Christopher Mccandless Journey

With the mindset Christopher had, this did not stop him, McCandless paddled down the river with extreme enthusiasm and excitement, in that moment he felt so alive and free. Christopher knew nothing was going to stop him from paddling down that river, not even the twelve year waiting list. That exact scene provides one example of how Christopher fulfills his everyday life, he takes a dangerous situation and runs with it. He started off turning down the excitement and focusing on his parent’s beliefs, now he enjoys every minute of the unexpected. As expressed many times before Christopher wanted nothing less than living his life to its fullest potential. Throughout his incredible but life altering journey, McCandless encounters many interesting
Traveling through the city on foot Supertramp looks through a glass window and sees himself as he would if he never left for the wild. He is come to understand maybe he should give up and come home, but instantly snapped out of it and realized what was actually going through his mind. The journey was brutal and tough but was that the reason he wanted to give up? Looking through that glass window at a professional business man opened his eyes to what could have been. What he would be doing if he didn't drop everything and leave, but in that moment it made him think that he started this journey in the wild and he wasn't ending it until he got to where he wanted. In this scene it is clear to the audience that he no longer wanted to live and lie and wanted to achieve goals earned by himself which in our understanding is his own
Throughout Supertramp’s journey he tends to fully erase his thoughts of his family and his past. But what is being expressed from this quote truly defines how selfish he is truly being towards his family. Although wanting to experience life in a whole different perspective he neglected how much of a burden it would put on his family and the great sadness they may feel when their son disappears. “And once the storm is over you won't remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won't even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm you won't be the same person who walked in.” (A Child of Mine, 2016) This quote embodies how hurt and empty a family feels when there child disappears, within every family’s existence they are never prepared for when their child decides to