Who Is Chris Mccandless Ignorant

I agree with the main point that Shaun Callarman states, "Chris McCandless was ignorant, but bright at the same time", by leaving his family and his education, he committed himself towards a life of solitude and emptiness. McCandless was not only ignorant, but he was arrogant about changing his lifestyle, he even had the nerve to leave his family behind without any notification about his departure. By leaving his family and his education, McCandless had committed himself towards a life of solitude and emptiness. McCandless was not only ignorant and careless, but he was arrogant about changing his lifestyle, he even had the nerve to leave his family behind without any notification about his departure. For a boy that was an intelligent High School graduate who was going to succeed in life, McCandless had made one of the most idiotic decisions ever, and that was leaving his success and family behind to die in the wild by a potato plant. …show more content…
When McCandless first left, he should've been more prepared and not foolish. Arrogance and ignorance are what got McCandless killed, his bright ideas is what led him to achieve what he wanted to. McCandless may have died achieving those ideas, but in the end, it was his family that had to suffer from his loss. McCandless was charismatic and idealistic, but he tried to remove his past, he made it seem like his family was non existent, this was one of McCandless's most arrogant choices. I do think that McCandless was just trying to find peace, but, leaving his family behind is the biggest mistake, and may even be his biggest