When he left for the wild, he only brought a bag of rice, a journal, some books, and some tools. He didn’t even have a compass. This shows that he wasn’t prepared enough to go out into the wilderness alone from the very beginning. Chris also made a mistake to go alone without any form of communication device or first aid kit. This is shown when hikers found his note in the bus stating, “S.O.S. I need your help. I am injured, near death and too weak to hike out of here. I am all alone, this is no joke. In the name of God, please remain to save me. I am out collecting berries close by and shall return this evening. Thank you, Chris McCandless. August?” (12). He also was a risk-taker, which got him into even more trouble. “What fun, I wish I had jumped trains earlier……..Second is that one must tangle with these crazy bulls. I was sitting in a hotshot in L.A. when a bull found me with his flashlight about 10 P.M. “Get outta here before I KILL ya!” screamed the bull. I got out and saw he had drawn his revolver…..”(53). Chris made bad decisions, and that ultimately lead to his