Nick Allen Mr. Reynolds English 11 7 June 2023 The Fame that was Deserved Was Chris’s decision to leave his family and go live in the wild a good decision? Some may say Chris was not smart for making this decision but, others argue that the decision was in his best interest to be happy and live the life he wants. To achieve his goal of happiness he wanted to venture into the wilderness of Alaska and live a life of self-reliance. There were many parts of the book that showed the reasons why Chris decided to leave his family and go into the wilderness. One reason is that Chris was searching for a sense of purpose that he was missing in his life. Some quotes showing that Chris was trying to find him throughout the book are. …show more content…
Throughout the journey, Chris has many experiences where he could have just settled down and started a new life in society. One example of this is when Chris runs into Ron Franz while on his trip. Ron holds a pivotal role in how Chris can survive in the wild. Ron ends up teaching Chris how to cook and start a fire. Chris and Ron’s time together is truly special as Ron ends up seeing Chris as a son and even offers to adopt him, but Chris declines the offer because he feels that he is not done yet on his journey. Ron is a true example of someone who believes in other people and their goals which is an important part of what Chris needed to live the life he wanted to live. In the movie, Chris shows Ron how important it is for him to live the life he needs and that opens a door to how Ron views Chris’s situation and how he agrees with Chris’s …show more content…
In the Christian essay he brings up how he once had the same dream as Chris but what he doesn’t realize is the background information on where Chris came from. Chris has very strict parents that had a set plan for Chris and didn’t want him to do what he wanted. What Christian doesn’t realize is that Chris didn’t have the freedom he already had and Chris’s parents were getting into fights daily which resulted in Chris flipping and leaving the family. There is a quote that brings up this point from his essay Christian says “McCandless was not something special.” (Page 1). This shows Christian doesn’t understand what Chris was going through in his home life which made him decide to go on his adventure. In the other essay that Ilgunas wrote he brought up a good point about how Christians’ facts are wrong as Chris did not commit suicide he simply was accidentally poisoned and starved to death. “Pete implies that McCandless’ decision to come to Alaska “unprepared” and “unskilled” was a suicidal act in itself.” (page 1). Both of these quotes bring up points about the misunderstanding of Chris and the real reasons that he originally left his family and how he ended up passing