In the novel “Into the Wild”, Krakaur goes off on tangents about others similar to that of Chris McCandless. These stories all have a similar undertone that make them tie together for the duration of the book. The first story is about a man with aspirations similar to those of Chris. Gene Rosellini, who was named the Mayor of Hippie Cove by the other residents. Much like Chris, Rosellini had his own standards and ideals. “The pursuit of knowledge, he maintained, was a worthy objective in its own right and needed no external validation” (Krakaur 74). Much like Chris he was also very studious, “He sustained a perfect 4.0 grade-point average”( Krakaur 73) and later chose to leave his schooling. He adapted and learned to live off the land as an