Nothing but yourself

Nothing but yourself

“Two years he walks the Earth. No phone, no pool, no pets, no cigarettes. Ultimate freedom. An extremist. An aesthetic voyager whose home is the road. Escaped from Atlanta. Thou shalt not return, 'cause "the West is the best." And now after two rambling years comes the final and greatest adventure. The climactic battle to kill the false being within and victoriously conclude the spiritual revolution. Ten days and nights of freight trains and hitchhiking bring him to the great white north. No longer to be poisoned by civilization he flees, and walks alone upon the land to become lost in the wild.”

Inspiration or Fool?

Christopher McCandless writes this paragraph in his journal and acknowledges how he is the only thing that he needs for his getaway in Alaska. In the beginning of the book, Chris offered to give Gallien his watch, comb, and the rest of his money because he did not need anything but the necessities in life. He felt that life would be much simpler and better without a lot of materials. Also, in the story, it's explained how Chris only needed three objects which were a rifle, road map, and backpack. In my opinion, I would not have gotten rid of a lot of the materials he disregarded, just in case an emergency occurred and I needed help.