How Selfish

In the novel, Into The Wild, Chris McCandless takes off on an adventure leaving everything he has ever known behind. I believe that because the way he was raised is the reason for his death. From personal experience I’ve realized that kids that grow up with money don’t find real happiness in life because so many things are handed to them. I believe Chris was the same way. You need to have some struggle in your life to realize what’s important and to appreciate others around you. Since his father betrayed him he basically shut down and thought his whole life was a joke. Not knowing where to turn to Chris immediately stopped trusting people and turned to the wilderness. He never thought about friends and family he just took off with one thing in his mind: finding inner peace. Unfortunately inner peace doesn’t come unless love is present, which is exactly what he already had. McCandless’s sister was the most devastated when he disappeared and cried for months. Chris had no second guesses and didn’t think at all about the ones who loved him. I think Chris was completely selfish by taking off like that I didn’t realize how much it would hurt the ones he knew.