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we learn a lot more about Chris as a kid.he was a very deep kid and when all of his friends were out partying on a weekend night he would spend his time talking to and helping people that he found in the shadiest parts of Washington D.C.. in this part of the novel Krakauer also takes a couple chapters to give his own opinion on Chris which is positive. He also gives other peoples positions on Chris.

we learn more about chris as a person and his relationship with his parents. chris and his father were both very stubborn and high strung. tensions between chris and his parents built all through high school and college. it was chris's plan all along to lead them to finally think that he was agreeing with them and that their relationship was getting better then he turn it all on them by leaving and never coming back

we learn more about Franz. he was in the military and served over seas in Okinawa and Shanghai. while over seas his wife and son died by getting by a drunk driver. after this Franz started drinking... a lot. six months later he decided to go cold turkey and make a change in his life he started adopting kids from Okinawa. when Franz meets Alex he likes him and they spend a lot of time together.

Christopher McCandless aka Alexander supertramp is a young man who donated all of his 25000$ to charity and fell off the radar completely. He is on a journey across the country by foot. he travels up and down the coast as far south as mexico and as north as alaska. along the way he meets people from all walks of life and they all love him. however they can tell that he has family troubles that he doesnt talk about.