post 6

I believe that the other stories that Krakauer included hindered his story telling. It made Chris seem less unique and therefore it made him relatable to those other people who in my opinion had something off with them. Though he showed that there were differences in the situations and that Chris was more mentally sane than some it still made Chris relatable to them which hindered the image he wants to project of Chris. The one story in particular that I can remember and stuck to me was the one about the guy who survived the wild but then didnt provide a way for himself to get home. He caused his own death because he didnt think ahead and figure out a way to get back from the wild when he was done, and when a plane flew by he unknowingly sent them away by giving the universal "I'm okay" signal. Clearly Krakauer was trying to show how he was unprepared, but in the end Chris died as well so the story made me compare Chris to the other guy and it changed how I view Chris. Originally i was on Chris's side in the way that i thought he was a romantic and idealised nature but since the chapters where Krakauer introduced the other stories I have begun to think less of Chris.