A Family Separated(The Dynamics of Family)

                  "when Gallien asked whether his parents or a friend knew what he was up to-whether there was anyone who would sound the alarm if he got into trouble and was overdue-Alex answered calmly that no, nobody knew of his plans that in fact he hadn't spoken to his family in nearly two years"(Krakauer 6).

                  I know everybody thinks Chris is a fool for what he did, going into the wilderness ill prepared, but based what we learned of the dynamics of his family and what he had been through there is a lot sympathy I feel for him now. I still think he is a fool for dying, but trying to get away from what was in his whole life makes complete sense. If you have not watched the Ted Talk about his childhood you are missing out because it ties together the whole book and shines light on grey areas. The dynamics of one's childhood will shape them and who they are for there whole life, as one can see with Chris. Gallien had no clue what Chris had been through, so he had no idea on what was to come, but what was obvious was the Chris's family dynamics were not right because it is not normal for someone to have not talked to their family in 2 years. So what one can take away from this is that however one is brought up will change who you are forever.

Tips For a Fool(Travel Advice)

                 "After an extended argument Burres also got McCandles to accept some underwear and other warm clothing she thought he'd need in Alaska. 'he eventually took it to shut me up,' she laughs, 'but the day after he left, I found most of it in the van. He'd pulled it out of his pack when we weren't looking and hid it under the seat'"(Krakauer 46).

Dear Chris,

               

             I know I'm not a travel expert but Dual survival is one of my favorite shows and I know a good amount of survival tactics and with the amount of gear you have Chris anything can help, especially when your in Alaska. I know it might be a moral thing or something seriously man, your health is more important. There are many times in this book were people offer you stuff and just never want to accept it and it drives me crazy because all of that stuff could have saved your life! When you are working with nothing you got take everything you can get, bottom line. No matter what your morals are survival comes first, you should have taken the clothes. The more and more i read this book i get the feeling that you went into this knowing you weren't coming out alive, which causes me to feel sorrow towards him but not sympathy because it was something he could have controlled. 

Innocent Fool(Inspiration or Fool) 

               When I think of Chris McCandless, the first thing that pops into my mind is that he was an innocent fool. What I mean by that is that he was an innocent guy who did nothing to deserve what had happen to him in his life, but to me his past doesn't count as an excuse for his ill preparedness to go into the wild. I understand completely how he would want to get away but "the only food in his pack was a ten-pound bag of rice"(Krakauer 5). I Can't really feel sympathy for someone like that because that is just common sense, I can feel sympathy for his path, but that doesn't mean you should just give up on your life that. Instead he should have turned his life into a positive instead of just wasting it. I feel bad about what happened to him in his past but I still think he is a fool.