I have posted a long comment on Layla's blog which I have written spontaneously and it was very strong and harsh but it was good and long enough to be an independent post as it carries my deep thoughts about McCandless' story and I was thinking that I should post it here on my blog so it becomes easy to find. So, here's Layla's post followed by my comment:

"Everyone searches for life answers, searches for meaning and purpose and we all do it in different manners, different times of our lives. The fact that some people have chosen to make McCandless a mythic folk hero is a curious side product of that. I personally don't think that he was what Krakauer had in mind. Of course, we all see what we want to see at times. To some, he might have been a folk hero to others he really was just plain crazy and quite possibly a total idiot. He certainly did have an idealistic outlook on life that was hard to understand. It's all a matter of perspective. I think that Chris is not a hero by any length. What he did was have courage and the drive to test himself in the world without questioning death. There are so many people who never truly live, take chances, and don’t worry to much about making mistakes and trying to be so perfect. Chris was a kind and giving person, I found that he only a person who was setting out to find the "meaning of life". Someone who wanted to communicate with nature".

My comment(caution! It might sound a little bit strong):

"Raed AlJabri said...

I totally agree with the people who said that McCandless was a plain crazy and a total idiot. I just hate people like him for no obvious reason.
As for the other people who said that he's a hero I ask them why is he a hero? what did he do for humanity ? All what he has done is that he burnt his money dumped his car, scare his parents to death and went to freaze to death in Alaska! He didn't introduce a new idea nor did he invented something useful, He looked at the human civilization as an evil entity and preferred to live like an animal in the wilderness! Stories like this shouldn't be introduced to the public; instead, stories of the people who work restlessly day and night to save the human race from their evil deeds. People like scientists, politicians should be known about instead of people who chose to run away".