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Chris McCandless was a well-educated, respectful, young man. Ever since he was a young boy he lived by his parent's rule, went to school, and got good grades. He stayed out of trouble and he was a good student. Chris was adventurous, did whatever he set his mind to, and he succeeded in many" things. He was of bright, adventurous, estimable spirit. "I now walk out to live among the wild (Krakauer, 1955, Pg.69). He had conviction, he followed his heart, two rare things, a man who has strong beliefs, and who will act on their beliefs. Those two things pretty much say it all. He had courage and determination which are very inspiring to many of our youth today. He might have died, but it is not always about the years in your life, but about the life in your years. He embodied that. No one would suspect that he would give everything away and disappear, but that is why he is an admirable person. .
Timothy Treadwell is best-known as a man who lived among bears. "Grizzly Man"" as the documentary of his life claims. Many assumed him mentally insane, others saw him simply as strange. A controversial character, Timothy is rarely remembered for what he lived for, for what he died for; the safety and education of brown bears in Alaska. A troubled young man, Timothy found peace and sobriety through nature and bears. He replaced his love of alcohol and drugs with a love of grizzlies and conserving their land. Timothy protected his bears and became territorial of them. In one scene in the movie "Grizzly Man"", a documentary of Treadwell's life, Tim filmed visitors of the park throwing rocks at the bears. This angers Timothy bringing him close to tears. Although this may seem odd to many, his passion for protecting his beloved bears is admirable. He was able to recover from his drug problems simply by knowing that he could not be with the bears in an intoxicated state. .
Treadwell was so passionate about his work with the bears that he left his old life behind and dedicated himself to educating others.