Chris Is The Most Dynamic Character Out Of The Four Boys

In the beginning of the story Chris has an opening speech about when he was in high school and had to sit and listen to speakers at assemblies and thought it was a

Chris believes that his life will turn out as he sees it will and that it will all work out well in the end, despite his average grades and below average life. An additional point in the story where Chris has not yet escaped all of reality, but only the worst parts is when he says, “we’ve got these two riding horses[,] Duchess and Firefly”. This illustrates that the home life of Chris is not ideal, that Chris would rather live in his alternate version of his own reality than the one he was born into when it comes to his home life. Chris continues to live in reality for the most part and only escapes to his delusion during the worst parts of his life, he continues to struggle to hold on to what’s real despite the appeal of his imaginary world.

First, Chris’s arrogance and ignorance is showed in his role in society. In chapter 12, when Chris’s college dorm is described, “Bare, spartan room furnished

He also is a dynamic person. He changes from believing that the people in the

A dynamic character is a character that changes and develops throughout a story. Usually these changes occur due to events, experiences, or just simply maturing. In The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, the most prominent example of a dynamic character is the book thief herself, Liesel Meminger. At the beginning of the novel when she is only nine years old, she is a very different person than she is at the end of the novel. By then she is nearing fifteen years of age and has underwent a numerous amount of situations, both traumatic and beautiful.

To me that scene in the cab summed up the movie - try, try and try again. You have to determine all the moves for yourself and you have to get it right. That is how one pursues happiness, and Chris' life is a testimony to that.

Chris makes sure his son gets sleep and gets to eat. When he eats at the restaurants, his son is the only one eating. He wants to keep him happy, so he took him to a football game and got him a basketball. This shows that Chris cares for his son and he wants to keep him happy. This also shows that Chris wants to keep his son safe. Chris was able to take care of his son and to make him happy. Chris wanted him to have a better experience in life. Through perseverance, Chris achieves his goals by taking care of his son.

Chris’s family and teachers knew early on he would always be considered mature for his age. Chris never quite fit in and fully embraced that quality of himself. Charlie reports, “Nice guy, yeah, a pretty nice guy. Didn’t like to be around to many people though. Temperamental. He meant good, but I

Chris is a charismatic young man, but takes extensive measures to ensure he does not become too close with anyone. By going out into the wild without so much as a letter to his parents,

It is impossible to fully apprehend what was going through Chris’s mind and how it worked. But we can grasp that his resentment towards his father was deep. He was predetermined to become someone so different from his father because Chris didn’t care for or look up to the kind of person he was. Although he respected how he came up from nothing and made something of himself.

Although Chris McCandless’ controlling and toxic family environment was a major motive for his escape, his deep-seated internal battle was simply an irresistible impulse for discovery and liberty. Chris’ journey shows a new level of freedom; what true independence holds. He set out into nature alone without support of family or friends, searching for a path unlike those of most, and running from a barred cage of conventional living. Unsatisfied and somewhat angry with himself and his life of abundance in money, opportunity, and security, his preceding experiences and determined character lead him to an inevitable flee into no-mans land. Throughout the novel, Krakauer wants the reader to understand that there is more to Chris than his habit of criticising authority and defying society’s pressures. He needed more from himself, and more from life. He wasn’t an ordinary man, therefore could not live with an ordinary life. Krakauer demonstrates this by creating a complex persona for Chris that draws you in from the beginning.

In many works of literature, some characters change and grow while others remain the same. A character who changes is known as a dynamic character. In the novel A Raisin In the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, the main character, Walter Lee Younger, is an example of a dynamic character. Walter lives with his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis, and his mother Lena in a small, one family apartment in the southside of Chicago. The black Younger family lived in a time period between 1945 and 1959 when black segregation was starting to become more recognized. They are barely making it through life moneywise and the family seems to be becoming weaker. Walter is an example of a dynamic character because his character evolves throughout the novel by changing from a selfless, caring, family man to a very selfish person, only looking out for himself.

     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.

Another key similarity between the two protagonists is the refusal to enter the stage of adulthood because of the lack of happiness that one can enjoy in this point of life. Chris’ rejection of adulthood is based on disappointment; Chris believes that he cannot discover the full essence and pleasure of life by entering into a stage of life where freedom is limited, which in this case is adulthood. Chris’ negative impression on adulthood is probably at the cause of the memories of his abusive father fighting his mother; this is portrayed in a disturbing, fast-paced scene in which Chris’ parent’s boiling argument turns into

Supporting reason 1: In the story, he soon finds out his mother that he thought was dead, was alive and his father had lied to him about his mother's whole new life because of an affair that separated the two. Christopher, instead of jumping to conclusions decides to wait and keep him calm until he had all the pieces put together. Chris would often say things as “I didn't have enough information “ or “i decided not to think about it anymore that night...could easily leap to the wrong conclusion” (Haddon, pg.99) whereas most would have immediately gone ballistic. Or when he agreeing goes on the walk in the park with Mrs. Alexander even though he feels uncomfortable around unfamiliar faces. He does just as John Roush discusses in “college should be an adventure” Roush establishes one must keep an open mind to even while being faced with the struggles college kids will face. He explains “Adventure is an attitude” and, “be mindful that whatever the activity, you are preparing yourself for an opportunity yet to be discovered.” (Roush, pg. 1)