The Sad Story Of Christopher McCandless, The Man From ‘Into The Wild’  

The Sad Story Of Christopher McCandless, The Man From ‘Into The Wild’  

Trista - November 12, 2019

The Sad Story Of Christopher McCandless, The Man From ‘Into The Wild’  
Christopher’s senior yearbook photo. Credit: UK Survival Guides

Christopher Was Almost a Straight-A Student

As a student at W.T Woodson High School in Fairfax, Virginia, Christopher was an intelligent student and could receive high grades whenever he wanted to. In fact, he earned all A’s throughout high school except for one F in Physics. Christopher refused to format his work the way the teacher wanted, which ended in his failing the class. Already, Christopher’s strict idealism was unequivocal.

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