It is strange but a beautiful thing that the film Into The Wild chose to begin by Chris' trek through the snow after being dropped off at a certain location. Why? Because the first person you see that wants to help Chris, is the actually the last person to see him alive.
This person, like we will eventually see throughout the movie with almost everyone else, gives him contact information, another way, another path, another choice from the one he wants. And as driven, or as stubborn - depending on how you perceive it - Chris thanks them and moves on. His persistence drives him towards his goal, which he gets to, but what is more interesting is his thoughts about this, from the beginning of his journey, right to the end.
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