Initial opinions of Chris McCandless

My first initial though of Chris was that he is a lost soul who thinks taking this trip to Alaska will define him as a person and help solidify who he wants to be as a person. I think he is so determined to undermine his parents he would risk his own life to do so. I think also he has a very hard time cutting off completely. That's why he goes back and forth between not having a job and having a job. He also sways back and forth with his relationships with other people. One moment he will be talking about how great it is to be alone and the next moment he's hitch hiking across the country to see a person. His ultimate fear is commitment. Whether that be to money or to love or to being fully "into the wild."  I mean if he really wanted to go completely without depending on manly possessions he wouldn't have stayed in the bus. There have been other people who have completely reverted back to a primal state and if he truly wanted to cut loose from everything he would've done that.