McCandless set out to live independently in the wilderness, but his death reveals the harsh reality of nature and survival. In your blog post, analyze how his desire for independence contributed to his death. Then, connect this idea to your own life by explaining a time when you wanted complete independence or control over a situation. Did things go as planned, or did you face unexpected challenges?

 Chris McCandless died because his obsession with being totally independent made him refuse to bring a map or a radio that could have saved his life. He wanted to prove he could survive without any help from the outside world, but that meant he had no backup plan when things actually got dangerous. I felt something similar when I tried to finish a huge school project entirely by myself without asking for any help. It did not go as planned because I got overwhelmed by the workload and realized too late that I actually needed someone else to help me with the parts I did not understand.

Today we finished the book and the movie

I learned about how both of the movies end