Chris, like all of us, wanted to make his own existence in this world. His views are only a whisper of the new age and speak mostly of transcendentalism. Chris could live an existence I could never, I have too many dependencies in this world. Chris wanted  change and a change he got. One influence in Chris’s life would be Jack London. London wrote books of adventure in Alaska and other exotic places. Jack London has a minute understanding of the hardships faced in Alaska on his own.Chris took these books to heart and I feel that it was ultimately his down fall. Chris needed to figure out what he wanted and it ended up being his down fall. Chris lived the life he wanted to and eventually paid the price of the wild.