Chapters 1 - 5

The first five chapters of Into the Wild I found interesting. So far, Chris McCandless's dead body was found in a sleeping bag in a bus he was living in. He died of starvation while taking a journey by choice into the wild. I find it odd how he wasn't kicked out of his house or some type of homeless man. Even though he a nice place to stay he decided to live out on his own on the road and in the freezing cold climate of Alaska. I think it was very generous for him to donate all his money to OXFAM. Although at the time he decided to donate the money he probably wasn't thinking about what he was going to do with the rest of his life. He had his whole life ahead of him, was he planning to spend the rest of his life living on the road and in the wild? Hitchhiking is probably alot more dangerous now then it was over fifteen years ago. Now it would be very hard to try to hitchhike around the country because not that many people trust hitchhikers anymore. I understand that Chris wouldn't want to tell his parents what he was doing and where he was going exactly, in fear that they would stop him and try to find him. Although, it was a little uneccesary for him to leave his family with the horrible feeling of wondering where he was and if he was alright. So far, I do not believe that Chris's actions were courageous. Except for donating the money, by doing that Chris put his future at risk by not being able to finish his education. Although his wealthy parents probably would have paid for him to finish school if he wasn't able to afford it.