I did not care for the book much to begin and the chapters about Walt and Krakauer did not do anything to change my opinion of the book. The chapter on Krakauer, attempts to relate to Chris but does not display the same emotional instability that I believe to be present in Chris. I feel the book as a whole was used to romanticize Chris's misguided attempt to find "truth". In reality i believe every time someone got close to Chris he would flee, his journey was not about "truth" but more his ability to make and maintain interpersonal relationships.
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Ya, its true that Chris probably was different from Krakauer regarding relationships. But in my opinion there is a lot of evidence in the way Krakauer describes his thinking and his own life experiences at the age of 23 that relates to Chris.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the chapter about what Krakauer did was not as extreme emotion wise as what Chris went though, but it still did give Krakauer some credibility in the sense that he went on a similar adventure.
ReplyDeleteYeah I agree that Krakauer was different from Chris but his experiences were very similar, making this chapter a very important part of the book for the reader.
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