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- Fri Nov 29, 2013 9:44 am
- Forum: Discussions on the Movie
- Topic: why not nature?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 21815
Re: why not nature?
Why didn’t he decide to die among nature? I don't think he "decided" to die at all. He probably knew that his chances of survival were becoming slimmer and at some point expected to die out there, but I can't imagine that he had really given up hope before he actually quit breathing. And ...
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 9:40 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: A few more questions...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10169
Re: A few more questions...
SteveSalmon wrote:I simply find the license plate and bus numbers an interesting coincidence
That one's old anyway. I mentioned this ages ago, see http://www.christophermccandless.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4089&p=5750&hilit=142#p5750 (at the end of my post of Apr 23, 2011)
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:54 am
- Forum: Discussions on the Book
- Topic: Christopher's diary
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9439
Re: Christopher's diary
Yes, that page is one of the best things about the "Back to the wild" book. :D However, if you are looking for the journal Chris kept during his travels before heading for Alaska, I don't think the complete diary has been published anywhere. You can find quite a few quotes of it in the &qu...
- Mon Oct 28, 2013 12:48 pm
- Forum: Discussions on Chris
- Topic: Jon Krakauers article in the New Yorker
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10664
Re: Jon Krakauers article in the New Yorker
These seeds of hyperbole and hype are ones he planted to dismiss the possibility that Chris was a combination of arrogance, hubris, and willful ignorance. That's exactly what I don't get. Even without the seeds I don't think Chris would seem arrogant etc. Or - for those who like to hate the guy any...
- Thu Sep 26, 2013 11:12 am
- Forum: Discussions on Chris
- Topic: Jon Krakauers article in the New Yorker
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10664
Re: Jon Krakauers article on the New Yorker
following the "fault of pot(ato) seed" Something I never understood is that everybody seems to be sure that Chris was right by blaming the seeds. Maybe he just thought they were the cause, but he was wrong? How could he be so sure after all? that critical thinking has been pushed to the b...
- Tue Sep 17, 2013 2:01 pm
- Forum: Discussions on Chris
- Topic: A few details rarely, if ever, mentioned...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11533
Re: A few details rarely, if ever, mentioned...
It takes exactly 4 hours to walk from the Tek back to the Bus. Four hours. Chris knew this. He knew it wasn't a "hop back" to the bus. I don't think for one second he took a look at the Tek and decided to just turn around and go right back to the Bus he had said goodbye to hours earlier. ...
- Thu Jun 13, 2013 9:11 am
- Forum: Discussions on Chris
- Topic: I F***ing HATE CHRIS MCCANDLESS
- Replies: 49
- Views: 134002
Re: I F***ing HATE CHRIS MCCANDLESS
Chris may as well have died scaling a mountain without climbing shoes, freezing to death without a coat, driving 150 on a curvy road, getting smashed by an 18-wheeler crossing the highway without looking, falling out of a boat without a life vest, or getting fatally bitten while casually handling r...
- Sun May 26, 2013 10:41 am
- Forum: Discussions on the Book
- Topic: Difference between Book and Film
- Replies: 6
- Views: 23366
Re: Difference between Book and Film
The book is more like a documentary including the author's thoughts and interpretations. There's a lot more background information on Chris's past, his charachter and his family. So it's definitely worth reading the book if you are interested in the life of CM!
- Sun May 12, 2013 8:04 am
- Forum: Discussions on Chris
- Topic: What if the Datsun had started?...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12945
Re: What if the Datsun had started?...
ChinnyChin99 wrote:Had it started, he wouldn't have taken it with him
Why did he desperately try to get it started again then?
- Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:39 am
- Forum: Discussions on Chris
- Topic: Chris in alaska
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2316
Re: Chris in alaska
Welcome to this forum. That's a lot of questions to which you will easily find the replies (and much more) in Krakauer's book. It's really worth reading, as it contains so much more background information.
You can also read it online here: http://www.litmir.net/br/?b=104963&p=1
You can also read it online here: http://www.litmir.net/br/?b=104963&p=1