Chapter 1

1. What is the personal history of Chris McCandless?  
His advantages in life and died in the wild
2. What themes does Jon Krakauer introduce in the " Author's Note"?
Understanding how peoples different are we.
3. What is the purpose of the quoted material at the start of Chapter One?
It purpose to tell Wayne was finding Alex because he is waking into the wild.
4. Who is Alex?
Chris McCandless
5. Who is Jim Gallien, and how did he meet McCandless?
Jim Gallien is a union electrician, was on his way to Anchorage Jim Gallien is a union electrician, he is on his wy to Anchorage, 240 miles beyond Denali on the George Parks Highway.
6. What was Gallien's assessment of McCandless?
Gallien's assessment of McCandless was McCandless was not carrying anywhere near as much food and Gallien expect McCandless tobe carrying for the kind of trip
7. What kind of advice did Gallien give McCandless?
The  hunting wasn't easy where McCandless going and there were dangerous to hunt, live and travelling.
8.What was McCandless's response to Gallien's offer? Also, what gift did Galien give to McCandless?
Gallien offered to drive Alex all the way to Anchorage, buy him some decent gear, and then drive him back to wherever he wanted to go.
10. Gallien's statement that McCandless would " probably get hungry pretty quick and just walk out to the highway. That's what any normal person would do," is an example of the literary device of irony of situation. What is ironic about the statement?
The statement  means when Chris arrive in Alaska , he will die in  the bus in winter