1. Chris left work with Westerberg earlier then he intended.
2. Alex wasn't familiar with machinary.
3. According to people, Chris did not have a great deal of common sense
4. Chris was a good cook
5. Chris and his little sister Carine were close
6. Chris disowned his parents because they didn't fully accept him
7. Relationship were very important to Chris. He didn't sleep around.
8. Chastiry and moral purity were characteristics Chris possessed.
9. Chris had intentions of eventually getting married and having children.
10. Chris planned to write a book about his travels
11. Chris was "hungry" to learn about things.
12. Chris knew how to play the piano. Well.
13. When Chris left, he had about $1,000 with him.
14. Chris had carved pictures in his belt that had stories behind each.
15. Chris cried when he left, intending that he knew he had some big risks on the way.
16. On April 27th, 1992, Chris sent postcards to both Wayne and the Burres stating it would be the last they would hear from him.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Chapter 6&7 Question 33
Just as Thoreau, Chris was determined to do things on his own. "No. You don't get it. I'm going to San Diego. And I'm leaving on Monday" "Ok. I'll drive you there." "Don't be rediculous," McCandles scoffed.(pg. 52) Chris was a very intelligent, eduacated person, yet he wanted to live out transcendentalism. "Look, Mr. Franz," he declared, "you don't need to worry about me. I have a college education. I'm not destitute. I'm living like this by choice." (pg. 51)
Chapter 6 Question 32
I believe that Franz was affected to this extent by Chris because for one they spent so much time together. Franz saw that Chris was very intelligent. He cared enough for Chris to tell him that he needed to get an education and them him that he should be living much better than he was. Of course, Chris told him that this living style of his was his choice and that he had, had a college education. Franz was inspired to quit drinking cold turkey. He was inspired by Chris to live in the wild for a period of time with Chris. They developed a friendship. Franz loved Chris' kindness. Franz almost considered Chris a son, because of the relationship they had and Chris filled the missing spot where his children and wife used to be.
Chapter 5 Questions 27-31
27. Chris was like Jack London, because they both fantisized about surviving in the wild. The both dreamed about going on adventures and living with nature. They were not the same though because Jack only wrote about adventures, while Chris actually lived them.
28. The way that Chris prepared for Alaska was he would do calisthenic every morning to get into shape and he discussed back counrty survival strategies with Bob, who was a self-styled survivalist.
29. Chris accepts a ride to his destination, Chris accepts some knives, and he declines the money that is offered to him. This continues to show that he has no value for money and that he is determined to get around on his own. I also think he is trying to make a statement that he will not accept anything from anyone, he wants to earn everything.
30. -May of 1991, Chris departed from Las vegas
-December 9th, 1991, Chris heard from his friend Jan
31. Chris was very social. He had a good time with people. When he went to Niland he socialized with many people and made friends with every one of them. A girl fell in love with him, but he felt that she was too young for him.
28. The way that Chris prepared for Alaska was he would do calisthenic every morning to get into shape and he discussed back counrty survival strategies with Bob, who was a self-styled survivalist.
29. Chris accepts a ride to his destination, Chris accepts some knives, and he declines the money that is offered to him. This continues to show that he has no value for money and that he is determined to get around on his own. I also think he is trying to make a statement that he will not accept anything from anyone, he wants to earn everything.
30. -May of 1991, Chris departed from Las vegas
-December 9th, 1991, Chris heard from his friend Jan
31. Chris was very social. He had a good time with people. When he went to Niland he socialized with many people and made friends with every one of them. A girl fell in love with him, but he felt that she was too young for him.
Chapter 5 Questions 22-26
22. The place that Chris had stayed the longest was Bullhead City, Arizona. From what I read, he wrote to Wayne and from what he read, it seemed as if he had an idea of staying there for good. He liked the place and said it was a good place to stay during the winter. He had obtained a fulltime job at McDonald's and had even opened a bank account. I think he thought of this place as a potential home.
23. My reaction, is it is very weird that he obtained a fulltime job, and strayed away from his naturistic travels. Before he would only do work that was under the table and it was more labor than any cooking or serving jobs. It seems like maybe he thought about giving up. He stayed in this area for so long and he became a fulltime job owner and he also opened a savings account, intending he was saving for something.
24. At McDonalds, they have dresscode rules, they state that the employee must wear shoes AND socks. Chris hated to wear socks because he had feet problems and they always itched. When McDonald's confronted him, he started wearing socks, but the minute his shift was over he would rip them right off. This is individualism because he did not want people to think they could tell him what to do and also because he felt there was no need for himself to wear socks.
25. All of the colleagues views of him were quite interesting. One said that he was reliable in that he showed up at work everyday. Another person said that everyone there thought he was missing a couple of screws because he always talked about nature. One more person said that they didn't even know why he got hired because he worked at a slow pace and always stayed in the back. Chris didn't feel like he could be honest with his employees, and I think he was mad with them and that is why he just quit. If I worked with Chris I might think there was something a little odd about him, but I wouldn't judge, because you never know what is going on with that person's life.
26. Chris was friends with the Burres. He traveled with them to a camp ground and stayed in touch with them for a little bit. I think the reason why he got along with them is because they wanted to be alone, they moved to an abandoned campground and they liked to travel. They also did favors for eachother and were nice to one another.
23. My reaction, is it is very weird that he obtained a fulltime job, and strayed away from his naturistic travels. Before he would only do work that was under the table and it was more labor than any cooking or serving jobs. It seems like maybe he thought about giving up. He stayed in this area for so long and he became a fulltime job owner and he also opened a savings account, intending he was saving for something.
24. At McDonalds, they have dresscode rules, they state that the employee must wear shoes AND socks. Chris hated to wear socks because he had feet problems and they always itched. When McDonald's confronted him, he started wearing socks, but the minute his shift was over he would rip them right off. This is individualism because he did not want people to think they could tell him what to do and also because he felt there was no need for himself to wear socks.
25. All of the colleagues views of him were quite interesting. One said that he was reliable in that he showed up at work everyday. Another person said that everyone there thought he was missing a couple of screws because he always talked about nature. One more person said that they didn't even know why he got hired because he worked at a slow pace and always stayed in the back. Chris didn't feel like he could be honest with his employees, and I think he was mad with them and that is why he just quit. If I worked with Chris I might think there was something a little odd about him, but I wouldn't judge, because you never know what is going on with that person's life.
26. Chris was friends with the Burres. He traveled with them to a camp ground and stayed in touch with them for a little bit. I think the reason why he got along with them is because they wanted to be alone, they moved to an abandoned campground and they liked to travel. They also did favors for eachother and were nice to one another.
Evaluating Images
1. In the 5th picture, Chris McCandles is holding some sort of animal and in his other hand he has a rifle. There is a big smile on his face and he looks like he is somewhere in the woods. This picture shows that Chris must've been very happy at this period of time living in the wild. He was looking a bit scruffy, assuming he has not showered in a while. He also must've been happy about catching his own food.
2. In the 6th picture, It is the final self portrait of Chris McCandles. It is kind of weird because he is in a way waving at the camera, and in almost all of his other pictures, he is not waving. This is almost making me question if he was saying goodbye. He also seems quite happy. The picture doesn't say when it was taken ,but you can observe that before he died, whether it was a long period before or short, he was happy.
3. In the 8th picture, it is a picture of 142 Fairbank City bus location where Chris stayed for 113 days. It is crazy that he had survived in this location for this long. There is nothing, but trees, and the looks of a lake around him. If he wanted to live as a transcendentalist, this was truly the right place, maybe just not the way he came, slightly unprepared. Seeing this picture makes me admire Chris more because the conditions he lived under weren't that close to town.
4. In the 9th picture, it is a picture of Chris' yellow Datsun. Looking at this picture, I have no idea how Chris managed to get his car in that area. I feel as if he must've had to run over a lot of brush. Also the swamp, or lake that it is in does not look like its deep enought to flood the engine, so I am a little confused. I wonder if the car was moved for the picture.
5. In the 10th picture, it is a picture of Chris McCandles painting a house. When I saw this, I thought immediately about in the book when he was referenced as a good worker. Seeing this picture also proved it to me in sight. Chris always had an interesting expression in his pictures. I imagine he was always very happy doing what he was doing.
6. In the 11th picture, Chris is sitting between Wayne and a lady. He looks very happy and comfortable with these two people. His arms are around both of them and they look as if they are laughing. This picture tells me that Chris must've had a good relationship with Wayne. I also notice, at this time in Chris' travels, that he looks very clean.
7. In the 16th picture, It is an image of just the bus from the outside. The bus looks small and abandoned/ old. Looking at the bus, you can tell that the condition of it is so bad that it does not run. I have no idea how Chris kept warm on this bus and lived here for 113 days. The area around the bus looks abandoned and lonely. I can't imagine being by myself for that long.
8. In the 19th picture, Chris is roasting or cooking two animals. I am not sure what the animals are, but he looks very proud of himself to have caught them. This picture brings out Chris' intelligence. Not only was he able to catch BOTH of these animals, but he found a way to cook them so that they were clean and would not give him a disease.
9. In the 24th/25th picture, it is a picture of Chris' journal entry. In this entry he says it is the 100th day and he is in the weakest condition in his life and he is no longer able to make his way out of the woods. He now says he is trapped, indicating that he no longer wants to be in the woods. He is able to admit that there is a possibility of death. There is only a matter now of him accepting it.
10. In the 29th picture, Chris is making a goofy face and holding up one of his catches of food. This picture shows that Chris had a sense of humor. It also showed that his personality didn't change when he was alone. The only thing that strikes me in all of these pictures, is the fact that he traveled alone and there are all of these pictures of him. Who took the pictures of him...?
2. In the 6th picture, It is the final self portrait of Chris McCandles. It is kind of weird because he is in a way waving at the camera, and in almost all of his other pictures, he is not waving. This is almost making me question if he was saying goodbye. He also seems quite happy. The picture doesn't say when it was taken ,but you can observe that before he died, whether it was a long period before or short, he was happy.
3. In the 8th picture, it is a picture of 142 Fairbank City bus location where Chris stayed for 113 days. It is crazy that he had survived in this location for this long. There is nothing, but trees, and the looks of a lake around him. If he wanted to live as a transcendentalist, this was truly the right place, maybe just not the way he came, slightly unprepared. Seeing this picture makes me admire Chris more because the conditions he lived under weren't that close to town.
4. In the 9th picture, it is a picture of Chris' yellow Datsun. Looking at this picture, I have no idea how Chris managed to get his car in that area. I feel as if he must've had to run over a lot of brush. Also the swamp, or lake that it is in does not look like its deep enought to flood the engine, so I am a little confused. I wonder if the car was moved for the picture.
5. In the 10th picture, it is a picture of Chris McCandles painting a house. When I saw this, I thought immediately about in the book when he was referenced as a good worker. Seeing this picture also proved it to me in sight. Chris always had an interesting expression in his pictures. I imagine he was always very happy doing what he was doing.
6. In the 11th picture, Chris is sitting between Wayne and a lady. He looks very happy and comfortable with these two people. His arms are around both of them and they look as if they are laughing. This picture tells me that Chris must've had a good relationship with Wayne. I also notice, at this time in Chris' travels, that he looks very clean.
7. In the 16th picture, It is an image of just the bus from the outside. The bus looks small and abandoned/ old. Looking at the bus, you can tell that the condition of it is so bad that it does not run. I have no idea how Chris kept warm on this bus and lived here for 113 days. The area around the bus looks abandoned and lonely. I can't imagine being by myself for that long.
8. In the 19th picture, Chris is roasting or cooking two animals. I am not sure what the animals are, but he looks very proud of himself to have caught them. This picture brings out Chris' intelligence. Not only was he able to catch BOTH of these animals, but he found a way to cook them so that they were clean and would not give him a disease.
9. In the 24th/25th picture, it is a picture of Chris' journal entry. In this entry he says it is the 100th day and he is in the weakest condition in his life and he is no longer able to make his way out of the woods. He now says he is trapped, indicating that he no longer wants to be in the woods. He is able to admit that there is a possibility of death. There is only a matter now of him accepting it.
10. In the 29th picture, Chris is making a goofy face and holding up one of his catches of food. This picture shows that Chris had a sense of humor. It also showed that his personality didn't change when he was alone. The only thing that strikes me in all of these pictures, is the fact that he traveled alone and there are all of these pictures of him. Who took the pictures of him...?
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Chapter 4 Questions 13-20
13. Chris took Thoreau's piece of work, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, as the "gospel" because he wanted to live out the ways of Thoreau in a sense. Chris studied Thoreau throughout college, and developed an admiration for him. He was inspired to the live the ways of Thoreau. "Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?" Thoreau talks about laws being unjust, and that if you think they unjust then you do not have to follow them. He basically says that a good government is no government. "Ignoring posted warnings that off-road driving is strictly forbidden, McCandles steered the Datsun off the pavement where it crossed a broad, sandy wash." In Chris' endeavors, he follows Thoreau's way of thinking by completely disobeying the signs that tell him he is prohibited from driving in that area. The element seen in On the Duty of Civil Disobedience is moral enthusiasm.
14. Krakauer believed that Chris burning his money would do Thoreau proud because Thoreau did not believe in government and money has everything to do with government. Without the government, money would have no value, and nothing could be bought with it. Thoreau also states that the government is like a prison to man. This could reference that a person cannot buy certain material things because they do not have the money, but Chris burning his money would suggest that he did not want any material items, also saying that he thought nothing other than nature was important. And finally Thoreau states in his writing that to live with money, you can not truely live comfortably.
15. The definition of tramp according to the english dictionary as a noun and verb is : 1. to walk long and far; hike. 4. to make ( a journey ) or traverse ( a place ), on foot labriously or wearily. 7. A person who travels on foot, usually with no permanent home, living by begging or doing casual work. I would say after looking at the definition, this name almost perfectly matches Chris, since he is on a journey, he has no home and he is traveling constantly to explore nature.
16. Krakauer is able to tell us about the events that happened during Chris' travels because Chris kept a journal-snapshot album that he later left with Wayne Westerberg.
17. In order to prepare himself for his Alaskan "odyssey" throughout Chapter 4, Chris documented his travels yet far by writing about his personal experiences and taking pictures. He traveled around Mexico and Southwest America. He gained food by sea, and also had already been carrying rice, and last, but not least, he sent any letter necessary before journeying out for good.
18. In this chapter, we learn that Chris' parents haven't heard from him for 2 years. They are greatly worried about him since he never told them where he was going or when he was coming back. They called the police to report him missing and an investigator found out that he had donated a large sum of money to the organization OXFAM. His parents mentioned that his actions were out of character and they could not understand why he did any of the things he did.
19.
1.July 6th, 1990: Chris arrived at Lake Mead and violated the warning signs that said not to drive in that area. He lost his car because his engine flooded.
2.August 10th, 1990: Chris received a ticket because he was not supposed to be hitch hiking. Because he had not real adress it was forwarded to his parent adress.
3.October, 1990: Chris' yellow Datsun was found. His parents could not understand why he would abandon the car when he loved it so much and saved up for it with his own money. The car was later used for drug busts.
4. October 28th, 1990: Chris caught a ride with a trucker up to Needle, California. In Arizona he bought a canoe to cross the border into Mexico.
5. December 2nd, 1990: He reached a dam and Mexican border, he had no identification so he was worried that they would not let him in. He was able to sneak into mexico.
6. December 14th, 1990: set up camp on the beach shore and stayed there for 10 days.
7. January 18th, 1991: Chris was caught by immigration authorities trying to sneak back into the U.S.
8. Febuary 24th. 1991: It had been 7 months since Chris abandoned his Datsun.
20. Chris' journal writing style was a bit peculiar, he wrote in third person as if telling someone elses story. His writing was also very simple, straight to the point, and he did not really opinionate topics in his journal.
14. Krakauer believed that Chris burning his money would do Thoreau proud because Thoreau did not believe in government and money has everything to do with government. Without the government, money would have no value, and nothing could be bought with it. Thoreau also states that the government is like a prison to man. This could reference that a person cannot buy certain material things because they do not have the money, but Chris burning his money would suggest that he did not want any material items, also saying that he thought nothing other than nature was important. And finally Thoreau states in his writing that to live with money, you can not truely live comfortably.
15. The definition of tramp according to the english dictionary as a noun and verb is : 1. to walk long and far; hike. 4. to make ( a journey ) or traverse ( a place ), on foot labriously or wearily. 7. A person who travels on foot, usually with no permanent home, living by begging or doing casual work. I would say after looking at the definition, this name almost perfectly matches Chris, since he is on a journey, he has no home and he is traveling constantly to explore nature.
16. Krakauer is able to tell us about the events that happened during Chris' travels because Chris kept a journal-snapshot album that he later left with Wayne Westerberg.
17. In order to prepare himself for his Alaskan "odyssey" throughout Chapter 4, Chris documented his travels yet far by writing about his personal experiences and taking pictures. He traveled around Mexico and Southwest America. He gained food by sea, and also had already been carrying rice, and last, but not least, he sent any letter necessary before journeying out for good.
18. In this chapter, we learn that Chris' parents haven't heard from him for 2 years. They are greatly worried about him since he never told them where he was going or when he was coming back. They called the police to report him missing and an investigator found out that he had donated a large sum of money to the organization OXFAM. His parents mentioned that his actions were out of character and they could not understand why he did any of the things he did.
19.
1.July 6th, 1990: Chris arrived at Lake Mead and violated the warning signs that said not to drive in that area. He lost his car because his engine flooded.
2.August 10th, 1990: Chris received a ticket because he was not supposed to be hitch hiking. Because he had not real adress it was forwarded to his parent adress.
3.October, 1990: Chris' yellow Datsun was found. His parents could not understand why he would abandon the car when he loved it so much and saved up for it with his own money. The car was later used for drug busts.
4. October 28th, 1990: Chris caught a ride with a trucker up to Needle, California. In Arizona he bought a canoe to cross the border into Mexico.
5. December 2nd, 1990: He reached a dam and Mexican border, he had no identification so he was worried that they would not let him in. He was able to sneak into mexico.
6. December 14th, 1990: set up camp on the beach shore and stayed there for 10 days.
7. January 18th, 1991: Chris was caught by immigration authorities trying to sneak back into the U.S.
8. Febuary 24th. 1991: It had been 7 months since Chris abandoned his Datsun.
20. Chris' journal writing style was a bit peculiar, he wrote in third person as if telling someone elses story. His writing was also very simple, straight to the point, and he did not really opinionate topics in his journal.
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