Information pertaining to McCandless and his family is given this section. What type of relationship did he have with his father? Mother? Sister?

Chris's closest relationship was with his sister. His life was not all that bad with his family. He was upper middle class with plenty of opportunity. Still he had issues with his father who he found out was an adulterer. His relationship with mother became strained over the fact that he felt that she accepted her husband's infidelity.