"Sometimes he tried too hard to make sense of the world , to figure out why people were bad to each other so often" (Krakauer 18).
Topic: Family Dynamics
The quote definitely connects McCandless' personal life and views on life. As a kid McCandless dealt with abuse by his parents, he didn't understand why he had to be the one to live through that. People are bad to each other all the time for no actual reason in the moment, but it could be because of a deeper reason. McCandless family dynamic caused him to be very independent at a young age. His father probably dealt with things that changed him as a person and took it out on his kids. Of course the experiences that McCandless went through changed him as a person and his views. He was very fond of the outdoors so it was kind of his escape from reality and from the cruel reality of people which is probably his main reason for going on his expedition.
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