Summarizing and Responding

Chapters 1-7 describe McCandless’s journey and death. Chapters 8-15 try to put McCandless’s life in a larger context by comparing him to other people: other wanderers, his family, and the author of the book. Look over your notes and annotations and answer the following questions. Write your answers in your notebook:

4. Taking your notes and your answers to the above questions into account, write a short paragraph answering the following question: Who was Chris McCandless?