Question

Krakauer quotes one of McCandless's friends, who said that McCandless "was born in the wrong century." He was looking for more adventure and freedom than today's society gives people "(174). Do you think this is true?

Answer 1

Yes, I think this is true because if McCandless was born in a different century where there were places that have not been explored yet then he would have had more freedom in doing adventures he would have loved.

Answer 2

In my opinion, it is true because McCandless got ready for the trip by packing elementary things, opposed to the things we pack nowadays where technology absorbs much of our attention and time.

Through this quote, the author implies that today's society has limited our sense of freedom and adventure due to the increased use of technological devices which have become the new way to enjoy and be encased in a virtual world at the same time. In the past, children enjoyed more freedom and used to engage in more fun and adventurous games, rather than virtual ones as it happens at present time.