A Human Body

As far a Chris was concerned Christopher Johnson McCandless was dead. There was no more Chris as long as he was concerned his name was Alex and that was it. There was no college degree, no parents, no luxuries or free money. From now on he worked for everything he needed to survive and he started his new life bound for new territory.

Chris may not know how to do everything he needs to know to survive but she trusts himself, while failing at the end

When Chris went hitchhiking across the country it was a complete surprise to his whole family. It all happened in a single day when he decided to up and leave everything he had. There were many determining factors that lead to his unexpected disappearance, as well as lots of time of preparation and planning. It was just another day for everyone except Chris, everyone was going on with their lives but he had much bigger plans. He shared his plans no one but his sister who he was very close with since an

While the end of his journey is met with death, Chris shows to have been happy with his “odyssey”.

Spirit she recently started questioning other aspects of her own life after death. She began to

Then Chris went to the Grand Canyon where he met a young German couple. Then he went to get the belongings he buried before.

All three help Chris reach Alaska after initially discouraging him because Chris earned their friendship with his values and not theirs. Much like a father Ronald questions Chris on his decision to leave home but while Chris is happy being independent Ronald's life is empty. He loses his family while serving his country and lives alone. Believing in duty to his country has left him with no relationships. Ronald wants happiness so after receiving a letter from Chris Ronald changes his life, emulating Chris’s transient lifestyle by living out of a trailer. Ronald is grateful to Chris for persuading him to cast off his self-imposed bonds and find happiness in new experiences. When Ronald finds out about Chris's death he, "[renounces] the Lord, [he withdraws] church membership and [becomes] an atheist" (60). Ronald thinks there must be no God if someone like can die from starvation. The strength of Chris’s belief in his world view made him an inspiring and magnetic person.

     During Chris’s journey he never really opens up to anyone about his family. He doesn’t really show any affection towards them and if any it would be toward his sister Carnie. He writes in a letter to her stating that he is going to divorce his parents. The last time his parents saw him was after his graduation. Chris told his parents “ I think I’m going to disappear for a while” and that is the last they ever heard of him again.

Instead the people had helped him throughout his Journey were waiting to hear from him, for example Westerberg and Borah who had a bad feeling he would not be returning, after all Westerberg had done for Alex he gets little recognition, Alex says his goodbyes and writes his postcards after telling Westerberg he would return to Carthage for the fall (66). However, Chris never returned that fall, leaving Westerberg down an employee and more importantly having the terrible idea implanted in his mind that his good friend was suffering, in trouble, or dead. This

While Chris McCandless wasn’t technically insane, he was dealing with some issues that could certainly make it seem so. These mainly stemmed from his over idealistic nature and blind trust in his own capabilities. The combination was a deadly mix that lead to his downfall, despite all the chances to escape his fate. While either alone could prove detrimental to survival, Chris’s circumstances all but guaranteed this trip couldn’t go as planned.

ascends into Heaven, thus creating that idea that one is capable of immortality, even if you have

In the beginning of time there were life and death. Life was a beautiful goddess. But Death was a jagged beast. Life pitied him, so she conjured up another form. During the dark ages Death would have to take physical form and blend in with mortals. So much bloodshed had taken place, that he had to leave the spectrum realm. Centuries later, Life and Death had gotten into a argument. With Death’s rage he sung at her, accidentally hitting at her. As she laid in his arm he confesses his love to her and apologizes, she confesses back and talls him, “Find a pure hearted mortal, Use the relic to give immortally and take my place.” In the end, There was only Death.

“Earthsicknesss: Circumnavigation and the Terrestrial Human Body” by Joyce E. Chaplin and “Fear of Hot Climates in the Anglo-American Colonial Experience” by Karen Kupperman both provide great insight on specific cases in which European exploration and colonization lead to drastic changes in timely practices related to health, diet, and daily life.

But she’ll vow to the stars that she’ll return one day.

With limited fuel left, Cooper decides to go to Mann's planet, rather than Edmunds', as Mann is still transmitting. On arrival, they revive Mann, who has been in stasis. Mann assures the crew that while the frozen planet has an ammonia-laden atmosphere, the planetary surface is fit for human survival. However, when they are alone, Mann tries to kill Cooper, revealing that he falsified the data so he would be rescued. Mann then flees, intending to take the Endurance. Meanwhile, Romilly is killed by a booby trap Mann had set inside his own robot.