McCandless character probably does not exist and if so it is very rare. And yes society has changed over the past 15 years that it is all about economic. McCandless was an Emory grad student who’s major was history/anthropology which informs me that he was very intelligent. Because, first of all he was accepted into Emory and graduated with a degree such as that. What grad student do you know graduates with they major and doesn’t do anything with it to earn a living and earn money. But by reading this story we learn that McCandless is not any ordinary college student. First of all he didn’t enjoy the party that he did attend. He wasn’t interested in Phi Beta Kappa he felt that “insisting that titles and honors were of no importance”, what college student is not interested in fraternities and sororities that’s the main thing on most college campuses. And lastly he wondered out in the forest wanting to be alone and money wasn’t an issue for him.
Money is the key to success in this society. Everyone is out to make themselves a little bit richer then the day before. Think about it: why do you think so many people waste money on lottery tickets? Because it’s mostly all about who comes out richer in the end or more successful. Unlike McCandless he had 20,000 dollars left out of his account and he put it all towards a relief fund. 99% of college or grad students if they had that kind of money would not give it away to any sort of fund. Mostly everyone relies on money. I noticed from my experience that if I have money in my pocket I’m content but once I go broke for a day or two it feels like a tragedy. And I’m quite sure that I’m not the only college students who feels like that when they are broke. No person in their right state of mind would give up everything to go on the type of adventure McCandless did. Society today is too stuck on competing with the person next to them, trying to come out better then them in anyway possible. And money is the main attraction, without money we wouldn’t have the things that we have now to set ourselves apart of the person next to us. At the same time it’s kind of sad that that’s all that people rely on now because we shouldn’t be so dependent on one thing. I think McCandless did a good thing to go out and better himself because he gave up the most important thing, money, and learned how to survive. Maybe it was a little extreme but no person in today’s society would give up money to go be alone and survive. Money is too much of a demand that without it people are unhappy. Think about “bums” they are without money but everyday they scrounge to get a nickel or dime out of someone in order to survive, because they feel that without it they can’t move on. But reading this story McCandless proved that you can survive without money for many, many days.
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How might society have changed sine 1990 do you think our views are different about economics or that we just celebrate those views now more than ever?
I in a way have to disagree witht he fact that people wouldnt do what McCandles did and wouldnt give up a major career and throw away all their hard years of schooling to live in the woods or traveling from place to place. It is often the people who had money who realize it can't buy happiness. I agree in todays society money has become an even bigger issue and importance in our lives and I dont think its greed i think its because it has to be. You can't even get a job without a college degree it seems, and like they say nowadays not even a Bachelors accounts for anything much less an Associates degree. I think it is the pressures of the world paying bills working 9-5 putting in overtime is what drives people like McCandles to live that kind of life. Yes he came from wealth yes he had a nice life, but it all came at a cost, and sometimes all people need is peace of mind not the material things to make them happy. I think McCandles achieved something that money or a degree couldnt give him and thats contentness and happiness. It was sad how he died but he died doing something he chose to do, and i agree i think he died in peace.
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