On the drive to Fairbanks, Chris tells the driver, Stuckey, everything about his family. He tells Stuckey about his dad’s actions, how he feels about the situation, and everything he loves about his little sister. Prior to this moment, Chris had not uttered a word about his family history to any person he came into contact with. This is an indicator that McCandless is becoming less hostile. Once Chris treked on to the Stampede Trail, he had begun his path to self-discovery. The only path Chris could have taken to resolve all of his demons would be one that’s uninterrupted by the trivial matters of a life at home. For some people, the only way to have gratitude for the things you are given is to experience a life without it. A person doesn’t realize what they have until they learn to do without. For Chris McCandless, it took two years to realize how many things he had, how many people loved and cared about him. Nonetheless, he still had the realization.
When one person is left alone for a long period of time, they think. It’s inevitable. They think about memories, regrets, potential outcomes, past decisions. In Chris McCandless journey, he has had a lot of time to think to himself. If McCandless never left to live a nomadic lifestyle, to ponder life's greatest wonders in solitude, that same man would never have lived the joyous life he did. The events that took place on his two year journey ultimately left McCandless as a changed man for the