McCandless Family Issues

McCandless' want to go to the wild came from the problems that he developed at home with his parents. The double life of his dad and the pressure to succeed in life eventually boiled into frustration and hate, the only place where he found peace after what he had been through was the peaceful wild. This turned into his refuge and his sanctuary where he could escape the torments of the world and finally find inner peace.

Krakauer

Much of what Krakauer says you to take him for his word, and I feel like a lot of what he says are based on his functions and opinions. Krakauer should have made more of an effort to clarify the truth of reality or the facts and what is much of his biased. I would name this novel the Untold Story of Chris McCandless.

Would I change my name?

I highly doubt that I would let myself be adopted by someone even if they seemed to be more caring and showed more interest in me. I have developed strong connections with my family over the years and I highly doubt that someone coming along would change this. My name has become something that is part of my identity and that other people connect with.
McCandless objective by going to Alaska was to get away from everybody including his own family, he refused to be adopted because he did not want to develop anymore connections. In truth if he had agreed to the adoption he would have had some type of obligation to remain there, and this would have thwarted his objective.

Hitchhiking

I've done some hitchhiking myself in some remote areas in Brazil where farmers picked me up and took me to my destination. I believe that a few remote cases of violence have ruined the beauty of hitchhiking and the companionship that is developed between the driver and the hiker. Urban areas are out of the question to hike on largely because of an alarming increase in violence and kidnappings. Perhaps hitchhiking is something that has lost its place because it requires trust and well being in one another something that is becoming less and less apparent in the 21st century.

Gallien and Chris

I believe that Chris wanted to run away from the uncertainties and hardships of life. Somehow I believe that Gallien understood Chris and how he was attempting to get society out of his life. Sure you could argue that somehow Gallien was responsible because he did not call 911, but the truth of the reality is that Chris is not the naive child that everyone thinks he is, if he had the minimum bit of common sense he would have received some type of preparation. In the end you can't blame Gallien for Chris' stubbornness and ill mannered behavior.

Me

My name is Daniel McCaskey you can call me Danny. I just moved to Pullman last semester from Brazil and it has been a big change for me. You might be asking yourself why would you want to move from Brazil to a city like Pullman. The answer is that I got a big scholarship and my step dad is from Seattle so he introduced me to the school.
As a Brazilian I am bilingual and I love the sport of soccer. I enjoy watching soccer as well as playing the goalie position, my favorite team is Liverpool fc. My other passion is the guitar, over the years I have learned to play many different styles of music ranging from Bossa Nova to Jazz and Rock n' Roll. I have enjoyed my experience so far at WSU and I hope to get the most out of it.