The Differences and The Similarities to Chris McCandless....

     Chapter 7 & 8 are mostly about the similarities and the differences of Chris McCandless, Gene Rosellini, John Waterman, Carl McCunn, and Everett Ruess.
Gene Rosellini

·         Good Athlete and Brilliant student

·         “Decided to devote life to an ambitious anthropological experiment” (Wanted to know if it was possible to be independent of modern technology)

·         Believed that humans had transfer into lower beings

·         Lived in a hovel

·         Brought logs

·         Enjoyed hardship

·         Cause(s) of death: Knife through his heart (Self-inflicted)

John Waterman

·         Athletic

·         Has sense of humor

·         Goal(s): To climb an unclimbed route, Mt.Hunter; To make a solo ascent of the south face of Denali

·          Brought flour, sugar, and Crisco

·         *Had a horrible relationship with his dad

·         Self-critical

·         Scared of dying

·         *Declined offers

·         Cause(s) of death: Assumed that he fell in the bottom of the deep cracks

Carl McCunn

·         Goal(s): to shoot pictures of wildlife

·         Brought rolls of film, .22- and .30-.30-caliber rifles, and shotgun

·         *Threw away weapons(shotguns)

·         *Had unrealistic expectations

·         Loved his family

·         Cause(s) of death: Assumed someone would save him automatically (ignorance); Starved and froze to death

Everett Ruess

·         Artistic

·         *Romantic

·         Goal(s): “Beauty” Wants to be a “lone wanderer of the wilderness”

·         *He did things he dreamed about

·         *Wrote letters to his family and friends ( Just Chris's friends, not his family)

·         *Loves freedom

·         *Adopted a new name ( From Everett Reuss to Lan Rameau to Evert Rulan and finally to Nemo)

·         They like being with someone but they cant stand being around with people for very long

·         No one really knew how he died so in this case Assumptions of his death: Believed that “He fell to his death while scrambling on one or another canyon wall.” Some believe he fell off a cliff. And some assumed he drowned.

*Similarities to Chris McCandless