"Have been living on the streets of San Diego for the past week. First day I got here it rained like hell. The missions here suck and I'm getting preached to death. Not much happening in terms of jobs so I'm heading north tomorrow" (Krakauer 53).
Topic: Inspiration or Fool
In the quote, McCandless is writing a letter to Burres
and Franz, reassuring them that he is alive and well. Chris has had his
dream/adventure of running away from his family and problems and I
feel like he needs a reality check. I find it foolish he stayed away for so
long. He has no more resources, money and the family he left still has no idea
where he is. I think it's fine if Chris wanted some time away from reality
and people because we all need that sometimes, but in my opinion, there is
a limit for someone who wants to run from their problems. You can't run
forever, but if you do, you should have a better plan than Alaska. Chris leaves
for Alaska for another great adventure but things don’t go as expected. For me,
your family is your rock; they support you and you need them. If Chris had
his family by his side on his great Alaska trip, things could have ended up a
lot differently.
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