Jon was comparing McCunn experiences in the wild to that of McCandless.McCunn was barely surviving on what he had and was getting really worried. Carlos was in the coldest part of Alaska and he didn't have the skills to get out. Carlos wasn't prepared or trained to endure the cold conditions and did not have the skills that were required in order to get out. “He was just a party boy.”
Analysis of Passage # 3:
This quote conveys the author's message because it show that even though McCandless wasn't prepared professionally on how to endure the wilderness he survived for a long time relying solely on his skills. Jon wasn't sure why McCandless had survived as long as she did. Jon said that McCandless wasn't one to conform