"unlike Thoreau, McCandless went into the wilderness not primarily to ponder the nature of the world at large, but, rather to explore the inner country of his own soul." Why do you think he did this?
So it seems like Chris McCandless always had a problem with society and general materialism and spite. He would never have been able to explore his "inner country" within civilization; he would be too distracted by everyone else's shortcomings to get anywhere. So Chris stripped down to the bare essentials and tried to get in touch with nature to somehow get in touch with himself. This is true for the rest of us, too; when we need to concentrate, relax, or think deeply, we isolate ourselves--usually in a quiet room instead of a forest, though.
This isolationist thinking probably just combined with his desire to travel and have adventures, so he ended up trekking around the North American continent on a soul-searching journey.
- jc17
I agree. We all isolate ourselves to find ourselves. Other's opinions, judgments, and rules are forced upon us in our society. I understand why McCandless wanted to get away.....but, the forest?
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