Chris mccandles was very ambitious he thought he could do everything without consequences. Chris was as you probably guess was dead wrong. He triedto survive in the wilderness of Alaska... Not a happy ending. Chris McCandless had been living of the fat of the land f three years and had had a pretty successful run and thought he could survive the Alaska wild. Chris mccandlesses coming of age expierence was his death. In a way he never came of age he got to his goal but never achieved the full victory. Everyone expected so much of him there was no way this could be the beloved Chris they all knew and loved. Chris McCandless had left his former life and burned all his money and donated the rest to a charity.
Chris had travelled all over the country avoiding as much society as possible only working when he had too get money. Chris had to use his money to buy food when he needed. Chris learned that some things aren't good for you. Chris realized that the wild was not the place for him after he was done with his escapade and realized he was going to die. When Chris decided to make a last attempt to go upstream he knew he may not survive. Making this choice wad one of the lead ups to his coming of age experience. I believe Chris had many coming of age experiences leading up to his final one.
Chris has inspired many people in his journey to follow his road to live in the wilderness. So many people have made journeys into the wild and died but Chris thought he was different. That was Chris's weak point he would never admit he was the same as everyone else. Chris would read Thoreau and philosophical literature that would influence his actions in "walking into the wild". Chris was in actuality quite different he was a very hard worker and never gave up. Chris just wasn't different in the way that would make a difference in surviving the Alaskan wild.
