Tuesday, May 22, 2012

homework writing 1

Alex is a very educated person with a family that cares for him yet he does not seem to take advantage of that and instead abandones them in search for his meaning in life. Reading about his family does not make me feel more sympathetic about him but more sympathetic for his family. He was very close to his sister and did not even tell her where he was going or why. His actions seem very out of place but sometimes they feel justified, even though those times are rare. The reason why he left his family was very understandable, trying to find his meaning in life and inner peace, but leaving them without any clue where he was going to be seemed unreasonable and might have given him even more hardships than he needed to endure. His family deserved to know that he was gone just not necessarily why.

1 comment:

  1. It is interesting that you feel more sympathetic for his family than McCandless now. When I look at that perspective, I totally agree with you. It really was his choice to leave, but his family never had a chance to stop him, or even say any last words to him. Even if he had his reasons, I also feel more sympathetic for his family now.

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