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McCandless Vs. Shepherd Christopher McCandless and Adam shepherd both had a purpose in Life and they both achieved it in very different ways. Chris McCandless was educated, lived with his parents and sister, but didn’t have a great relationship with his parents. Adam shepherd was also educated, lived with his parents and brother, and both his parents have cancer. Chris McCandless had a greater purpose and was more admirable because he went places and impacted so many people. Christopher McCandless was as very unique type of guy. Many believe that his purpose was to leave the society that he hated and find his own happiness and peace in place where there is no human interaction. Although he seemed like a happy person, he did not have the best life at home. His parents struggled to keep their relationship together and also keep secrets from there kids. But McCandless wouldn't be the person people say he was. He …show more content…
He was a bit picky when it came to choosing a job, because he didn’t like the hourly pay. He said “ Even though I was in no position to be greedy with my salary, $6.50 was lower than i was looking for.” But if Shepherd needed a job so badly he should've taken the job while trying to find a new. You can say he was a stubborn man. Unlike McCandless, Shepherd never traveled anywhere. In a way shepherd really never impacted anyone, it was more like people impacted him. He looked up to people , rather than people looking up to him. He looked up to Derrick because he was great at his job. Adams goal was to achieve the “American Dream”, but really the American Dream is where you feel like you are stable and feel comfortable in your life. In conclusion, Chris and Adam both had the dream to achieve the American Dream But both accomplished it in a different way. McCandless showed that he was admirable and had a Greater purpose, because in all, he impacted people and met a lot of people all over the U.S and

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