[Best Mom]

I read the book and saw the movie. McCandless seemed to realize he needed people after trying to live alone.
There seems to be two schools of thought about the young man. The movie shows him as a kind of idealist. He has become a folk hero. The book shows him as more of a fool. There are many theories as to what really happened.
After saving people getting lost in the woods near my childhood home,
I tend to believe McCandless died needlessly. But the story is fascinating.