Chris Mccandless Book Report

In September of 1992, a young man named Chris McCandless was found dead in Fairbanks Alaska by six hunters and hikers. He began his journey the summer after he graduated from college; he had changed his name to Alexander Supertramp. Krakauer had written this story out of chronological order. Chris had planned to go to Alaska while still in college. His journey began when he graduated from Emory University in May of 1990 in Atlanta Georgia. In July of 1990, he abandoned his beloved car for several reasons announced in the book. Throughout the book, McCandless has many near death experiences. He also, meets many people who grow attached to him however; as soon as they do he cuts them loose. The book, teaches a few life lessons while explaining
One good, thing about the book is it explained every aspect of McCandless journey and why he went on it. After he died, Krakauer had talked to McCandless parents to try to figure out Chris’s personality before the journey and the people he met on the journey to see how Chris was like in those 2 years. However, the book spoiled his death very early in the book causing me to loose interest from the beginning. The book was not in chronological order, making it very difficult to understand the thought process of McCandless. Also, in the last fifty pages was not about McCandless’s journey or him at all, making this book very boring and confusing to understand. On the other hand, Krakauers adventure into Alaska taught him “…people would have been quick to say of me- as they now say of him- that I had a death wish” (pg.144 ¶4). Many say that the two have been suicidal or that they have a death wish but in reality they just wanted a sense of adventure. I would not recommend reading this book, although it is interesting but it does not capture the reader the right away. It is a slow read, which takes a while to get into. Overall the book is a 3 because it is interesting but can become repetitive and