Chapters 10 and 11

1. Identify two qualities that Walt McCandless and his son have in common.  Support each quality with a quote from the text.

Hard Workers- "...driven, he won  am academic scholorship at Colorado State University in nearby Fort Collins"(105).

Adventurous-" Walt, Chris, and Walt's youngest son from his first marriage reached the 13,000-foot elevation"(109).

2. Identify two specific details or examples (using quotes) from Chris McCandless' childhood/high school years that seem to predict his later behavior.  What is it about these events that help to explain his actions as an adult?

" Likewise, said Walt, when I tried to teach him to play golf, he refused to accept that form is everything"(111). This shows how Chris was very determined and would not let anyone change is mind.

 "...He would lead us on long, killer runs through places like farmers' fields and constuction sites, places we wern't supposed to be, and intentionally try to get us lost. We'd run as far and as fast as we could, down strange roads, through the woods whatever. The whole idea was to  lose our bearings, to push ourselves into unknown territory"(112). This shows how Chris liked to go into the unknown and still push himself.

*ADDITIONAL TOPICS FOR WRITING: "How is it that a kid with so much compassion could cause his parents so much pain?" (104).

Chris did have compassion, but none for his parents. Chris loved socializing. Meeting new people was fun to him. He loved learning things about them and getting to know them. Chrsi already knew his parents very well, so he just tossed them aside. Also, Chris loved his parents as parents, but he didn't respect them as people. He looked at his parents like strangers, and disagreed on their opinions and how they viewed life.