Thursday, April 15, 2010

If Chris had lived

I think had Chris McCandless made it out of the wild alive, not too many of his actions and thinking about life would have changed. I think he would probably would view the concept of death differently, and probably appreciate life a lot more, similar to such changes Jon Krakauer made in his thinking after making it out alive through his adventure of climbing. I don't think Chris would contact his father, maybe he would have sent a postcard to his sister and mother, but he probably would not return home. If he did make it out alive, I could see him settling somewhere rural, outside of where most of society lives their lives. From the book, you see the places he decided to set up camp and stay for different periods of time, this is where I can see Chris fitting in. I think that McCandless' appreciation and love for nature, would not have changed. He would probably get a job, just considering the fact that if he had lived, he would have been very close to starvation, and probably needed food and new clothes. To find a job, he probably would contact the few people he let into his life on his journey, the ones that he wrote letters to. It is difficult to say exactly, what Chris might have done had he survived because his story already is so unpredictable.

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  1. I agree, I think that if he would have made it out, it would have obviously been tough and he would have appreciated life a lot more. I also agree that he would have settled somewhere rural and close to the wilderness that he liked so much. The postcard is a good inference, I also don't really see Chris making a phone call to anyone besides the people that he met along the way and helped him out. The job i see him most likely taking is the one where he helped out on the farm, he seemed to be most willing to do that one.

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