My Response to Sam's Question!!

talbot_sam said...

Good work Ameerah! You have told us about two important influences upon McCandless. Can you see why McCandless felt an affinity with Tolstoy? Or why he adheared to Tolstoyean values.

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Thank you Sam..

Regarding your question, yes I do believe that McCandless is really influenced by Tolstoy and he admired the author's values and ethics and tried a lot to imitate his way of living, and some other authors,. A good example for that would be getting rid of all of his money and living the freedom life without being tied to materialism boundaries.

Tolstoy tried to do the same thing but he was stopped from doing so by his wife who admired to be a wealthy woman living a fancy life.

Tolstoy was uncomfortable with his life, so he went on an Odyssey and died there. The same thing has happened to McCandless.

I think they have got many common beliefs and attitudes and have had nearly similar way of living