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I think Chris was sort of crazy for escaping society for a higher degree of spiritual enlightenment. When Chris  tries to come back to society and civilization, he is socially awkward. He has been in the mountains and in the hiking phase for so long, he no longer knew and understood how to interact with society. Also, if after this, if he were to survive, if he wanted a job, he probably would not be able to because he can't communicate the correct way with people from the outside world. I don't think it was worth it for Chris to do this. Chris has many problems along the way. One of which includes death. I understand he was trying to escape reality, but what he did was a little too extreme. He was so smart to just leave and go out into a place he was not familiar with. Like mentioned in the book, he probably could have survived if it he was willing to go to the boy scouts for help on survival tips. I think, one big thing that kept him away for that type of help was that he was eighteen and would have been a little bit too old to, and this could have made him a little bit embarrassed to get stuck with younger kids. Also, they said in the book he hiked when he was little with his dad, so maybe Chris should have went to his parents and told them what he was thinking about doing, and his father may have been able to properly equip him for what he wanted to do. I would try the journey, but would take a different route then Chris did. If i were in Chris's situation, I would finish my schooling before I left, that way after I was done, I would be able to get a job, or work somewhere. Also, I would probably take my best friend with me because we do everything together, and that would keep me away from being socially awkward in the end. That would also keep me company, and it would be another person to help acquire food and anything else that needed to be done. Since she was a girl scout, she would be able to help me survive. A few reasons  I would want to escape would be because i was not doing good in school, or if me and one of my friends or family members got in a argument that could not be resolved and I just wanted time away from everything. However if i were to do something like this I would miss my friends that I would leave behind and family members because they mean a lot to me. Also, I would miss school because I enjoy learning new things and learning more things in the subjects I like the most. Also, I am looking forward to collage which would not even be possible without a good education.

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