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Into the Wild begins with the discovery of Christopher McCandless’s body by a group of Alaskan hunters who visit Denali National Park and Preserve on a yearly excursion. Wayne Westerberg Grain elevator operator who befriends McCandless in north-central Montana in the fall of 1990. Krakauer serves as the narrator throughout the book. Ken Thompson, Gordon Samel, and Ferdie Swanson Moose hunters who happen upon the bus in which McCandless has died of starvation. Wilhelmina "Billie" McCandless Chris's mother and Walt's second wife, who works with Walt on various business ventures involving his radar systems.

Married twice, Walt McCandless has a total of eight children. Samuel Walter McCandless Chris's father, a NASA scientist and entrepreneur who develops advanced radar systems. Describes his own youthful assault on a notorious Alaskan peak to offer comparisons with and insights into McCandless's journey.Ĭarine McCandless Chris's younger sister and confidante. In April 1992, he drops off the young man on Alaska's Stampede Trail, giving McCandless his boots and advising him to reconsider his plan to live off the land. McCandless also died in the mountains, which is a bit similar to McCunn.

INTO THE WILD BOOK DESCRIPTION HOW TO

The reason he died in the mountains was because he did not know how to make the correct signals to the airplane that flew by him. Jim Gallien Last person to see McCandless alive. McCunn’s objective to venture into the wilderness was to capture its beauty.

After McCandless's death, Franz heeds the young man's advice to "hit the road" and live off the grid. Ronald Franz Eighty-year-old man who gives McCandless a ride from Salton City, California, to Grand Junction, Colorado. Charlie Old man who lives outside Bullhead City, Arizona, and suggests that McCandless live in an empty RV of which Charlie is a caretaker.