Personally I don't comprehend why he decided to up and leave his above average life, at least I don't yet! It makes no sense to me, he had what some would say, a "fantasy" life; he had money, a car, the brains, and a family that would go to the end of the earth for him. Basically I'm saying I think it was a pretty remedial decision of his to give up his "ideal life" and journey off into the unknown! In another sense however, I admire him for his determination and "sticktoitive" attitude. He was a smart man so I'm pretty sure he knew the probability of surviving what he set out to accomplish; but he didn't let that, or anything else for that manner, stand in his way he had a destination he set out to achieve and if he didn't he was going to die along the way.
Just as we want to experience the life McCandless had prior to his expedition; I think he wanted to experience something different and new, which drove him to go off "into the wild". Maybe the excitement of the unknown made him trail off, or possibly just to see if he could survive. I believe all these things could've been the cause to him leaving. First off just trying something new because in chapter three its states "he intended to invent an utterly new life, one in which he would be free to wallow in unfiltered experience. To symbolize the complete severance from his previous life, he even adopted a new name. No longer would he answer to Chris McCandless; he was now Alexander Superstramp, master of his own destiny." Secondly the excitment of the unknown could've persuade him to abondon everything and leave; "curiousity killed the act" perfect example, he had no knowledge of what to expect which probably made it a reoccuring thought in his mind, and then a daydream turned into reality.The last and only other thought I can think of which would potientally be a reason he left would be to see if he could do it. A lot of people believe they are "superhuman" and can do ANY and EVERYTHING which they clearly can't, maybe he fell into their category and failed at his bizarre attempt.
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