Characters

Characters:

The main character is Christopher Johnson McCandless. His alter ego, which is his way of rebelling against his parents' plans for his life, is named Alexander Supertramp. Chris McCandless was a college graduate who chose to live his life wandering in the wild.Alex Supertramp was described by his employer Wayne Westerberg as a good kid who was intelligent and was a hard worker. 

Wayne Westerberg was like family to Alex. He provided Alex with a job and kept him alive. Although he was a good person, Westerberg was arrested for selling (stealing) illegal cable. Wayne's girlfriend- Gail Borah  Three hunters, a couple from Anchorage, and another hunter from Healy all traveling on Stampede Trail found the two and a-half week deceased body of Chris McCandless. 

Jim Gallien gave hitch-hiker Alex a ride to Denali Park

Parents of Chris McCandless: Billie and Walt McCandless. Chris and Walt had opposing viewpoints and argued frequently. Chris wasn't very close to his parents.



Jan and Bob Burres were a couple that traveled around in an RV Chris stayed with them several times and had a close relationship with them.

A 17 year old named Tracy fell in love with McCandless while he was staying with the Burres in Niland Slabs. He was nice to her but did not show interest for he felt too old to be in a relationship with Tracy.