What people don't understand about Chris McCandless is how he's adventurous in many ways. He escaped life with what others believed was no reason; of course, he had his own reasons. Many people would think it's a bit weird for him to Get up and leave; however, they look at his escape With their own perspectives. The people who judged his actions were most likely people with a mindset of money who were oblivious from an idea of escape. The truth is their experiences are nothing like his.
Growing up with money McCandless was exposed to a life full of material. These experiences can change someone's mindset positively or negatively. There are People in this world who have different experiences. Some people with little experience "live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity"(56). These experiences make them live life with different ideas and dreams. Students live their life with dreams of going to schools such as Harvard; Chris McCandless had dreams of exploring the world. These different worlds lead to a different decision that others may not agree with. People, however, go ahead with their dream because it's what makes them happy.
Chris McCandless is an outsider compared to everyone else. Maybe for that reason, people are so judgmental and criticize him. Chris was just tired and felt he wanted independence with no one to tell him anything. McCandless "was thrilled to be on his way north, and he was relieved as well—relieved that he had again evaded the impending threat of human intimacy"(55). His decisions were made on personal feelings. He decided to throw his life away and start a new one. He did not want to be remembered for being academically great, but he wanted an identity he was proud of. A person who lives life for himself and not for others even if he does not get praised.
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