Book Club: Into the Wild | Question 1

Did Chris McCandless love "truth" more than relationships? Are they mutually exclusive?

Book Club: Into the Wild | Question 2

What mistakes, if any, did Chris make before going to Alaska?

Book Club: Into the Wild | Question 3

What do think caused Chris to embark on his journey?

Book Club: Into the Wild | Question 4

What do you think of Krakauer’s insertion of himself into the narrative? Did it add or detract from Chris’ story? Did it help you understand Chris’ own motives?

Book Club: Into the Wild | Question 5

What significance, if any, do you attach to the note Chris left in the margins of Dr. Zhivago: “Happiness only real when shared” as he neared the end of his life?

Book Club: Into the Wild | Question 6

Did you find the book suspenseful? Why or why not?

Book Club: Into the Wild | Question 7

Contrast McCandless' feelings about his family with his family's feelings about him in Into the Wild.

Book Club: Into the Wild | Question 8

How did Into the Wild impact you?