... anytime in someones life, and for whatever reason. For Pat, his journey directed him through life, gave him guidance and helped him along every step of the way. Not all journeys portray themselves like that, some dress themselves up as one giant obstacle. Cheryl Strayed wrote a book called Wild which is about her overcoming the thousand plus mile trail through deserts ... character they both show makes it impossible to picture them fail. If Pat's life was not abruptly snuffed out, he would have gone on in his life to pursue more journeys that would further captivate his personal goals a...

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... the paper drawing back to how all of mankind goes through this questioning of their own life. Krakauer also does this in the book by using examples of other people's journeys and those of his own. My question was why did Krakauer become so concerned and intrigued by the life of Chris McCandless. My thesis statement was how Krakauer examines his ... ...

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