Into the Wild Blog #4

Chris has certainly been closer to desolate in the story up until the point that he works at McDonalds. I thought it was very strange that he used his real name and personal information when applying for the position. I also was intrigued as to why he would suddenly want a job flipping burgers. I guess that it just doesn’t add up to me. His coworkers described him as primarily rebellious and hardworking. He doesn’t like to think that he is run by corporation but he will still obey the rules which I think is a fairly classy act on his part. He was said to be kind of a nature maniac and an idealist. I think that I would have been left wondering about Chris McCandless if I was his coworker. If I only knew him as my coworker and did not know his story like I do now, I think he would befuddle me and possibly frighten me a tad bit.

 

 I think that Chris and the Burres were cut from the same cloth which explains why they were so fond of each other.  All three of them were nomadic and enjoyed be cut off from most of the human race and the rest of civilization.  A more accurate explanation for their fondness of each other would be Chris’s calm and collective nature.  There have not been very many people so far who have gotten to know Chris McCandless and not find him to be respectful and likable.  He has that spark to him that attracts even the most negative of people and forces them to love him.  As for Chris’s attraction to them, I believe he remembers those who he is in debt to and who has aided him throughout his life and journey. 

 

I think that Franz was so greatly affected by Chris McCandless because he allowed himself to be. From the sound of it, Franz never interacted with others and was always very cut-off and isolated since the deaths of his wife and son. When a young Chris McCandless came out of the blue, I think that Franz saw someone just like himself, someone who was cut off from the rest of the human population, maybe not physically but certainly mentally and emotionally. I think Franz let McCandless into his heart and wanted someone to relate to. After all the years he had gone on his own, Franz was finally ready to coexist with another troubled and lonely human being.