Considering I never read the book, because it wasn't required of me as a transfer student, I didn't know anything about Chris or Into the Wild. I remember one of my freshman friends telling me it was boring but after seeing it from the parents side I began to sympathize with their situation. It's heartbreaking to lose your child that way and without any feedback for two years prior...I would have died! Their devotion to Chris and his story is amazing though, especially since they claimed to be totally against him taking the journey in the first place.
Was his journey spiritual?
I personally have a hard time finding spirituality in anything so it's hard for me to make that connection. But from listening to the parents talk and describe Chris...Yes, I believe to him it was a spiritual journey. I also think that he was looking for truth in a world full of chaos and dishonesty. He wanted something real and I think he found it and it claimed him in the most ultimate way. It was very moving listening to Chris' parents talk about his smiling and his accomplishments as a child. It's a real eye opener to see that a regular local joe like Chris lived his dream, mostly because these type of stories are usually seen on lifetime or in the movies; which it will be for others thanks to Sean Penn. But I feel very fortunate that I got to see it live and in a more real way then on the big screen. It really reinforced a personal moral for me: Only you can accomplish what you want in life and only you can find peace, because I think everyone's sense of peace is different.
Conclusion: I really want to read the book now.
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