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Chris McCandless was really inspiring for trying to find love/happiness in another country.Most people would disagree but I mean who would travel across the world to just be in peace and away from society.Some people might but most people would think Chris McCandless is ridiculous for doing what he did.But I admire the courage he took to just gather up all the stuff he needed and left home to a whole new environment.Chris McCandless was not just inspiring but he showed us how to just have peace with in ourselves because in his life he didn’t care about materialistic things he was just living in the moment doing what he loved .That shows us how to really appreciate life a little more and it also makes us think outside the box we have to go out there and do stuff we love to do.

McCandless had a great idea of getting away from all the negativity and lies from his parents.He did it in the most peaceful way of leaving home and just traveling across the …show more content…

Chris McCandless had such a heart on wanting to live a peaceful life, nothing could stop him from getting there.He had to overcome some obstacles.McCandless had to speed up the process so he hopped onto a moving train to get closer to Alaska.By doing that he was also beaten by a man and his guard dog.Once he got closer to alaska he had to climb a humugous mountain which took him a lot of courage.Once he got on the other side he had to cross the water to get from point a to point b so he

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