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Chris Mccandless Character

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Characters: Chris McCandless: The protagonists of the film. Despite of his outstanding record and having some savings, he declines to follow a “normal path” and is determined to look for a real experience during his lifetime. He is a round character since the whole action and plot is focused on the way he lives and understand people behavior, system and life in modern society. Billie and Walt McCandless: Christopher’s parents. Although they do not participate actively in the plot, their relevance is fundamental for the development of Christopher’s personal growth. The parents-son relation is quite tricky due to the stubborn and strict beliefs of his parents and because of the pre-established plans they already had for his son. They are …show more content…

She is his closest connection to world, though they are quite different. Whereas Christopher is a rebel-like person, Carine is the stereotypical American adolescent. She is tender, intimately tied to his brother and works as narrator in the film adaptation of the …show more content…

They become closest while traveling around the West of the Country. He encourages the passion lost in her relationship with her couple. Wayne Westerberg: he is a factory owner that gives a job to Christopher after picking him up while hitch-hiking. They become friends but, as Christopher is a free spirit, leaves this job after having earned enough money to keep moving towards his goal. Ronald Franz: a very tender relationship grows in this particular case. This elderly man lives alone as his son and wife passed away. Due to this fact, he become very interested and it originates a sort of father-son relation between the protagonist and him. One of the most relevant scenes in the film adaptation takes place when both decide to get to the top of a mountain, though Ronald is reticent and not confident about his aptitude to reach the top. Finally, they succeed, enjoy the landscape in the middle of nowhere and keep talking about life until the sunset. Narrator: It differs from the book to the film. The book is narrated by the author, Jon Krakauer, who keeps narrating and picking different devices such as relevant quotes, Christopher notes and newspaper

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