"Death of an Innocent"

I do believe that there a still characters like Chris McCandless in society. Although society has changed a lot in the past fifteen years, there are still people who hold tight to dreams such as McCandless’s. But with society evolving every few days, it is probably a lot more difficult to pursue such goals. Not only has society severely changed in the past fifteen years, but is has also expanded. Chris McCandless just wanted a quiet and peaceful place to go and be apart from the rest of the world and its temptations. There are not many places nowadays where a person can go and be completely away from society.
Admittedly, with new upgrades in technology, society is making it extremely difficult for anyone to focus their thoughts towards anything other than economics. Most of society does not concern itself with why people do bad things or why we have people starving in such a prosperous-looking economy. Instead we concern ourselves with what new technology will help us speed up the process of life. In short, society’s goals ore focused on technological economics as opposed to ethical economics.
Chris McCandless’s aspirations surpassed the aspirations of many Americans, then and now. I believe that there are people who share the same thoughts and beliefs and Chris McCandless. I think there are individuals who choose to “live off the land” and not interact with the rest of society. But I also believe that those individuals are few and very far between. Wishing for a better world and wishing to help those in need is a want that millions of people share but are hindered to act because of the world we live in. I think the brave people, like Chris McCandless, are the ones who do not let society prevent them from following their dreams and accomplishing their goals. I do believe that there are adventurers who, on the occasion, get “itchy feet” and need to get away from society and clear there minds or find themselves. These individuals may share the same goals as Chris McCandless but may not take it to the extreme he chose to take it to. They may let someone know where they are going or have some means of communication with the rest of the world in case something happens. They also may bring food with them, which in this case, it would not be the same as completely letting yourself be taken away from society. And if their life was in danger, they may have chose to kill a few trees and wildlife in order to live, unlike McCandless. So, I fully believe that characters like Chris McCandless still do exist in society but not to the same extent. The evolutions in society in the past fifteen years have definitely changed most of society goals, pointing them toward the economy. And those who think like Chris McCandless, may be thwarted by the changes in society to act as Chris McCandless, to a certain degree if at all.