Assignment #1: Author's Note, Question 1

I believe that an entire book is written about Chris McCandless' story because Jon Krakauer was one of those men who became intrigued by Chris McCandless. Krakauer was not only inspired by the courageous McCandless, but he also pointed out a parallelism between McCandless' experience of life and his own. I feel that Christopher McCandless is a noble man to give up basically everything and start a new life of solitude for himself.  Many portray McCandless as someone who is arrogant, but from the given information thus far, I personally see him as someone to look up to. I am excited to read this book and learn about the fascinating, yet mysterious life of McCandless.  Might I add, the excitement and love of the author towards McCandless provides another reason for my growing curiosity.