Into the Wild

why did Alex leave his home?

From the stifling of his parents and peers a world of material excess

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Alex wanted to leave his frustrations with his father. He decided that he was going to reject the world of consumerism and external validation. He wanted to find a greater truth in a similar vein to his idols Thoreau and Emerson.