“Unlike Thoreau,
McCandless went into the wilderness not primarily to ponder nature of the world
at large, but, rather, to explore the inner country of his own soul.” Why do
you think he did this?
I I think he went into the wild because he needed to find himself. His inner survivor, his country, and his meaning of happiness is why he left Atlanta. Most of his childhood has been a lie; he was a bastard son, his parents fought a lot, and they did not always give him the love and respect for who he really was. He never really got that much support from his father too.
I think if his family care about him more in the beginning he would have not went into the wild. I think he needed a place to go and find a more positive lifestyle. I feel he took a big step to show his parents that he did not want to deal with them anymore. The family near the end realized they needed him.
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