Chris Mccandless Quotes

Would Chris McCandless return to society if he survived Alaska? Chris would have never been a part of society. Chris was the type of person who did not like how greedy and ignorant people were, but that does not mean he did not value the relationships he had. Chris always helped people who needed it. Chris also believed that all life was precious. Even if Chris wanted to return to society, society would not let him.
This letter proves that Chris valued relationships and wanted to keep in in touch with the friends he had . “April 27th, 1992 Greetings from Fairbanks! This is the last you shall hear from me Wayne. Arrived here 2 days ago. It was very difficult to catch rides in the Yukon Territory. But I finally got here. please return all mail I receive to the sender. It might be a very long time before I return south. If this adventure proves fatal and you don't ever hear from me again I want you to know your a great man. I now walk into the wild. Alex”(Krakauer 3). This letter was received by Wayne Westerberg, a good friend of Chris. Chris valued all life including his own. “I have had a happy life and thank the lord. Good bye and may god bless all”(199). This quote was written on a card found on the magic bus after Chris’s death. This
Before Chris left for Alaska he visited his parents’ home town, also the town he spent his early childhood in. Chris visited old family friends and discovered his father had a wife and two kids when he met Billie, Chris’s mother. Walt had two families at one time and eventually abandoned his first family and married Billie. “Long after falling in love with Billie, long after she gave birth to Chris, Walt continued his relationship with Marcia in secret, dividing his time between two households, and two families”(121). Chris hated the fact that he was a second family, a bastard kid. This information made Chris feel like a bad