Have you ever wanted to just run away from your problems with no trace, well Chris Mcandless was that person from having a toxic childhood where there was abuse to not having a good relationship between parents. He felt safe and more at home in the outside world than his actual home, he so loved the adventure this is why Chris Mcandless was justified in leaving his family without a trace. The first reason why Chris Mcandless was justified in leaving his family was because he wanted to escape his family that he did not get along with, he felt like the outdoors were more of a home than his actual home. “In the documentary about chris it talks about how abusive his father was towards his mother, hitting her and strangling her, the sisters …show more content…
On page 6 of Into the Wild Chris says “nobody knew of his plans that in fact he hasn't spoken to his family in nearly 2 years” part of this was because he did not want to talk to his parents over everything that has happened throughout his life with them. Throughout the story his family situation has a hard topic to talk about. The information that I stated shows how his relationship with his family was rocky to say the least. The second reason why Chris McCandless was justified in leaving his family was, he was doing what he loved, being out in nature and being on an adventure. He talks about how he wanted to live the one life he had to the fullest. On page 37 on chris log he says “ but this was not important. It is the experiences, the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which true meaning is found. God it's great to be alive." What Chris says in this entry was true to him. 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