| Chapter and page # | Description/quote from novel | What impression you get about Chris with this character trait or description? | |
| Mrz. Z’s EX: Chapter 1, page 4 | “Five feet seven or eight with a wiry build, he claimed to be 24 years old and said he was from South Dakota. He explained that he wanted a ride as far as the edge of Denali National Park, where he intended to walk deep into the bush and ‘live off the land for a few month.’” | Chris is not physically fit for walking into such a dangerous environment. He seems a little crazy. | |
| Chapter 2 Pg 13 | “The remains were so badly decomposed” “no massive signs of broken bones or internal injury” | Chris either ate something that he shouldn’t have, got sick, or starved to death. | |
| Chapter 3 Pg 15 | “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence.” “I should not be denied that footloose has not always been exhilarating to us” | Chris doesn’t like to spend time in one spot. Chris doesn’t want to live an ordinary and boring life. | |
| Chapter 4 Pg 28 | “in his impatience he drained the (car) battery” “McCandless was exhilarated” | MacCandless doesn’t take anything for granite and likes to live life to the fullest. | |
| Chapter 5 Pg 39 | “spent July and August on the Oregon Coast” “itchy feet” | MacCandless likes to be on the move and making as much progress as possible. | |
| Chapter 6 Pg 48-51 | “made an indelible impression” “extremely intelligent” | Chris effected many people’s lives and was extremely smart. | |
| Chapter 7 Pg 62 | “We was counting on Alex being back at work by now” “with a big old backpack slung over his shoulder” | Chris was extremely dependable. He was also a very hard worker. | |
Chapter 8 “Alex is a nut” “Personally I Chris was frowned upon people
see nothing positive” who didn’t know him. He didn’t
care though, because he was
having fun and liked life.
Chapter 9 “Alex Supertramp/May 1992” Alex was all about starting a new
Pg 89 “adopted a new name” life. He thought that his old life
was empty and boring.
Chapter10 “congenial youth” “The guy Alex was confident and prepared
Pg 99 in the pictures was Alex” for what he wanted to do. Alex
Was good at what he did but
something unexpected may have
happened that killed him.
Chapter 11 “so much compassion” “gave Walt McCandless says that Chris
Pg 104 everybody the slip” was an extremely good person.
What he doesn’t understand is
Chris could just leave his family.
Chapter 12 “graduated from Woodson Chris was smart and knew how
Pg 117 High” “was good at almost people worked. He wasn’t just
he ever tried.” physically good at things. His
mental state plays a big roll in
in things and he is a smart
person cycologically.
Chapter 13 “his expression was Chris’s facile and body
Pg 128 identical” “with an expressions tell what he is
affectionate smile” feeling. They also show that he
is a very hard person to read
when he wants to be.
Chapter 16 “he wasn’t what you’d call McCandless was a person
Pg 159 a typical hitchhiker” “was looking for himself and did
a dandy kid” not just do what he did because
he was crazy. He was happy
doing what he did.
Chapter 17 “had no topographic map” MacCandless didn’t have a lot
Pg 177 “was ridiculously the stuff he should have. This
ill-prepared” is the way he wanted to live
though.
Chapter 18 “refuge in nature” MacCandless wanted to get
“ Happiness only good when away from his messed up
shared” family and career life.
he was happy and was going to go
home.
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