1/26/12 My Opinion of Chris McCandless

 
          Chris McCandless was an person who was intelligent and had a lot of deep thoughts. I think he saw the world in different ways and was a very caring person. He had a kind soul because he helped less fortunate people and discussed problems with society and peoples relationships with eachother. He did not like people’s negativity about life. Chris was thankful for everything he had and wanted to prove that he could live happily with the bare minimum. I think he wanted to truly understand how poor, starving, and disgraced people lived. Maybe he wanted to show that he cared for them in his own way by not being greedy and negative. He did not want to waste any food because he knew that other people were starving in the world.

        I think he also wanted to show himself and others that nature was essential for life. He probably thought that the early humans lived in nature and that he also could stray from modern society and live in and with nature.  Maybe he wanted to show society that life could be lived in nature and that other people could eat, find shelter, and find water in nature.

         Chris McCandless had a strong connection with nature spiritually, because he cared about all living creatures lives and tried to make sure that no life was taken and then wasted. He was happiest when he was wandering outside.  I think he was idealist because not all people in society today are going to understand what he believed in. I think his hopes were too high for other people to understand his ideas. Maybe he just wanted to see it work for himself. 
        
        When I first read this I was angry at Chris for doing this.  He could of lived the long life that was given to him.  Not all people in the world are as lucky as him to be in good health and have food, clean water, and shelter.  He was given the gift of life and I thought he should take care of himself and his life.  However later, when I thought about this I saw it threw his eyes that he was doing was was best for himself and his happiness.   People in the world strive to reach happiness and not all make it there.  Chris McCandless found his true happiness outside with nature and himself and therefore lived a good life.   He did not try to kill himself. So he was not wasting his life. He was just trying to find himself and his part in the world.  He said he enjoyed his life and was not too upset about his death.  He truly lived his life for himself and proved that a person can be happy with the bare minimum.