Qualities Of Chris Mccandless

Chris McCandless was an extraordinary person with an adventurous life. He had lived his life with taking risks and living a little bit over the edge at times. The way he had presented himself to others had those thinking what it was about this guy that made him stand out in front of the crowd. Almost everyone he met knew there was something special about him. In the beginning, McCandless knew he was ready to just get up and start a new journey. He kept to himself about his adventure to Alaska and did not want anyone to know where, when or why he was leaving. Chris knew he had all of the materials he needed, until it came to a plot twist when he had burned all of his money and abandoned his car anyways. Gallien, a friend of Chris, even said “There was just no talking the guy out of it… he was determined.” Other people saw determination in him as well. Throughout his adventure he crossed paths with people by hitchhiking and going to public places. A few of the people would offer him money or food, and immediate he would deny the offer but accept their generosity. Something about Chris
drew in others people attention to get to know him and his story. Second of all, Chris was not really easy to describe.
There were traits and certain qualities about him that people tended to enjoy. In my opinion one of the most important things about him was that he wanted to isolate from society to go do his own things and live life his own way. He was not dependant on others or objects to make him happy. He was very easily pleased by the littlest of things. When Chris would meet people and become close in friendship, those were the ones who wanted to stay in contact with him and check up on him once in a while. Alex has promised to keep in touch with a few people and send postcards to let them know how he is doing. One letter he had sent was to Bob and Jan saying “don’t know where I’m headed now but I’ll write you when I get there…”Jan and Bob were friends of him who wanted to stay on the lookout for Chris incase of anything that may
happen. In conclusion, Alex was not what people only just thought about him. There was so much more to this guy that not many knew. Chris is extremely intelligent, a very intense young man with a streak of idealism. McCandless always stayed enthusiastic to life and lived for each and every moment. The two traits I liked about him most were that it did not take much to make him happy and he did not care what anybody thought about him. He knew who he was and what his purpose in life was.