Into the Wild Blog #5

Chris McCandless was not a bad person. However, he wasn't neccessarily a good person either. A few positive traits of McCandless were his intelligence, his friendliness, and his respectfulness. McCandless was not, for lack of a better word, stupid. He was actually quite smart, and knew what he was doing. He even said to Ronald Franz "I'm not destitute. I'm living like this by choice." Chris was intelligent. Chris was also quite congenial. He was friendly to all the he met, and many people were stamped by his presence with them. They will never forget him. He was also very respectful of other people, especially women. He did have negative qualities though. He was slightly arrogant, selfish, and not dependable. He thought that he was great and knew better than others, showing arrogance. He was also selfish by not relying on others, and he never was in contact with any of his family, which I thought was quite selfish. He also was not dependable, he was always leaving and refused to build any relationships with people.
Jon Krakauer and Chris had many similarities, and also many differences. Krakauer was very interested in Alaska, just as Chris. They were also both intellectual.
However, Krakauer seemed to have. a better head on his shoulders than Chris McCandless.