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This book is weird for telling us the readers that the main character dies right from the beginning. The main character Chris McCandless is just something else his life style and the way he acts as a person. you either love him or hate him but everyone could relate to him. The good thing about Chris is that he wanted to live his way he didn't want to do it his way even though he worked at MC Donald's. One of the world's most corporate places but while working at MC Donald's he was very social person around strangers. Everyone he meet in his adventures they ended up saying he was a good guy and would love to have him around. But as soon as people got close to Chris he would just run away like When he got close to Ron Franz. Ron Franz was a war veteran lost his wife and son on new years when a drunk driver killed them. Ron and Chris spent a few weeks together. Ron tells Chris to find a purpose in life but all Chris thinks about is going to Alaska to be in the wild. But before Chris leaves for his trip Ron ask him a question that could change his life. He asked Chris if he could adopt him. Chris ends up running away again! It just makes me want to cry because this old man put his whole heart out there for Chris to crush. But once Ron found out Chris had died he turn into a drunk again. But Chris still has a good story He travels the country without any money. Forgets his car and burns all his money and goes on his own hitch hiking into Alaska. Then into the wild to survive for 113 days.

#RIPChris #GoodorBad #thechrislife

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When I was a baby my parents bought one horse and it was pregnant. When I was about 4 or 6 I would help around the stables cleaning out the stables with the horse still in there and I would feed them and give them food. All the adults would freak out and thought I was going to get hurt by the horse or the horse would run out of the stable and it would hurt me. But the horse was very calm when I was around. I used to ride horses and go to shows of horses dancing all around California. Also like to travel I've been to 5 states around and I would love to travel to all 50 states and to other countries.

Like Chris McCandless I feel like he wasn't afraid of hard work. At a young age Chris's life was set up into the right path graduated high school and went to a four year college. But in life we also have those barriers that get into our way. Chris barrier was finding out his father had another family while still being with his mother. With me I haven't rode a horse since I was 7 years old and I don't have the money to fly around the world. Like when i'm a older I want to be living on a ranch with horses, pigs, cows, goats, and chickens. Teaching my kids how I started taking care of horses at a young age. I look forward to working my way of owning my own farm and the adventures I'll have along the way.

#ridehorses #travellife #hardwork

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Summary- In August Chris McCandless died in a bus, he survived on squirrels, birds, roots, and seeds for "113 days P1". After some years the author can't figure out how he died almost 23 years later he "circled  P3" from Chris's Dairy. Chris was extremely weak  from potato seeds says Krakauer  and maybe the seeds had "killed P4" Chris McCandless. In September 2013 Krakauer closed the case  results from the lab there was compound called beta-ODAP caused Chris weakening and paralysis. The compound screws up your ability to metabolize basically you "starve P10". There was a paper in 1960 had found the same "toxin P14" in a few species of the plants in other areas in Alaska.

Analysis- I'm pretty sure Krakauer is very much still looking for answers of how Chris McCandless died. I think Chris should've looked in his book about plants every time he ate certain plants but I get this mistake costed him his life but doesn't mean you could've been safe. But Chris lived his life and it ended it the most pain way.

#Don'teatplants #plantskill #ChecktheDairy

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Summary- After months Jon Krakauer takes Walt and Billie to the stampede trail by helicopter to visit their son death bed. Ten months and Sam McCandless had told Walt and Billie that Chris was "dead" pg 201 they decided to visit where their son met his end. "Surprisingly" pg 201 Billie felt calm and centered and has been looking forward to this trip for some time. As the helicopter landed Billie said it was "smaller" pg 202 I she thought it was. Billie was the first to enter the bus Walt finally comes into the bus to find Billie sitting on the mattress where Chris had dead. You see his "handwriting" pg 202. Billie left Chris's bible in the bus she said I haven't prayed since we lost him. Walt was in a "mood" pg 203 he had little to say but he's glad he went to the bus.

Analysis- This chapter was a little sad. What Walt and Billie had to go through going into the bus that those feeling. I'm just glad Billie felt calm and centered but I don't know about Walt. I feel like he doesn't know how to feel he just lost his son with Billie.

#LongLiveTheBus #RIPChris #Peace

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Summary-After the attempt to depart from the wilderness McCandless "arrived" pg 188 at the bus on July 8th. "Happiness only real when shared" a Chris McCandless quote. In Chris's circumstances he was hungry and his meager diet, he seemed in good "health" pg 189. This is where they discuss how Chris McCandless how we could've died. like a Indian Women McCandless making the same "mistake"pg 192 being incapacitated. In the area they're some "cabins" where Chris could've ate some food and get away from the cold but doesn't. Many Alaskans wonder why Chris didn't just start a forest fire to alert but Chris couldn't do such a thing. He was into nature why would he hurt it. When he killed the moose he felt bad that he wasted all that meat and he shouldn't have killed it.

Analysis- I think Chris McCandless has a story that could relate to everyone some body might hate or love him. But we have to admit he lived his life the way he wanted to made some new friends and it didn't change him. but I think he could still be alive to this day if he had a map or went across the Teklanika River but he didn't he just went back to the bus to die.

#Chrisisdead #LLChris #SOS

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Summary- Jon Krakauer and three companions took on the footsteps like Chris McCandless and walked the Stampede trail. Unlike Chris, Jon had a topographic "map" pg 173 in his backpack and if Chris looked at the map he would find aluminum "tram" pg 175 to go across the river where McCandless couldn't cross. Once Jon, Roman, Dan, and Andrew found the base camp of Chris adventure the "bus" pg 177 and they noticed the silence around the camp. Chris's critics thought that Chris came to Alaska without any of the "essentials" pg 180 like a large caliber rifle, map, and compass, an ax. It would be easy for a Alaskan to stereotype McCandless he read too many books and lack of "common sense" pg 184.

Analysis- The only thing I took away from Chris in the wild is that he wasn't really prepared like the right clothing or rifle. It seemed like he just wanted to go into the wild and do it his way. It costed him his life because he wanted to come back and maybe if he had a map he could've came back and still be alive.

#Needmap #GhostofCJM #Busstop

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Summary-After we read about Jon Krakauer adventure in Alaska we go back into Chris McCandless journey in the wild of Alaskan wild and how he survives and how he ends up dying. McCandless was trying to hitchhike to Carthage but it was delayed. He was in Liard River Hotsprings a popular so Chris decided to soak in the waters. Gaylord Stuckey walked into the springs and thought he was going to be alone. He was heading to Carthage to. After a drive down the Alaska Highway Stuckey enjoyed Chris "company" pg 159. The only food McCandless brought was a ten pound bag of rice, two sandwiches, and corn chips. He confident that he had enough food to stay in the "Alaska" pg 162 wilderness. Chris kept a journal during his first week in the wilderness it was a "disaster" pg 164. Couldn't shoot a bear, ducks, killed a spruce goose. While "hunting"pg 166 he got May 28 gourmet duck june 1 5 squirrels june 2 porcupine and the list goes on. But the prize was moose he recorded it in his journal. When McCandless wanted to come back from the wild. The rivers were to high for him to swim he was also a "weak" pg 170 swimmer he was afraid of the water.

Analysis- I like how the only thing that stopped him from coming back from the wilderness was a river. I would've thought he died from a bear or wolves. But no he lost his life freezing to death in a bus. He would've stayed alive longer if he saved a lot more of that moose meat but he didn't know how to.

#Moosekill #youstuck #can'tswim

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Summary- Jon Krakauer is back in his tent being mad at himself because he didn't make the summit of Devils thumb. Jon "father" pg 147 was extremely complicated person and deep insecurities. Lewis Krakauer a mountaineer who taught Jon. Thirty years with a battle with post-polio. Every two hours he would go through a "drug" pg 149. The drugs addled his once formidable mind. Jon decided to climb the devil thumb again but He stayed in his camp he realized he only had one "cigarette" pg 151. Forty five above Jon Krakauer  the wall eased back onto the sloping "summit" pg 153 shoulder. Jon straddled the highest point, the south face fell away beneath. The fact that Jon Krakauer "survived" pg 155 his Alaska adventure and McCandless did not survive was his largely a matter of chance.

Analysis- I wonder if Jon Krakauer or anyone on there Alaskan Adventure ever thought they were going to die on that trip. Too bad Chris McCandless never got to live to see how the world is now or lived to tell his own personal stories out in the wild or how it felt to be in that bus.

#Devilsthumb #Survived #Ineedacigarette

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Summary- In this chapter Jon Krakauer the author of this book talks about his Alaska Adventure. Jon only suspicion of McCandless's death was "unplanned" pg 134. Jon "drove" pg 136 as far Gig Harbor, Washington abandoned his car, and rode on a northbound salmon seiner. In Seattle I'd stopped at a hardware "store" pg 138 and purchased aluminum curtain rods each ten feet long. On May 6th Jon Krakauer set base camp on ice cap. A "plane" pg 141 passed overhead of me the pilot unaccustomed to glacier flying he got nailed by unexpected turbulence. Searching for a "solid" pg 144 ice. The climb was over the only place to go was down.

Analysis- I just think it's crazy that the author of Into the Wild is so similar to Chris McCandless. And I see why he would put his own story into his book. It let us know that there is a lot more people like Chris that go into the wild for adventure.

#Devilsthumb #icecap #Alaska

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Summary- This chapter really gets in Carine McCandless and the emotions she's going through after finding out her brother is dead. Carine looking at old photographs of her and Chris and notices the way Chris stares at the lens with the same pensive. lying on the floor was "Buckley" pg 128 the family dog. Chris asked his parent if he could take Buckley on his trips. Carine is a energetic self assured, also "clashed" pg 128 with Walt and Billie about working too much and they're never around. On September 17, 1992 "Fish" pg 130  have drove into Carine's drive-way and He walked in and said I need to talk to you. Fish told her "they found him. He's dead." Sam Walts oldest son had called work . Next day Carine and Sam flew to Fairbanks to bring home Chris's "remains" pg 131. Once they landed back in Anchorage Carine and Billie had stopped eating. Billie would look at photographs and break down, "weeping" pg 132 for her son.

Analysis-This chapter is really short but it really talked about Carine expressed her feelings when her brother has passed. You could tell she loved her brother a lot. And for her and her mother to stop eating and her father gaining weight. To find out someone has died is just so hard.

#Buckley #Fishneedstotalk #weepingBillie

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Summary- In this chapter we find something about Chris McCandless father. Chris had once said how much he respected his father. When Chris would go on his trips his parents wanted him to take the "Texaco" pg 118 credit card. Chris's parents are "baffled" pg 120 by his personality. He could caring and generous but his darker side is worst. Chris is filled with "anger" pg 121 after he discovers his fathers split with his wife Marcia then falling in love with Billie long after having Chris. Two year after Chris was born Walt fathered another son Quinn McCandless with Marcia. In the spring of 1989 Chris took his "Datsun" pg 124 on a road trip for the whole summer. Walt doesn't deny that Chris is a smart kid but if Chris was in any trouble he would be there in a "flash" pg 125.

Analysis- I think both of Chris's parents are terrible. For his father to start a family then leave them to start another family with Billie then leave to have another baby with Marcia leaving her again to have a baby with Billie again. It makes no sense and all of this is happening on other sides of town and for Chris to find this out makes it worst for him to look up to his father.

#Twofamilies #thetruth #angryChris

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Summary-This chapter talks about Chris parents life and Chris's high school life. Photos documenting the whole brief span of Chris's life, have "occupied" pg 104 the dinning room table. Samuel Walter McCandless, JR grew up in Colorado won an Academic scholarship. Walt took a job with Hughes Aircraft in 1957, He was appointed test director for surveyor 1 "mission" pg 106. Walt took Chris and kids from his first marriage to the great lakes, to the blue Ridge mountains, Chris love those "trips" pg 108. Chris was the "captain" pg 112 of the cross country squad. Little boy pulling a wagon full of vegetables and no one could "resist" pg 116

Analysis- I think it's just crazy that Chris dad was a space director and had two families. It seemed like Chris had a good childhood growing up with both parents, going to high school and college. But he wasn't a good listener. He'll just do it his way like he didn't want no ones help.

#twofamilies #Walt #resist

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Summary- This chapter talks about Chris body was being identified. State troopers have been trying to figure out who Chris "outfit" pg 99 was blue sweatshirt with a Santa Barbara logo of a towing company. A missing "person" pg 100 named McCandless from eastern South Dakota small town called Carthage. Some McCandless used Iris Fucyu and his social sercurity number I forget but one time Chris put "down" pg 101 288-31-6704 and The state "troopers" pg 101 took it serious. Sam nine years older than Chris was chris's half brother. Once he saw the body of Chris he didn't know how he was going to tell someone how their "child" is dead.

Analysis- State Troopers really went through all of this trouble to find out whose body this was. We knew who it was but back then they didn't have very much technology they just used the phone books and radios to find out who Chris was. They ended finding out who Chris was. But now it's time for Chris parents to know that he's dead

#deadbody #Troopersonduty #secretsbeingtold

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Summary- This chapter talks about Everett Ruess that also went on the life living adventure like Chris McCandless. Davis Creek flows into Lake Powell a natural "zigzags" pg 88 from the canyons. Everett was born in Oakland, California he attended the  "Otis Art School" pg 89 and Hollywood high. Chris McCandless sounds like Everett Ruess both are basically the same but Ruess is more "romantic" pg 92. Everett was "strange" pg 96 kind of different but Ruess and McCandless at least tried to follow their dreams. it beggers the modern "imagination" pg 97 no one knows where Everett Ruess he's dead or alive or just living life but what we do know is he lived his life to the fullest.

analysis- Everett Ruess gave up his high school education and college education just to go out in the wild to explore. I mean I get it go out forget everything that was causing you stress but Chris and Everett go to the extreme and never come back some people come back and live the rest of their lives.

#monks #missing #Gulch

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Summary- This chapter talks about other people in Alaska that are like Chris McCandless but more extreme. The "article" pg 70 about McCandless in outside generated a large volume of mail. Gene Rosellini was the "mayor" pg 73 of Hippie Cove. Rosellini was very different from everyone else as a young man he was athlete and good student with a 4.0 grade point average through high school and college.In November 1991, Rosellini was found with knife in his heart determined it was "self-inflicted". Carl McCunn was a "texan" wanted go to shooting.

Analysis- I understand why Krakauer would want this story into the wild. All these people wanted to do something wasn't normal. They forgot about the life they live earlier in life to pursue this journey of happiness of being in the wild.

#SOS #Alaskawins #alwaysprepared

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Summary-This chapter talks about relationships Chris has with his family and the ladies. Fifty days have gone by since McCandless's "body" pg 62 was found in Alaska. but Seven Months earlier Chris announced he was ready to work. Alex was a big eater never left any food on his plate. Borah said it was pretty obvious he didn't get along with his "family" pg 63. Americans are titillated by sec however McCandless's apparent sexual "innocence"pg 66. Two nights before McCandless was scheduled to leave Mary Westerberg Wayne's mother invited Alex for dinner.They hit it off immediately they none stop talked.They Talked for hours she very amazed by alex's "death" pg 67. Everyone was surprised that McCandless could play the "piano" pg 68

Analysis-It amazes how many lives Alex has changed by being around but ends up ending those relationships because his purpose is to go to Alaska to go and see nature and finally be alone. It makes me question Alex more.

#Alexisavirgin #loner #cleanplate

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Summary- This chapter shows us the relationship between 24 year old Alex McCandless and 81 year old Ron Franz. Ron Franz requested for "magazine" pg 48 to learn more about the Chris McCandless they crossed paths in January 1992. Franz a devout Christian spent most of his life in the army.while oversees his wife and only son were killed in a car crash. Six months later he got himself together and decided to start "adopting" pg 50 Okinawan boys and girls paying for school in Philadelphia and Japan. The next few weeks McCandless and Franz spent a lot of time together Franz taught Chris how to be "leatherworker" pg 51. Again Chris wanted to leave but he was put jail because of a "bull" pg 54.Franz had asked Alex if he could adopt him, if he would be his "grandson" pg 55 but Alex feels uncomfortable with the question.

Analysis- This chapter is just so hard to read because you have this 80 year old guy he's lived the best and worst life ever. Both his wife and son die on the same day. He gets into drinking but he got himself together and decided to adopt kids and help them out. Then Alex comes into his life and Ron really wants to help be his father. And all Alex says is go live life like me Ron. Then once Ron found out Chris had died he gets back into drinking it's too much for this guy.

#bemygrandson #belt #AlexFranz

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Summary-This chapter shows us the good and bad sides of Chris. Chris McCandless had ruined his "camera" pg 38 that stopped him from taking photographs. Once Chris arrived in Bullhead City he applied for a job at McDonalds flipping quarter pounders.He presented himself as Chris McCandless, not as Alex to use his real Social Security number. Charlie Barks said Chris was a nice guy didn't like to be around people though. Seemed like a kid looking for something looking for "money" pg 42. After two months at working at McDonalds Chris quit the job because people were saying he smelled funny and tried to give him some soap to wash. But Chris heard about a place called Slab city once he arrived in the city he started working at a huge flea market. McCandless volunteered to watch over used paperback books. One of the residents in the slabs was named Tracy a seventeen year old girl started to have a "crush" pg 44 on Chris But she was too young. No one in town knew anything about McCandless "background" pg 46 upset he liked the Washington Redskins saying that he's from the DC area.

Analysis-I'm kind of surprised that McCandless worked at McDonalds I thought he wanted to live off the the earth he doesn't need money to survive. But using his actual Social Security number to apply. I like how chris doesn't like to stay in one place he doesn't like to build relationships in one place likes to be known but never commits

#McDonalds #Booksforsell #SlabCity

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Summary: In this chapter the journey turns dangerous for Chris. As Arctomecon "californica" pg 25 is a sufficiently rare that it has been classified as endangered.After Chris McCandless yellow Datsun was found without ant license plates. After Chris left Atlanta he arrived at "lake mead" pg 27. McCandless tramped through the west for the next two months at the end of July he got a ride from "Crazy Ernie" pg 30 also gave Chris a job on the ranch. Walt and Billie Chris parents were very worried for him. They contacted the Annandale police one of their neighbor know a private investigator named "Peter Kalitka" pg 31 worked for both the DIA and CIA. Duck hunters dropped chris off at the El Golfo De Santa Clara so Chris could float in his "Boat" pg 36.

Analysis- I like the fact that Chris traveled on foot for most of his journey or hitchhiked every place he went. Too bad he lost his Datsun in the process. If I was Chris I would've called my parents I'm coming home.

#Datsun     #letsgointheboat #Findchris

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Summary: This chapter the author focuses on Chris/Alex journey in Carthage, South Dakota every since his dead body was found in "Alaska" pg 16 But Carthage South Dakota is Alex's new home as Wayne Westerberg picked up Alex was a "hitchhiker" pg 16. But As Wayne asked Alex about jobs and him being the hardest worker he has seen he noticed Alex was more "intelligent" pg 18 right away he reads a lot he uses big words. He's so intelligent because he graduated from Emory University in Atlanta with a 3.72 grade point average. His parents decided him to buy Chris a new car but he said I don't need car I have the Datson. His parents "misread" as his father admits. In his final years in Atlanta all his parents "received" pg 22 was his grades in the mail.

Analysis- Everyone has family problems but I think Chris just wanted to get away from his life style being in a rich family wasn't what he wanted. And I know what he sent to his parents his grades and a little note saying how school went for him is bad but they can't stop him from being himself.

#familyproblems #Alex/Chris #Hitchhiker

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Summary- This chapter begins As the hunters "skidded" pg 10 through the wilderness behind D-9 Caterpillar. But in 1980 the national park expanded into low "terrain"pg 11 within the new park areas. Hunters Thompson, Samel and Swanson are driving motor vehicles they drive into a river they're hundred yards beyond the trail "disappeared" pg 12 but they finally arrived at a bus they were spooked to find what's inside. There lies Chris McCandless body and a note. None of them had room to fit Chris into their vehicles. Until Killian a coal miner arrived on his ATV he called "emergency" pg 13 onto his radio.

Analysis- It's very sad to think that Chris was found in the bus dead. if you really think how Chris was feeling in those last 5 minutes of life just being cold and starving himself to death. And for people to find him and no one knows who he was is just sad.
#death #sadness #bodybag

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Summary- Into the Wild is based on a true story about Christopher Johnson McCandless Who is (determined) pg 6  to go into the wild and live his best life. He knows where he's going with his helpful (Map)pg 6. When Christopher is talking Jim Gallien about where he's going but Jim notices he doesn't have the right (gear) pg 6 They go on about Chris if you want to live in the wild you're going to need the right stuff but once Chris got dropped Jim says he isn't "normal" pg 7 person would do. But once Christopher left Jim tells himself he should contact the police to let them know about Chris but doesn't because Chris will get hungry at one point

Analysis- I really admire how Christopher Johnson
McCandless mindset on life. Just leave everything behind and go somewhere you've never been before. I wonder if someone today would be the next Christopher Johnson
#livelife #49state #normalisboring

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I don't really travel a lot in nature. But I when I try to look around for a nice and quiet place to rest and take pictures and really be in the moment. In this picture I went to Catalina for a school trip with the Soccer team to play a game. We walked every where we went. I saw this deer in road when I was walking to the field for my game.