Who did Chris McCandless Escape from?

As one grows up, they tend to realize many things on their own for example how they feel. People realize the truth of their life; are they going to continue their life or make a change. Chris McCandless did everything an individual would in life; he had a family; he went to school; went to college; graduated college. Throughout his life, he figured out something that many other people wouldn't understand about him.

McCandless is an outsider compared to others. That's why he was different in his own ways thinking differently from others. His mindset was ahead but different from other people. There's always people who will always be against you for what you believe in and for what you love to do. "Ten days and nights of freight trains and hitchhiking bring him to the great white North. No longer to be poisoned by civilization he flees and walks alone upon the"(163). What Chris McCandless did was block everyone off from; he decided to get away from it all. everyone receives independence at one point in life. McCandless's chance after college allowed him from reality and explore on your own.

He wasn't able to live in the world full of material so he left. He traveled western America and some of Mexico to find an adventure. Chris McCandless was able to find himself and what he enjoyed, something he would not be able to do back home. McCandless was not able to live life with his beliefs with  parents who obsessed with possessions, he wanted to live a life away from all that wealth. His decision of changing his name and donating his money was a submission from his past and progression to his future.  Chris McCandless' actions show that he was not trying to get away from his family, but he was trying to get away from reality and most importantly his past.

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Note: He was a man that disappeared in the wild.