Finally, I have finished the book. Over the course of this reading this book, I thought that this book did not meet my standards but I continue to find that it was interesting. I was able to skip a lot of pages and still continue reading without skipping the main objective of the book written. I guess I can say that this book contains a lot of clutter. In the last section, I felt that Jon Krakauer had just continued talking about his journey rather than relating much about McCandless's death. He brags about how he managed to climb a mountain and journey the wilderness.
In the last section of the book, the author goes on his own trip to Fairbanks, Alaska to try and find out what caused Chris "Alex Supertramp" McCandless's death. I felt that Jon Krakauer could not have understood Chris's death at all unless Krakauer was in Alex's point of view. In order for the author to feel what Alex felt, he should have entered the Alaskan forest with little gear and little food. He should have also had a gun in order to hunt for food just like what McCandless did. Then, would he fully understand? It would be close though.
In chapter 13, Chris's sister, Carine, said that if he had taken his handicapped dog, Buck with him, he would not have gone to Alaska since Buck was very close to Alex. I thought that this would be true since Alex would never hurt Buck. I think that if he had taken Buck to his adventures, he would have came back and gone to university to study. If Buck had died during any of his travels, I think that he would have been shocked enough to turn back and start a family and continue life. I think that he would have become very successful and resolved his issues with his parents just like what Carine did two years after Chris McCandless went missing. I also thought that Chris could have carried on with his father's work in NASA after him.
I am so glad that this is done.
To everyone: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
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