After reading Chapter 1 of Into the Wild, consider your first impression of Christopher McCandless. Based solely on the events and details presented in this opening chapter, do you believe McCandless truly understood the risks he was taking when he entered the Alaskan wilderness? Why or why not?
After reading chapter 1 of into the wild, my first impression of Christopher McCandless is that he was not prepared to enter the Alaskan wilderness. I think he didn't understand the risks completely and didn't know what he was getting himself into, considering that he was asking lots of questions and gave away all of his things. He did not have the right things with him that he should have brought to survive, so clearly he was not prepared. today we ready chapter 1 of into the wild I learned about Christopher McCandless and the intro to his journey to alaska