Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Wow...
It is so depressing... Alex's (Chris) desire for the nomadic life that he urges Ronald Franz to experience is an endless run from reality. It is so sad to see a young man so detached from his fellow men, he trusts no one completely. Were these issues caused by external/environmental experiences at home, substance use, or a genetic mental illness?? The fact that he glamorized, in his mind, the Alaska experience he was going to undertake makes it obvious that he is quite delusional. He seems intellectually capable of understanding the undertaking, but is driven by his emotional quest to escape.
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The more and more that I read this book, the more I think that there could possibly have been a mental illness present in Chris. Even the little thing like not liking socks or the bipolar way in which he comes off to people in the book.
ReplyDeleteI would have liked for Chris to find a happy medium. I love to travel and find great joy in experiencing new things, but there is something to be said for the responsibilities that come with adult-hood.
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