Prompt: McCandless set out to live independently in the wilderness, but his death reveals the harsh reality of nature and survival. In your blog post, analyze how his desire for independence contributed to his death. Then, connect this idea to your own life by explaining a time when you wanted complete independence or control over a situation. Did things go as planned, or did you face unexpected challenges?

 Prompt: McCandless set out to live independently in the wilderness, but his death reveals the harsh reality of nature and survival. In your blog post, analyze how his desire for independence contributed to his death. Then, connect this idea to your own life by explaining a time when you wanted complete independence or control over a situation. Did things go as planned, or did you face unexpected challenges?

McCandless’s desire for complete independence led him to ignore risks and refuse help, which ultimately contributed to his death, and similarly, when I tried to handle everything on my own in a situation, I realized things didn’t go as planned, and I faced challenges I couldn’t manage alone.

Today in class, we read the rest of the book and watched the rest of the movie.

Today I understood the reason that finilized chris's death of eating the moldy seeds.