My thoughts about chris mccandless? really, who are you? if you had never ventured out into the alaskan wilderness we wouldn't be reading this book about your life and experiences. if you had lived to tell the story, not many people would have cared. they would say "good for him" and just forget about it in a couple weeks.
these are all pretty obvious things but what i'm trying to figure out, is what are we supposed to learn from you dying out there? i can honestly say i will NEVER go out to the middle of nowhere, burn all my money, and leave all my family and friends behind just to find my "inner self". it would be like me driving to mexico one day just because i have a car to drive, its simply ridiculous. i think it's interesting to read to about, but i think your a selfish jerk for going college and getting a degree, then leaving everything and everybody you knew behind just to fulfill your dream of living in alaskan wilderness. i'm not saying he was crazy because he was a smart guy, but he could have done other things during those four years than that.
i like how he's a carefree guy and does things how he wants to do them but come on. he needed to wake up and smell the roses, because i feel like you just cant desert everything like that. really, kudos to him. he actually went out and did what he wanted to do with his life and didn't care what people thought of it. i know i've been ridiculing him for the past two paragraphs but i think it takes a lot of guts to just go and do something like this. i probably still wont understand the meaning of the book but this is what i think of it all so far...
ohh i guess this is it...it would be greatly appreciated if you didn't hate on my blog
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How is Chris selfish? Because he chose to venture in solitude? Maybe because he decided to find out who he was or what was within him? Or is it because he didn't live by others' standards? I think he just needed to get away. He did admit to being an extremist, so maybe its his form of running away. I agree; if he wasn't dead we wouldn't be analyzing his life or intentions and motives.
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I actally agree with Nick. He wasn't saying that he ws selfish for wanting to fulfil his dreams, but for divorcing his family and not leaving word with them. So yea, Betty, it was good for him that he did what he wanted to do, but I think you missed what Nick was saying. Of course he didn't agree with the fact that he just chose to go out into the wilderness, but his selfishness came from how he treated people and only had regards for himself.
yeahh tiffany thats exactly what i was trying to say. and i think he's a selfish person because he left everything and everybody behind to do his own thing. its cool and all that he tries to express himself in this way but he could have told some family even though he was in a way trying to get back at them. i dunno if that helps but yeaa
I don't understand why people get so fed up about divorcing parents. We all have to do it someday. I don't want to be the one known depending on my parents after I've graduated high school, it just seems so embarrassing. So McCandless goes to an extreme by not saying 'bye' and tried to declare independence in an nontraditional way, but why make that such a substantial factor into judging him?
Not everybody can be in love with their families. Not everybody feels the need to depend on others and seem to just function better on their own, that doesn't make them selfish, it makes them human. McCandless has plenty of other attributes countering this one flaw. He still keeps in touch through pen and paper. He still considers the feelings of others. He just doesn't feel like he needs to be psychically there to be supportive. And I believe that's perfectly fine.
i feel you nicole. and i'm not saying that he was dependent on his parents. he was really an independent person and didnt need them very much. i'm also not trying to say from him leaving his parents is a huge factor in judging him i just feel his little trek thru alaska and the west coast is just dumb. like he just coulda been smarter, like not eating those berries that are poisonous, or just being more prepared. i dunno if i clarified what you said but i tried to
I'm gonna have to agree with Nick to an extent here on Chris being selfish. I also don't like how sneaky and underhandedly he went about divorcing his parents. I'm talking of course about the whole arrangement with the post office and delaying the delivery of the letters to his parents.
Yea, I understand you Nick. I can't say that I would do the same things. It sounds idealistic and irrational. It's just... why hate on people just because they're doing things we won't do? Anyways, that was rhetoric, thanks for clarifying your views. I didn't mean to sound soo.. err attacking.
Yvan.. I'm sure he had his reasons. Maybe the letters were a sign of apologies. Imagine how much of jerk he'd look if his parents had to find out through an article. (Did they find out through the letters first?)
Yea, he looks like a jerk, but there are so many things he could have done worse. I kinda like looking at the good sides and provide forgiveness to his poor communication skills.
Nick,
Such powerful words. i 100% agree with you on why would he leave everybody and everything behind? he had such a privlaged life and personally i didnt see any reason for him to leave either. the only thing i dont agree with you is when you say he is selfish. people need to do whats best for them and maybe Chris thought going into the wilderness was best for him. all of us readers just kind of see it as dumb. i do think this was a good blog thoe. you really opened up. check out julia crook's blog. maybe it will give you a different look on Chris. ik it did to me.
thanks lindsay. i'll have to go check it out and see what your talking about. and i see what your sayin about people doing whats best for them cuz sometimes its necessary i guess
Selfish and yet learning to be so self aware. He leaves his family scared and unaware I could never leave my family without letting them know. no matter how immediate my search for myself had become for me. so i agree with you when you say that he is selfish. so many people would of loved to be in the position that chris was in. But if i had that itch to go and free myself from all the materalistic lifestyle the i could understand that also.Honestly your post confuses my feelings because i a kind of flustered.
sorry for the confusion lol
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