"More than a minute passes before Franz speaks again; squinting at the sky, he begins to reminisce further about the time he spent in the youngster's company. Not infrequently during their visits, Franz recalls, McCandless's face would darken with anger and he'd fulminate about his parents or politicians or the endemic idiocy of mainstream American life. Worried about alienating the boy, Franz said little during such outbursts and let him rant" (Krakauer 52).
Topic: Inspiration or fool?
You can see that McCandless's family had a big influence on the decisions he made, and were likely the majority of the reason he had left to go on his adventures. I personally think that Chris is an inspiration because of him having the courage to do something about his toxic relationship with his parents, by leaving them and never communicating with them again. People could call him a fool for leaving while ill-prepared, but in reality many people would not be brave enough to take action like he did. At least during the short life Chris had lived, he spent doing what he preferred to do, rather than live the normal American life which he had interpreted as idiotic.
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