Into the Wild

Chapter 13 ends with Billie, McCandless’s mother stating, “‘I just don’t understand why he had to take those kind of chances…I just don’t understand at all’” (132). Whose story does Krakauer tell in chapter 14, and, in reference to the quotation above, w

Chapter 13 ends with Billie, McCandless’s mother stating, “‘I just don’t understand why he had to take those kind of chances…I just don’t understand at all’” (132). Whose story does Krakauer tell in chapter 14, and, in reference to the quotation above, why?

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Krakauer tells his own story about how he was similar to McCandless in his youth. This gives us some insight into Krakauer's connection with Chris and why he might have written the book.