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26.04.2021 • 
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Read the following, which Chris McCandless wrote on a piece of wood during his journey. Then, explain what it reveals about
McCandless:

TWO YEARS HE WALKS THE EARTH. NO PHONE, NO
POOL, NO PETS, NO CIGARETTES. ULTIMATE FREEDOM
AN EXTREMIST. AN AESTHETIC VOYAGER WHOSE HOME
IS THE ROAD. ESCAPED FROM ATLANTA. THOU SNALT
NOT RETURN, 'CAUSE "THE WEST IS THE BEST." AND NOW
AFTER TWO RAMBLING YEARS COMES THE FINAL AND
GREATEST ADVENTURE. THE CLIMACTIC BATTLE TO KILL
THE FALSE BEING WITHIN AND VICTORIOUSLY
CONCLUDE THE SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION. TEN DAYS AND
NIGHTS OF FREIGHT TRAINS AND HITCHHIKING BRING
HIM TO THE GREAT WHITE NORTH, NO LONGER TO BE
POISONED BY CIVILIZATION HE FLEES, AND WALKS
ALONE UPON THE LAND TO BECOME LOST IN THE WILD.
ALEXANDER SUPERTRAMP
MAY 1992

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