Into the Wild

by Jon Krakauer

“Personally I see nothing positive at all about Chris McCandless’s lifestyle or wilderness doctrine,” scolded another correspondent. “Entering the wilderness purposefully ill-prepared, and surviving a near-death experience does not make you a better human, it makes you damn lucky.”

This is exactly what I keep thinking while reading this story

There are similarities among Rosellini, Waterman, McCunn, and McCandless. Like Rosellini and Waterman, McCandless was a seeker and had an impractical fascination with the harsh side of nature. Like Waterman and McCunn, he displayed a staggering paucity of common sense. But unlike Waterman, McCandless wasn’t mentally ill.

think that is highly debatable. There's definitely a loose grip on reality for all of them. I don't think some form of mental Illness would be a large leap (Spoken from someone who is diagnosed with a mental illness)