Remington O’Neill Mrs. Moffat English 5-6 11 January 2023 Was Chris Justified? In John Krakauer’s book “Into the Wild”, the protagonist Chris McCandless is justified in leaving his family and not communicating with them during his journey, he was abused as a child, but found peace in nature, and has always been independent since he was a kid. Therefore Chris is justified in abandoning his family. Chris’ childhood was filled with witnessing domestic abuse, as well as excessive guilt and a father who regularly switched families. Chris’ father would regularly beat his wife and drink near Chris’ and his family and yell at his kids to come watch him abuse Chris’ mother. Chris’ father also switched families every few months, having an affair with both wives with neither knowing. On page 121, it describes what this was like: “Long after Billie gave birth to Chris, Walt continued his relationship with Marcia in secret, dividing his time between two households, two families.” Although, Chris’ relationship with his family wasn’t all bad. Chris and his family found solace in the outdoors, and felt safer in the wilderness …show more content…
Chris always hung out with himself and spent time by himself, he was good at everything he did, and never needed anybody's help. As Chris grew older, his friend stated that he was never seen with a girlfriend, and instead of going out to parties or bars, he would talk to homeless people about their lives and give advice along with food. And when he grew into an adult, Chris wrote a letter to Carine on page 64, explaining how he's going to divorce his parents: “I’m going to let them think that I’m “coming around to see their side of thing” and that our relationship is stabilizing. And then, once the time is right, with one abrupt, swift action I’m going to completely knock them out of my life.”. This letter likely also represents another reason for Chris'