Dead and Alive

Chapters 4–7: The Journey
Chapter Four: Detrital Wash
Who does Chris McCandless meet along the way? 
Chris meets some boaters who take him to the West shore of Lake Mead to Callville Bay. He also meets a man who called himself Crazy Ernie and he also offered him a job. When he was in the bushes, he met Jan Burres and her boyfriend, Bob. Chris met Wayne Westerberg, outside of Cut Bank. When he is in Mexico he encounters canal officials to help him south and he also mets a Mexican duck hunting guide. He returns to North America and at the bottom of the Grand Canyon he meets a German couple Thomas and Karin.
What is the purpose of Chapter Four?
I think the purpose of Chapter Four is to show what he had to go through before he went to Alaska, he never gave up and just kept pushing forward. He met a good number of people along the way that have good hearts and gave him rides, food and money when he needed them. He also learned a lot of techniques that kept him alive.
Chapter Five: Bullhead City
Who does Chris McCandless meet along the way?
In Chapter Five, Chris finds work and meets his new co-workers. Later after he quits his job he meets a man named Charlie who lets him live in the RV, even though he isn't supposed to let him live there. While staying with Jan Burres and Bob, he met a young girl named Tracy who fell in love with Chris after a short week.
What was it about McCandless’s personality that made an impression on people?
McCandless's personality made people like him because when he gets mad he never really showed that he was mad but you could tell he was. Chris was always pleasing people, he never got in fights with anyone. He was also an animal lover, which to Jan was surprising yet adorable.
Note Alex’s journal. Why do you think he avoided using the first person when he talked about himself?  Why doesn’t he use the pronoun “I”?
When Alex's camera got ruined because he buried it with his backpack and other belongings as he started his work life in Las Vegas, Nevda. I think he avoided using the first person when he wrote because then, someone who read his journal could figure out if he was lying about his name and what he has done. I think he doesn't use the pronoun "I" because when someone else wants to read it, it would make them feel like they actually had to be there when he was writing his journal.
Chapter Six: Anza-Borrego
Who does Chris McCandless meet along the way?
In May of 1992, Chris met Ronald Franz who took him from Salton City, California to Grand Junction, Colorado. They kept writing when Alex was alive.
Characterize Ronald Franz.  What kind of a human being was he?  Did he have your sympathy?  Why or why not?
Ronald Franz was a very kind man who grew attached to Alex for some reason, he helped every hitchhiker that had crossed his path by driving them where ever they needed to go. I did have some sympathy for him because he had lost his son and wife, but then again I don't have sympathy for him because he drank his sorrows away. When he met Alex, he stopped drinking and changed his ways a little bit at a time.When he got Alex's final letter he finally listened and changed his life to what Alex was doing and then when he found out that Alex had died, he went back to drinking his sorrows away.
Chapter Seven: Cathage
What more did you learn about Alex’s relationship with his father?  Do you think his anger is justified?  Why or why not?
I learned that Alex and his father never saw "eye-to-eye" about what was best for Alex. He did everything his father told him to do in high school and in college and that is all Alex could take. I don't really know if Alex's anger is justified because family is important, it doesn't matter how much you talk to them or how close you are, they are blood and they should always be there for you. When Alex graduated from college and left, he felt good about not being near his parents who never seemed to like his ideas. As time goes on, he gets asked questions about what happened with his family and he only gets defensive, which could mean that he was still that upset with them or he was finally realizing that they probably need to know where he is and what he is doing.