Take Chris Mccandless for example. He never had a great relationship with his father: “Both father and son were stubborn and nervous. Given Walt's need to exert control and Chris's idiosyncratic, independent nature, polarization was inevitable... eventually Chris rebelled - and when he finally did, it was with characteristic immoderateness. (?). This shows that Chris was very strong-willed and determined; however, Chris was pushed so hard by his father that the personality traits were forcibly developed, and most likely wouldn't have been there in the first place. McCandless's risky behavior can also be viewed from a broader spectrum: “It is not at all unusual for a young person to be attracted to an activity considered reckless by his elders: engaging in risky behavior is a rite of passage in our culture no less of many others. others… McCandless, in his way, simply took risk-taking to its logical extreme. (page ?) This demonstrates the fact that the risky behavior of the majority of people can be caused by external factors, but it also shows that Chris was not alone