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McCandless in the book Into the Wild Chris McCandless is the main character in John Krakauer’s book, Into the Wild. McCandless is a libertarian who believes in the power of free will. Despite his strict moral compass, McCandless believes that his parents would have alerted and informed him of the existence of a second family instead of keeping it away from him. He argues that he would have been considerate if his parents had informed him prior and therefore perceives this as an act of hypocrisy that should not be tolerated. Betrayal was the turning point that forced McCandless to rethink his moral motivation. Chris was a fan of direct action, and this is what instigated his move to drive away most of his friends and keep his parents away. His libertarian character is evident when he prompts his parents to think and believe that he was interested in studying law. McCandless was adventurous and preferred being given an opportunity to choose what is right for him. According to McCandless, “Happiness is only real, when shared” (Krakauer, 129). This explains why he gave out his hard-earned cash, $25000, to charity and made a decision to leave his birthplace for an adventurous mission to pursue his personal philanthropy. Everyone admired McCandless ability to ultimately live by his beliefs despite warnings from those close to him. McCandless rebellious nature to the society, his parents, and close friends echoes his libertarian character. He held personal beliefs, opinions, views, and perspectives that were different from those of others. McCandless stood and acted by his principles by depicting stubborn traits for actions he deemed undesirable. The society was
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