Christopher Johnson McCandless is a decent man in so many ways but, at the same time, such a foolish man in so many others. Chris McCandless possessed a seemingly eternal courage that constantly shone through his unique and unparalleled character. He was very righteous in himself to the point that he abstained from every sin or evil, dedicating his life to what seemed like an idea of ​​celibacy, not only abstaining from every desire of the flesh but also from every lust of life with his diligent willpower that constantly shone through his exterior. Contrary to his good characteristics, McCandless remained very foolish in his decisions and undertakings, whether due to his arrogance or sheer narrow-mindedness. Above all he was a boy of many talents and knowledge, with a brilliant soul and a good heart but, somewhere deep in his thoughts he was missing something that made him think, and in this stupidity of his he would lose his life. As previously stated, McCandless had a deep courage that protected him from the darkness of fear and negative thoughts. Never once in this story does he seem scared of losing his life or getting sick or getting hurt, and he kind of shows it with his insatiable hitchhiking habit, I mean, with all due respect he could have be picked up. by a serial killer and this would probably have cut his adventure a little short. He also doesn't cower at anything, his courage has taken him to some pretty interesting places like digging up dead rats from farm equipment, being waist deep in dirt, manure and not to mention the stink, that's if you consider all this for be brave. Putting trivial matters aside, his true courage is shown... in the middle of the paper... as in his previous life. In review McCandless was a man with childish and romantic ambitions or perhaps he was a boy with an intellectual mind trapped in a man's body, because that theory would certainly be plausible in describing his senseless ways. Let's not forget that Chris had a very unique idea with good intentions and perhaps he managed to achieve what he set out to achieve, true inner peace with himself and with the world around him, perhaps he found himself in all this ordeal . Yes, McCandless was a brilliant soul but, in the end, his stupidity or perhaps even his courage led to his death, his lonely death of starvation. That being said, was McCandless brave or was he foolish and stupid, well he certainly never acted stupidly, but he acted both stupidly and courageously because in many ways it takes a certain stupidity to be brave.