"When McCandless turned up dead in Alaska and the perplexing circumstances of his demise were reported in the news media, many people concluded that the boy must have been mentally disturbed." (Krakauer 70).
Inspiration or Fool?
This quote relates to the essential question of Inspiration or fool because it show the initial public opinion addressing the question. The general public was quick to assume that Chris McCandless had mental issues because they weren't given background on his life and his motives. As explained by his sister; Carine in her TED talk in TEDxEmory, Chris did not have a good relationship with his parents and slipped out of their life as soon as he could. He also did not want to be confined in the rules of society; in other words, he wanted to live a different life than what society told him to. With that being said, I would not judge the general public for coming to the conclusion of Chris McCandless being mentally disturbed. The reason being that is his sister did not want the author of "Into the Wild" to include background information on Chris. She also did not open up about Chris McCandless early life until her TED talk in Emory more than ten years after the book was released. To me Chris is an inspiration because although his life was cut short he lived it to the fullest.
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