I think that Chris could inspire anyone and everyone in at least one way. Maybe not every characteristic he has is beneficial, but there are a great span of traits he has that are inspiring. Chris is brave, he went out into the wild alone. A lot of people are afraid to do a lot of things alone. Going off to college, starting your life all by yourself, even things like walking to your car at night, or being home alone, let alone being in the middle of nowhere with no one, but yourself to rely on.
Chris went against society to be himself. A big trait that Chris carried was individualism. Chris was not afraid to be his own person. Chris would make statements like taking off his socks right after work, or not following the correct format on a paper because he thinks that it makes no sense, his biggest statement was going out into the wild not caring that people thought he was a wacko for doing so.
Chris was smart. Period. Chris had the credentials to get into Harvard, of course, he didn't use them which is sometimes frowned upon, but that did not make him dumb. Chris had been able to bring home -A's so easily since grade school. People in the presence of Chris could tell that he was very intelligent just by the way he spoke.
Chris was naive. He was smart, but that doesn't mean that he was not naive. Chris came unprepared. Maybe coming unprepared was like making a statement, but instead of not bringing the right things, he could have brought things he needed, but just not used them until he had a fallout.
Chris was selfish. In not all ways, but Chris left his family and his sister. He left them without telling them where he was going. He did not contact his parents while he was away. He left them to worry about him and wonder until the day they received his death notice. If Chris was more unselfish he should have at least wrote them and let them know that he was okay every once and a while.
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