How is Carl McCunn Similarity to McCandless?

Answer 1

McCunn Vs. McCandless

Similarities

1.Both brought guns with them to Alaska.

2. Both took pictures of wildlife, for different reasons however.

3. Both seemed to live very normal and typical lives of the average teenager and student and then drop everything.

4. Both tried to send for an S.O.S. when they knew they were about to die and both failed.

5. Both kept journals.

Differences

1. McCunn wanted to bring a women with him into Alaska to spend time with out in nature but Chris wanted to go to spend time alone away from society and other people. Chris also never talked about having a girlfriend or never really showed the desire to have one.

2. McCunn was more afraid of death then Chris. McCunn writes about his fear whereas Chris doesn't write about fearing death even though he knows it is approaching quickly in his last journal entries.

3. McCunn was starving and ended up committing suicide by shooting himself in the head. McCandless dies of starvation.

4. Chris did not go to Alaska expecting someone to be there to help him if something went wrong or if he needed to get out of there. He depended on himself and had no expectations of others. McCunn expected that someone would always be there to save him.

5. McCunn did not intend on going into nature to try and survive on his own or stay there together he just wanted to capture pictures of the wildlife and then leave.