"McCandless was thrilled to be on his way north, and he was relieved as well- relieved that he had again evaded the impending threat of human intimacy, of friendship, and all the messy emotional baggage that comes with it" (Krakauer 55).
Topic: The Dynamics of Family
A theme throughout life for many individuals is avoidance, and this seems to be a common pattern for McCandless too. From the very start Chris McCandless was raised in a home that was violent and detached. This upbringing has led to many issues that are shown throughout Into The Wild. First, Chris escaped his family without any warning or notice, leaving everything behind and breaking all ties with his parents. This was the starting point of the excessive avoidance from people he built relationships with. Chris continually shows us how much he has been affected from his hard upbringing throughout the novel. Starting with Wayne Westerberg, McCandless proves that maintaining a close relationship with someone is hard for him. Though he still maintained contact with most of the people he met while traveling through postcards, Chris avoided human relationships at all costs. McCandless chose to leave everything behind and be in complete seclusion from society with very few belongings. I never knew how something like this could cause a reaction so drastic that would lead them to death.
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