Getting to Know Chris McCandless

Direct Characterization is when the author is talking directly about the specific character. Also, this means what the character looks like and acts like. Indirect Characterization is when the author tells the audience what the character feels, says, thinks, and does.

10 Direct Characterization Examples-
- "He didn't appear to be very old: eighteen, maybe nineteen at most". Page 3
- "Five feet seven or eight with a wiry build Page 4
- He claimed to be twenty-four years old". Page 4
- He is from South Dakota Page 4
- Looked Friendly
- "McCandless was smallish with a hard, stingy physique of an itinerant laborer". Page 16
- Chris was a hard worker Page 18
- "He was born and raised in a comfortable upper-middle class environs of Annadale, Virginia". Page 19
- " He was big time hungry. Hungry,Hungry,Hungry. But real happy". Page 30
- "Virtually no subcutaneous fat remained on the body, and the muscles had withered significantly in the days or weeks prior to death. At the time of the autopsy, McCandless's remains weighed 67 pounds." Page 14


Indirect Characterization
- "If he started a job, he would finish it, he never stopped in the middle of something". Page 18
- Set a pretty high standard for himself Page 18
- "How much do I owe you". Page 7
- "How I feed myself is none of the government's business. F their stupid rules". Page 6
- "Can this be the same Alex that sent out in July 1990? Malnutrition and the road have taken their toll on his body. Over 25 pounds lost. But his spirits are soaring." Page 37
- "He was a nice kid." Page 30
- "He transferred to Wayne Westerberg from Alexander. October 1990. Listen to Pierre." Page 19
- "I find Mexicans to be warm, friendly people. Much more hospitable than Americans." Page 35
- "He is overjoyed and hope bursts back into his heart." Page 34
- "I think I am going to disappear for a while." Page 21


Based on what I am reading so far, I do not think Chris is crazy. I think that he is just looking for a new experience and journey. Since he grew up with a good education, house, and materials,I think he wants to start a new life for himself. I also think that he is just like any other person. All the people he meet did not treat him bad, they found out that he was a cool and nice guy. Many people just jump to conclusions about who would do such a thing, but I don't. Chris is very intelligent and new everything to do to survive. He used books, people's opinions, and nature, to help him survive.

I was in a group with Lisa ans Ally

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