Into the Wild #3

1. Characteristics of Chris.
-Chris wanted freedom.
-He is proud of living off the land, even if he gets hungry (30).
-He is intelligent with most things.
-He is elusive because the law nor his parents are able to figure out where he is.
-Did not like to carry many things. Saw a flash flood as a way to get rid of unnecessary garbage (29).
-He gets thrilled when he has brush ups with the law (29).
-He keeps in touch with people have helped him tremendously.
-He is impatient because he wouldn't let the car rest before it got hit by a flash flood.
- He loved his Dotsun and didn't want anything else.
-He hates socks.
-Through difficulties he still has a high spirit.
-Chris is jubilant (34).
-Learned how to adapt to his environment.
-After slip-ups he learned quickly such as burying what money he had (37).
-He was a rebel by not following rules. He got ticketed for hitchhiking and trying to cross the boarder.
-He is reliable but if he gets bored he leaves immediately.
-Chris prefures living outside rather than he does indoors.
-He enjoys the presence of dogs and likes to play with them.
-He enjoys talking to people.
-Does not like to stay in one place for an extended amount of time.
2. After reading his note, I am actually astonished because  I thought he was running from his parents for awhile. I didn't think that he wanted his parents to know were he was at during any point of his trip. On the other hand I think it was expected. Although I figured he was running from his life, he cared abut his family and wanted to show them how he did before leaving. Maybe the note was to show that he wasn't crazy when he started the journey. When he says that he is going o disappear for awhile, I truly believe that he was running from something. A person in their right mind does not want to "disappear" unless they are running and/or hiding from something or someone.
3. After further review of what Chris did before embarking on his epic journey, I believe that he was looking for a way out of life. He no longer liked what was happening and he might of been fleeing from something. From what we know, Chris lived a normal life and nothing harmful came about him. To leave with no reason is phenomenal and in no place reasonable. Considering he was in college at this time, I do not think that he left for the soul reason to be around nature. We know that he truly loves everything about nature but this is not the reason he left his life. If this was, why not just study it in college. There are many careers that go hand in hand with the studying and preserving of nature. Overall, I believe that his soul reason for doing what he did is to flee something or someone. I do not know what but this is the only valid explanation that the text is offering me.