According to his family and his friends at the university, Mccandless was 22 year old at the time of his disappearance. He was athletic, bright, and a natural born entrepreneur, excelling at so many things that he tended to be overconfident. A double major with above average grades, he led a life of comparable comfort and good fortune. He worked on the student newspaper at Emory University and, like many other people in the same age, thought about injustice in the world around him. He seemed to take life more seriously than many friends. However, refusing to join a fraternity and declaring that, according to his principles, he would no longer give or accept gifts. He appeared, on balance, to be an affable and intense friend according to all who met him. While appearing to be content with his home life, Mccandless revealed to a few trusted people a fierce disdain and bitterness toward his parents, whom he saw as unfairly tyrannical.
I saw some of Mccandless's pictures before he died.
ReplyDeleteHe looks unhealthy, very thin and not so clean.
such a big difference between the two lives!!!!!
He was such a smart unique kid. This makes u wonder why did a clever person want to isolate himself and die alone !
ReplyDeleteI feel sorry for his parents :(