Chapter 7, page 62	“During those four weeks in Carthage, McCandless worked hard, doing dirty, tedious jobs that nobody else wanted to tackle: exterminating vermin, painting, scything weeds.”	Chris didn’t mind doing jobs that other people would never want to do, he has a positive attitude towards the work.
Chapter 7, page 64	Both father[Walt] and son[Chris] were stubborn and high-strung.	Chris and his father were alike in some ways
Chapter 8, page 71	“Why would anyone intending to ‘live off the land for a few months’ forget Boy Scout rule number: Be Prepared? Why would any son cause his parents and family such permanent and perplexing pain?”
Chapter 9, page 96	"...it sounds like this McCandless kid was like that: We like companionship, but we can't stand to be around people for very long. So we go get ourselves lost, come back for a while, then get the hell out again." (Ken Sleight)	Chris wanted company every now and then, but at the same time he would just as much rather be on his own.
Chapter 10, page 102	"Chris almost always had short hair and was clean shaven." (Sam McCandless)	Chris was better taken care of when he was back home with his family rather than when he was out traveling.
Chapter 11, page 107	"Even when we were little, he was very to himself. He wasn't antisocial -- he always had friends, and everybody liked him -- but he could go off and entertain himself for hours. He didn't seem to need toys or friends. He could be alone without being lonely."-Carine McCandless	The quote is self-explanatory.
Chapter 11, page 109	"Chris was fearless even when he was little...he didn't think the odds applied to him. We were always trying to pull him back from the edge." (Walt McCandless)	Even from an early age, Chris wasn’t afraid to take risks.
Chapter 12, 118-119 Chapter 12, page 120 Chapter 13, 128 Chapter 13, 131   Chapter 16, page 159   Chapter 17, page	"If you attempted to talk him out of something, he wouldn't argue. He'd just nod politely and then do exactly what he wanted."-Walt "He would be generous and caring to a fault, but he had a darker side as well, characterized by monomania, impatience, and unwavering self-absorption, qualities that seemed to intensify through his college years." "Chris didn't think twice about risking his own life, but he never would have put Buckley in any kind of danger."-Carine “His name was printed wrong. The label said CHRISTOPHER R. MCCANDLESS. His middle initial is really J. It ticked me off that they didn't get it right. I was mad. Then I thought, 'Chris wouldn't care. He'd think it was funny.” "He was a dandy kid. Real courteous, and he didn't cuss or use a lot of that there slang. You could tell he came from a nice family."-Gaylord Stuckey "McCandless went into the wilderness not primarily to ponder nature or the world at large but rather, to explore the inner country of his own soul."	Chris didn’t care about what other people thought, he’d stick with his own opinion. Chris’ personality changed often, he could be really sweet one moment, and change to his “darker side” Chris never wanted any harm towards someone else, and respected life a great deal. Chris didn’t care about little things like name mistakes, he focused more on the big picture. Chris gave good first impressions to people, they liked him. Chris didn’t travel into the wilderness for the beauty of it, he went to try to find & discover himself.