Take Chris Mccandless for example. He never had a good relationship with his father: “Both father and son were stubborn and nervous. Given Walt's need to exert control and Chris' extravagant, independent nature, polarization was inevitable... Eventually, Chris rebelled - and when he finally did, it was with immoderate characteristic. (?). This illustrates that Chris was very strong-willed and determined; Nonetheless, Chris was pushed so hard by his father that personality traits were developed by force, and they probably wouldn't have been there in the first place. Mccandless's risky behavior can also be examined from a broader perspective: "It is not unusual for a young man to be attracted to an activity considered reckless by his elders: engaging in risky behavior is a rite of passage in our culture, no less than most others. others… McCandless, in his own way, simply took risk-taking to its logical extreme. (pg?) This shows the fact that risky behavior among a majority of people can be caused by external factors, but it also shows that Chris was not just