Character Chart.

Character
Chris McCandless

Direct Characterization: in literature and drama, the method of character development in which the author simply tells what the character is like.

Direct Characterization
- Eighteen
- friendly
- 5ft 7in
- Wiry build
- Congenial
- well educated
- dark eyes
- emotive
- horsy teeth

Indirect Characterization: shows things that reveal the personality of a character.

Indirect Characterization
- Hitchhiker
- carries a weapon
- claims to be something he is obviously not ("Alex?" Gallien responded, fishing for a last name. "Just Alex," the young man replied, pointedly rejecting the bait." pg 4)
- Unprepared
- Eager ("He was determined. Real gung ho. The word that comes to mind is excited. He couldn't wait to get out there and get started" pg 6)
- Asks meaningful questions
- Poser (alias Alex)
- Hardworking
- Moral is high, has to complete what he starts
- Vulnerable ("...-and conveyed a vulnerability that made Westerberg want to take the kid under his wing." pg 16)
- Sensitive good looks
- Wore glasses
- Looked emaciated

I am getting the impression that Chris McCandless is secretive and he doesn't want anyone to know about what he is about to do. Chris McCandless seems almost bipolar towards certain people. I believe that Chris gave up on his normal life, and wanted to reinvent himself. Chris has his own belief system and couldn't care less about what anyone else has to say. McCandless does what he wants and will not let anymore stop him until he reaches his goal. I dont know what his ultimate goal is yet.