Skydiving, rock climbing, cliff jumping, living in the wilderness. For ages people have challenged their courage. Danger appeals to people with unsettled lives. Everybody has urges to challenge death or at least injury by putting their necks on the line; some people more prominently than others. Chris McCandless was one of those unsettled people who chose a challenge to bring himself understanding and peace. His sanity has been questioned many times, but no opinions will …showed first 75 words of 1129 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1129 total…change. The thing I find most fascinating about the story of Chris McCandless is the question of whether I would know who Chris McCandless was if he had survived. Would I care? Would I even know? Who knows, he could have written a biography when he got back and been a big hero. He also could have rejoined his family and lived a nice family life without ever drawing attention to himself. That’s something