless, in my eyes, was just crazy, he might of had a mental problem or something. To end, another important life lesson, never forget who you are and where you come from, for if you do, you can hurt the others around

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Shaun Callarman says that Chris was ignorant and had no common sense, but I think he knew what he was doing the whole time and made his own decision. Into the wild was and fascinating story and it will keep you centered and into it the entire time. Chris McCandless was splendid and insensible and the same time however, he comprehended what he was doing the entire time. He needed to go into the wild and carry on with a free life, he comprehended what he was getting himself into and realized that he would have restricted nourishment.

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There is a lot of controversy about the death of Chris Mcanddles and whether he was justified or not in leaving his family behind without saying anything or telling anyone where he was going, so many are wondering if he was justified or not. I believe Chris was justified for several reasons. We learn about Chris’s rocky, unstable relationship with his parents. In the book, it says on p. 6 that "he hadn't spoken to his family in nearly two years. " This shows that something major happened between Chris and his parents because any normal person would've maintained contact with their parents even if they moved out of the house; most would at least have a phone number.

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One big reason Chris wasn’t justified is he caused his relationship with all his loved ones to fall apart and hardly ever spoke to his family because they wouldn’t understand and Chris probably felt as if they’d try and stop him from an adventure. In talking with Jim Gallien, Chris told him “he hadn’t spoken with his family in nearly two years.” (pg 6). This shows that Chris doesn’t value his relationships because the amount of time he's away and lost contact doesn’t phase him.

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