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How Is Chris Mccandless Selfish

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Jorge Perez John Alvarez American Literature 27/3/23 Death of an Innocent Essay “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” - Helen Keller. Like the quote, Chris’s life was all about a daring adventure. He never wanted to do things the easy way, making things hard for himself, giving up his previous lifestyle to achive his personal goals. His parents wanted him to go to law school, however Chris wanted to create his own path. He wanted to be independent, going on dangerous adventures in order to prove himself. Chris McCandless was careless and idiotic because his arrogance led him to not prioritize his own safety which lead to his downfall. He displayed carelessness by neglecting and disregarding his family. Chris was idiotic because he was unprepared, leaving essential items behind, and he never accounted for his own safety .Chris was arrogant, purposely leaving behind essential supplies he would …show more content…

Besides now having essentials to make it though his journey, he buried and burned his possessions for the thrill of it. “$20,000 in this account- he donated the entire sum to the Oxford Famine Relief Fund.” (Page 5). “McCandless was exhilarated, so much so that he decided to bury most of his worldly possessions- burned his last remaining cash.” (Page 5). “He needed money to buy some new gear… I even pfferd to buy him a plane ticket to Fairbanks” (Page 6). This evidence shows Chris arrogance, because he was donating all his money (over 20k), giving away, then later on burning and burying his essentials he could have used throughout his journey because he didn't think he needed it, leading to his downfall. This reveals thoughout his journey, Chris was given opportunities to receive help and use his tools and money to his advantage, but he refuesed because of his independent nature and arrogance, not thinking he would need these vital supplies, and help from

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