Another Into the Wild Quote Analysis

It is apparent that Chris McCandless had issues with his parents, because he says that they never took him seriously and only pressured him to do things their way. I'm sure many kids can relate to this, myself included, because there just are parents out there who want the best from their kids. Though I think it's wrong when a parent tries to almost live a life through their kid by demanding so much from them. McCandless says "'I'm going to let them think that I'm 'coming around to see their side of things' and that our relationship is stabilizing. And then, once the time is right, with one abrupt, swift action I'm going to completely knock them out of my life. I'm going to divorce them as my parents once and for all and never speak to either of those idiots again as long as I live. I'll be through with them once and for all, forever' (Krakauer 64). McCandless goes as far to say that he wants to utterly cut them out his life by divorcing their family relationship. What may seem as somewhat a small issue (being pressured by his parents), must have really taken an emotional toll on McCandless. This made me wonder if he would really consider being adopted by his friend Franz, who made the offer. Franz certainly would have made an outstanding parental figure, as he does not pressure McCandless into doing anything and lets him be. McCandless' death made a major impact on him. He said that "'I prayed. I asked God to keep his finger on the shoulder of that one; I told him that boy was special. But he let Alex die. So on December 26, when I learned what happened, I renounced the Lord...I decided I couldn't believe in a God who would let something that terrible happen to a boy like Alex' (Krakauer 60)." I had no idea how attached Franz was to Alex. With this fatherly love that Franz felt towards Alex, which was so great that his faith in the Lord was dependent on it, I think Alex may have taken up his offer to get adopted as his grandson.