Post #2

DIRECT:
- Wayne said he was hardworking ( 18)
- Wayne said he was ethical (18)
- Wayne said he was intelligent because he used a lot of big words. (18)
- Jan Burres said he was a good kid. (30)
- Wayne's mother said he was fascinating. (67)

INDIRECT:
- Hypocritical - He says that taking money and food is cheating, yet he sometimes agrees to take stuff.
- Determined (5-6)- Gallien tells him that where he was going, there weren't many game, there were bears, and there weren't many trees. He still was determined to go.
- Stubborn (6) - He refused to get decent hunting gear and sandwiches from Gallien.
- Rejects Authority (6) - He says that how he feeds himself in none of the government's business.
- Selfish (22) - He leaves without telling his family and doesn't keep in touch.


Chris McCandless can be described with numerous adjectives. Some direct characterizations that describe Chris include: hardworking, ethical, intelligent, fascinating, and a good kid. Through his short career with Wayne, he grew a strong bond with him. Wayne described him as hardworking, ethical, and intelligent. He said these things because Chris did jobs that no one else wanted to complete. He realized Chris was intelligent because he always used big words. Wayne's mother also noticed that Chris was a special and fascinating guy. Jan Burres, a woman who picked Chris up while he was hitchhiking, said he was a good and nice kid. The indirect characterizations of Chris are that he is hypocritical, determined, stubborn, selfish, and he rejects authority. He is hypocritical because he says that taking money and other items is like cheating, instead of living off the land, but sometimes he accepts money and food from certain people. We first notice his determination when Gallien tells stories of bears and sparse game to hunt. Chris shrugs this information off and is determined to go about his somewhat crazy plan. Gallien offers to buy him decent hunting equipment and give him his sandwiches his wife made him for lunch. Chris, again, rejects the things, showing that he is stubborn. Chris leaves his family, without any notion on where he is going or if, or when, he is coming back. Some may think that he is selfish for doing this. When Gallien asks if Chris has a hunting license, Chris feels that the government doesn't need to know how he feeds himself. He seems to have a grudge against authority and therefore rejects it.