Into the wild #3

My understanding of Chris has not really changed, I think learning more of his background just reinforced how i already perceived him. I think Chris is motivated to complete his adventure by his passion and intensity to feel like the world is good and right. Chris is also driven by his resentment toward his parents. The more they expressed their concerns, the more he pulled away and did whatever he wanted. Chris has the desire to find meaning behind things. He questions things and ideas that a lot of people don't even think about. Chris's personality is complex yet intriguing. He is one of those people who don't fit into society well because he questions it, has the desire to make a difference in some way. His adventurous yet stubborn personality aspects give him determination to complete his adventure. An illustration of Chris's adventurous side from an early age is in chapter 11 when Walt describes their mountain climbing. Chris was twelve and wanted to keep going, whereas Walt said it seemed dangerous and they needed to stop. Walt says, "If he'd been fourteen or fifteen, he would have simply gone on without me." This shows that the older Chris got, the more independent he got and did what he wanted to do. An example of Chris's desire to make a change in the world is when his friend from highschool talks about him. He says, "McCandless took life's inequities to heart. During his senior year at Woodson, he became obsessed with racial oppression in South Africa. He spoke seriously to his friends about smuggling weapons into that country and joining the struggle to end apartheid." This concludes that Chris cares about bettering the world and cares about national issues, and these are some of the things that drive him throughout his adventures.